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Glue or tape mini cereal boxes to an old T-shirt, then poke a plastic knife or spoon through a couple of them. Splash on a little red paint for drama.
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Glue or tape mini cereal boxes to an old T-shirt, then poke a plastic knife or spoon through a couple of them. Splash on a little red paint for drama.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a chef hat or apron, add a pair of glasses, and carry a cookie sheet with paper cookies taped on.
Shop on Amazon →Drape an old white sheet over your head, mark the eyes with a marker, and cut small holes so you can see. Trim the bottom so it clears your ankles.
Shop on Amazon →Put on a loud floral shirt, a fanny pack, sunglasses, and a sun hat, then carry an open paper map upside down.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a red flannel shirt, jeans, and boots. Draw on a beard with eyeliner if you don't have one and carry a foam toy axe.
Shop on Amazon →Pair a striped shirt with black pants and suspenders, paint your face white, and stay silent all night while you get stuck in an invisible box.
Shop on Amazon →Safety-pin single socks and dryer sheets all over a shirt and pants, then tease your hair so it sticks out.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a pair of butterfly wings and stick printed app-style icons and speech bubbles onto them.
Shop on Amazon →Wear black-and-white spots on a white shirt, add cow ears, and float a halo made from a gold pipe cleaner above your head.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a brown paper sack with arm holes, pin on a throw pillow, and carry a TV remote and a bag of chips.
Shop on Amazon →Tape small wrapped candies all over an old pair of pants and wear glasses.
Shop on Amazon →Pin paper or fake lemons to a yellow shirt and carry a cup of lemonade.
Shop on Amazon →Cover a black outfit with "Hello, my name is" stickers, each with a different name written on it.
Shop on Amazon →Wear gray clothes, bunny ears, and pin dryer lint and pom-poms all over yourself.
Shop on Amazon →Wear cat ears and whiskers, then stick bits of candy wrappers and scrap paper on your clothes, like a cat that made a mess.
Shop on Amazon →Wear pajamas, a sleep mask on your forehead, and paper owl eyes and feathers pinned to your top.
Shop on Amazon →Write "Go Ceiling!" on a poster, wear a sports jersey, and cheer while pointing up all night.
Shop on Amazon →Cut a triangle of cardboard, decorate it with frosting colors and a paper cherry, and wear it as a sandwich board.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a white shirt with a big yellow circle on the front, add red devil horns, and carry a pitchfork.
Shop on Amazon →Wear cat ears and whiskers, tease your hair up, and keep a terrified face all night.
Shop on Amazon →Wear any animal ears or onesie, add a party hat and a noise blower, and toss on some leis.
Shop on Amazon →Glue popcorn and paper stars to a shirt and carry a toy microphone.
Shop on Amazon →Wear orange, pin labels from cinnamon and nutmeg jars to your shirt, and carry a mug.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a paper crown and a theater mask on a stick, and overreact to everything.
Shop on Amazon →Wear pajamas, a sleep mask, and slippers, add some dark under-eye makeup, and carry a pillow.
Shop on Amazon →Wear all black, draw on a nose and whiskers with eyeliner, and add cat ears and a tail made from a stuffed sock.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a striped shirt, a bandana, an eyepatch, and a belt with a toy sword tucked in.
Shop on Amazon →Wrap yourself in strips of white gauze or toilet paper over white clothes, leaving gaps for the eyes and mouth.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a flannel shirt and overalls, sew or glue on fabric patches, tuck raffia into the cuffs, and draw on rosy cheeks.
Shop on Amazon →Rip and stain old clothes, rub on gray face makeup and dark circles, and add a few drips of fake blood.
Shop on Amazon →Wear black jeans, a band-style tee, and a toy guitar; tease your hair and add some temporary hair color.
Shop on Amazon →A white flight suit with mission patches does most of the work; add a toy helmet or a gold visor.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a white lab coat or an oversized white button-up, tease your hair up, and carry beakers of colored water.
Shop on Amazon →A kid-size firefighter coat and helmet, plus rain boots and a toy extinguisher.
Shop on Amazon →Wear scrubs or a white coat with a toy stethoscope around your neck.
Shop on Amazon →Put on a white apron and tall chef hat and carry a wooden spoon or whisk.
Shop on Amazon →A navy jacket or vest, a pilot hat, and a pair of wing pins.
Shop on Amazon →Wear jeans, a safety vest, and a toy hard hat; carry a plastic tool belt.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a beret and an old shirt splattered with paint, and carry a palette and brush.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a black-and-white striped shirt, black pants, and a whistle; hand out paper yellow cards.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a blue shirt and shorts, carry a shoulder bag full of paper letters, and make a cap badge from cardboard.
Shop on Amazon →Wear khaki shorts and a vest, a sun hat, and carry a brush and a toy dinosaur bone.
Shop on Amazon →Wear khaki clothes, a pith-style hat, binoculars, and carry a stuffed animal.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a trench coat or long jacket, a hat, and carry a magnifying glass and a notepad.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a black cape and top hat, and carry a wand and a stuffed bunny.
Shop on Amazon →A red tailcoat with gold buttons, a top hat, and a toy whip or cane.
Shop on Amazon →Wear white clothes, gloves, and a wide hat with a net veil, and carry a toy honey pot.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a striped tank top, draw on a curly mustache, and carry a dumbbell made from a broom handle and two balloons.
Shop on Amazon →A tunic with a crest, a toy helmet, and a foam sword and shield.
Shop on Amazon →A long gown or robe, a crown, and a scepter; drape a blanket over your shoulders as a cape.
Shop on Amazon →A velvet-style robe, a crown, and a scepter.
Shop on Amazon →A two-color jester outfit with a bell hat.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a long robe, a pointed hat with stars, and a long cotton-ball beard; carry a stick wand.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a black dress, striped tights, and a pointed hat, and carry a broom.
Shop on Amazon →A sparkly gown and a tall glittery hat with a star wand.
Shop on Amazon →A tutu, glitter wings, a flower crown, and a wand.
Shop on Amazon →A sequin tail skirt, a shell top over a tank, and seaweed or pearl hair pieces.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a pastel outfit, a horn headband, and a rainbow tutu or tail.
Shop on Amazon →A dragon onesie or hoodie with spikes and wings.
Shop on Amazon →A dinosaur hoodie or inflatable suit with a tail.
Shop on Amazon →A gray shark onesie with a fin on the hood.
Shop on Amazon →A black-and-yellow striped top, wings, and antenna headband.
Shop on Amazon →Wear red with black dots taped on, add an antenna headband and black leggings.
Shop on Amazon →Wear all black and stuff four extra legs made from black tights, pinned to your sides.
Shop on Amazon →Stuff four extra legs from colored tights, sew them to a matching hoodie, and glue on paper suction cups.
Shop on Amazon →Wear black with a white oval on your belly, an orange felt beak on a cap, and waddle.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a tan outfit and make a mane from yellow and orange yarn on a headband.
Shop on Amazon →Wear an orange outfit with black stripes, ears, and a tail.
Shop on Amazon →Wear rust orange with a white chest panel, fox ears, and a fluffy tail.
Shop on Amazon →A brown fleece hoodie with round ears and a felt belly patch.
Shop on Amazon →Wear all black and attach fabric wings from wrist to waist; add pointy ears.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a red pointed hat, a blue shirt, a belt, and a cotton-ball beard.
Shop on Amazon →A one-piece banana suit is the easy route.
Shop on Amazon →Paint a cardboard triangle with crust, sauce, and paper pepperoni and wear it as a sandwich board.
Shop on Amazon →Cut a green felt oval with a light inner layer and a brown pit circle, and wear it over green clothes.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a pleated skirt as the wrapper, a fluffy pastel top as frosting, and a red pom-pom on a headband.
Shop on Amazon →Cut a ring from foam board, paint on pink frosting and sprinkles, and wear it with straps.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a tan top with brown criss-cross lines and a puffy pastel hat with a cherry on top.
Shop on Amazon →Wear one solid color head to toe, add a paper band with a label, and a paper cone hat for the tip.
Shop on Amazon →Step into a clear trash bag, tie it at the shoulders, and fill it with small colored balloons.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a red skirt or pants and a white top covered in colored pom-poms, with a coin slot drawn on the front.
Shop on Amazon →Pin white balloons all over a white outfit, add a shower cap, and carry a rubber duck.
Shop on Amazon →Cover a cardboard box with foil, add bottle caps for buttons, and make a smaller box helmet.
Shop on Amazon →Wear green or silver, add bouncy antennae, and paint your face green.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a black cape with a high collar, slick back your hair, and add plastic fangs.
Shop on Amazon →A furry mask with matching gloves, worn with a torn flannel shirt.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a long black hooded robe, paint your face pale, and carry a toy scythe.
Shop on Amazon →A black outfit with printed bones, or draw your own bones with white fabric paint; finish with face paint.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a too-small dark jacket, paint your face green, draw on stitches, and tape bolts made from bottle caps to your neck.
Shop on Amazon →Build a frame that raises a cloak above your head, so your real head hides inside the collar; carry a foam pumpkin.
Shop on Amazon →Wear an old white nightgown or dress, powder your face gray, and carry a battered candleholder.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a burlap sack mask with stitched eyes, a flannel shirt, and straw sticking out of the cuffs.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a frilly dress, draw cracks on your face with eyeliner, add rosy circle cheeks, and move stiffly.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a ruffled collar, a messy wig, and smeared face paint.
Shop on Amazon →Hot-glue strips of green fabric and fake moss to an old sweatsuit and add green face paint.
Shop on Amazon →A long black coat, a wide hat, gloves, and a beaked mask.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a black dress, drape stretchy spider web over your shoulders, and pin plastic spiders in your hair.
Shop on Amazon →Tear and dirty an old white dress, add a tattered veil, and paint your skin a pale blue-gray.
Shop on Amazon →Wear brown rags, stick on fake warts, and smear green face paint and mud-colored makeup.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a green poncho and drip glue-gun "slime" puddles all over it; add a wild green wig.
Shop on Amazon →Paint a cardboard tube or bucket yellow, add warning symbols, and let green felt goo drip out the top.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a bright leotard over leggings, leg warmers, a sweatband, and big hair.
Shop on Amazon →Wear flared pants, a shiny shirt, platform shoes, and big hair, and carry a mini disco ball.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a pastel dress with an apron, a paper cap, and roller skates if you have them; carry an order pad.
Shop on Amazon →A fringe dress, a headband with a feather, and long beads.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a pinstripe suit or vest, a fedora, and carry a violin case.
Shop on Amazon →Wear jeans, boots, a plaid shirt, a bandana, and a cowboy hat.
Shop on Amazon →Wear layered scarves and a long skirt, add star-printed accessories, and carry a glass ball or a fishbowl turned upside down.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a tutu and wings, carry a wand, and wear a giant paper tooth on a ribbon.
Shop on Amazon →Wear green, glasses, and a headband with pipe-cleaner antennae, and carry a stack of books.
Shop on Amazon →Wear a jersey, paint your face in team colors, and wave a foam finger.
Shop on Amazon →Make a cape from an old pillowcase, cut a felt mask, and design your own chest logo.
Shop on Amazon →One wears white, one wears black, and each tapes a big "S" or "P" with holes drawn on top of a hat.
Shop on Amazon →Cut two bread-shaped cardboard boards; paint one with brown peanut butter and the other with purple jelly.
Shop on Amazon →One wears a white box made to look like a milk carton; the other wears a brown circle with felt chips.
Shop on Amazon →Matching red and yellow squeeze-bottle tunics with pointed hats.
Shop on Amazon →One wears a wavy brown-and-pink felt strip; the other wears a white felt shape with a yellow yolk.
Shop on Amazon →Make a cardboard padlock and a cardboard key, painted silver or gold, worn with ribbons.
Shop on Amazon →One wears gray with cotton-ball clouds; the other wears yellow with a big felt lightning bolt.
Shop on Amazon →One wears gold with a ray headband; the other wears navy with a crescent-moon headband and glow stars.
Shop on Amazon →Wear old formal clothes, rip and stain them, add gray makeup, and carry wilted flowers.
Shop on Amazon →One wears overalls and a straw hat; the other wears patched flannel with raffia stuffed in the sleeves.
Shop on Amazon →One wears a white outfit and a veil hat; the other wears black-and-yellow stripes and wings.
Shop on Amazon →One wears black with cat ears and whiskers; the other wears gray with round mouse ears and carries a felt cheese wedge.
Shop on Amazon →One wears a white jumpsuit with patches; the other goes green with bobbing antennae.
Shop on Amazon →One wears a pointed hat and cape; the other wears black with cat ears and a tail.
Shop on Amazon →One wears an apron and chef hat; the other wears red with paper claws and antennae.
Shop on Amazon →One wears a cape and fangs; the other wears a white padded garlic-bulb shape.
Shop on Amazon →One wears a lab coat and goggles; the other paints on green skin and stitches.
Shop on Amazon →One wears sunglasses and a scarf and ducks away; the other chases with a camera all night.
Shop on Amazon →One wears a curved cardboard bow across the body; the other wears a long arrow with a paper point on a headband.
Shop on Amazon →Cut a cardboard fork and spoon, paint them silver, and wear them as front panels.
Shop on Amazon →One wears gray with cotton clouds and blue paper drops; the other wears stripes of rainbow colors.
Shop on Amazon →One wears gloves, boots, and carries a watering can; the other wears green with a felt petal collar.
Shop on Amazon →One wears a brown mug shape; the other wears a white padded square with a soft face.
Shop on Amazon →One wears a vest, a bucket hat, and a toy rod; the other wears a felt fish with a hook clipped to the shirt.
Shop on Amazon →Mom wraps up in gauze as a mummy; Dad wears a shirt that says "Daddy" with gauze on just one arm.
Shop on Amazon →One wears a hot dog suit and the other a bun suit, or put the dog in the bun.
Shop on Amazon →Paint skeleton faces and wear a veil and a bow tie over black clothes.
Shop on Amazon →Make three sandwich boards: a gray rock, a white sheet of paper, and a pair of cardboard scissors.
Shop on Amazon →Three people wear pink with pig ears and snouts made from paper cups; the wolf wears gray ears and a tail.
Shop on Amazon →Three bears in brown ears and hoodies; Goldilocks in a curly yellow wig and a dress, carrying a bowl.
Shop on Amazon →One wears a red hooded cape and carries a basket; the other wears gray wolf ears and a granny nightcap.
Shop on Amazon →Everyone wears stripes and bandanas; one captain gets a big hat, and the youngest can be the parrot.
Shop on Amazon →Mix a ringmaster, a strongman, a lion, and an acrobat in a sparkly leotard.
Shop on Amazon →Each person picks one color and wears it head to toe with a paper label and a cone hat.
Shop on Amazon →Each person wears a poster board front and back with a different playing card painted on.
Shop on Amazon →One person is the sun in gold; everyone else wears a painted foam ball planet on a headband.
Shop on Amazon →Most people wear white with two red stripes across the chest; one wears black as the ball.
Shop on Amazon →Everyone picks a fruit, like an apple, grapes, or a banana, and the smallest rides in a decorated wagon "basket."
Shop on Amazon →Assign pancakes, bacon, eggs, toast, and a carton of orange juice to each person.
Shop on Amazon →Mix a sun, a cloud, a raindrop, a rainbow, and a weather reporter with a toy microphone.
Shop on Amazon →Everyone is a ghost in a different size sheet, and the parents carry candles or chains.
Shop on Amazon →Matching skeleton pajamas or tops for everyone, from the baby to the grandparents.
Shop on Amazon →Each person picks a monster: a vampire, a mummy, a patchwork monster, and a werewolf.
Shop on Amazon →One farmer in overalls, plus kids as a cow, a pig, a chicken, and a sheep.
Shop on Amazon →The grown-ups and kids wear firefighter hats; the dog wears a spotted vest or bandana.
Shop on Amazon →A diver, a fish, a jellyfish made from an umbrella and ribbons, and an octopus.
Shop on Amazon →An explorer with binoculars, plus a lion, a giraffe, and a zebra.
Shop on Amazon →Parents dress as paleontologists, and the kids are the dinosaurs.
Shop on Amazon →A king, a queen, a jester, a knight, and a baby in a crown as the royal heir.
Shop on Amazon →Everyone wraps up in gauze or strips of an old sheet over white clothes.
Shop on Amazon →Everyone in matching jumpsuits with homemade mission patches, plus one alien stowaway.
Shop on Amazon →Matching safety vests and toy hard hats, with the baby in a cardboard dump truck.
Shop on Amazon →A gardener, a sunflower, a bee, a ladybug, and a caterpillar.
Shop on Amazon →Wear all black or all white with a cardboard chess-piece headpiece: a crown, a horse head, a castle top.
Shop on Amazon →Everyone wears yellow and pins on a paper face showing a different feeling.
Shop on Amazon →Each person wears a cardboard tool: a hammer, a wrench, a screwdriver, and a tape measure.
Shop on Amazon →One wears a graham-cracker square, one a chocolate bar, and one a white marshmallow.
Shop on Amazon →Everyone wears a robe and pointed hat in a different color, and carries a stick wand.
Shop on Amazon →Matching jerseys, a referee, a coach with a whistle and a clipboard, and a mascot.
Shop on Amazon →An orange onesie or pumpkin bunting with a little green stem hat.
Shop on Amazon →Wrap the baby in a green sleeper, add three felt pea circles, or use a pod-shaped bunting.
Shop on Amazon →Swaddle the baby in a tan blanket and tuck in strips of green, red, and yellow felt as fillings.
Shop on Amazon →A white fleece onesie with soft ears on the hood.
Shop on Amazon →A fuzzy yellow bunting with a little beak on the hood.
Shop on Amazon →A red onesie with soft claws, or ride in a stroller decorated as a pot.
Shop on Amazon →Put the baby in a little cardigan, a flat cap, and suspenders, with a drawn-on felt mustache clipped to a pacifier.
Shop on Amazon →A brown hooded onesie with a sloth face, carried in a baby carrier like a tree.
Shop on Amazon →A tiny apron and chef hat, plus a wooden spoon to chew on.
Shop on Amazon →A white onesie with space patches; turn the stroller into a rocket with cardboard fins.
Shop on Amazon →A gray onesie with big floppy ears and a trunk on the hood.
Shop on Amazon →Wrap the stroller in cardboard painted like an ice cream truck, and dress the baby as a scoop.
Shop on Amazon →A tiny white coat or white onesie, toy goggles on the forehead, and a wild tuft of hair.
Shop on Amazon →A bun-shaped dog costume with a mustard stripe on top.
Shop on Amazon →A harness with eight fuzzy legs that bounce as the dog walks.
Shop on Amazon →A soft lion mane that fastens with hook-and-loop tape around the neck; works for dogs or cats.
Shop on Amazon →A padded orange pumpkin vest with a little stem hat.
Shop on Amazon →A gray shark-fin hoodie or vest made for small dogs and cats.
Shop on Amazon →A green dragon hoodie with spikes and little wings.
Shop on Amazon →Cut a small white T-shirt into a loose cape with felt eyes; keep the face and legs clear.
Shop on Amazon →A taco shell costume with felt lettuce and tomato.
Shop on Amazon →A saddle harness with a small stuffed rider that sits on top.
Shop on Amazon →A green hoodie with soft spikes down the back.
Shop on Amazon →A soft horn headband with a rainbow mane.
Shop on Amazon →A red vest with soft claws and antennae.
Shop on Amazon →A tiny pointed witch hat with a soft elastic strap.
Shop on Amazon →A black pet T-shirt printed with bones.
Shop on Amazon →Light black bat wings that clip on with a small harness.
Shop on Amazon →A brown fleece hoodie with round ears.
Shop on Amazon →A fluffy white sheep hoodie with little ears.
Shop on Amazon →A small cape cut from felt that velcros at the neck, with your own homemade logo.
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