Are you dressing up for Halloween this year? With the spooky holiday being just days away, if you’re left without a costume, I have 3 creative and easy last minute DIY ideas for you. Whether you’re looking for Halloween costume ideas for yourself or for your family, there’s one here that everyone can enjoy. You can keep them simple, make them cute, or go all out and create the scariest look of the night. Here are 3 easy last minute DIY Halloween costumes.
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1) Printables Etsy offers a wide variety of printable masks such as animals, dragons, witches, and even some of your favorite characters from Disney. The convenience of printables and digital downloads allows you to print them straight from home or from your office. They can be accessed instantly, so if you have a colored printer and thick paper/cardstock, you’re good to go! Some stores even offer black and white masks, so you, your family, and your friends can spend time together coloring them in.
2) Face Paint Get creative this Halloween with some face paint, and no, you don’t need to be a pro. With face paint costumes as simple as being a cat, a scarecrow, or a butterfly, to more advanced costumes such as a skeleton, pop art, and clowns, you’ll be sure to find something to suit your skill level. It’s much easier when you’re using the right tools. If you mess up, simply wipe it off and start again. Have fun with it!
3) The Undead Do you have an old white t-shirt/dress, some black eyeshadow, red food colouring, cocoa mix, scissors, and some corn syrup laying around? If so, you’ve got yourself a costume. Have fun staining and shredding your old white t-shirt/dress and create a realistically aged look using these household items. Finish off the look with a splatter of fake blood. If you need some recipe suggestions, The Spruce Crafts has 8 easy fake blood recipes to choose from.
Are you dressing up this Halloween? If so, what’s your costume? Do you have any easy DIY costumes to add? (And don’t say a white sheet with holes haha!) I’d love to hear your thoughts! Wishing you all a safe and spook-tacular Halloween weekend! For more holiday posts, visit my tag here.
These are great ideas! I’m not dressing up this year, but that’s a good idea of using an old shirt and staining and shredding it!
Thank you Karalee! It’s such an easy costume that you can get creative with! Thanks for reading!
I used to use face paint as a last-minute costume. These are all great ideas!
That’s great! I love how creative you can get with face paint. Thank you for reading Wendy! I hope you have a wonderful Halloween!
I wish I was better with face paint. Awesome ideas!! We can’t wait to dress up.
Me too haha! I hope you enjoy your Halloween. Thank you for reading!
These are great affordable ideas for costumes! I wasn’t planning on dressing up this year but with you ideas maybe I will!
That’s awesome Jodie! With so many easy DIY costume ideas, it’ll be hard not to dress up! I hope you have a great Halloween.
These are great last-minute ideas!
Thank you! I hope you enjoy your Halloween!
Great affordable ideas for costumes.
Thank you Jamie!
These are great ideas! I actually had no idea that Etsy had a printable mask!
It’s such a great idea and offers convenience so anyone can have a costume come Halloween! Thank you for reading Kaili!
Love this, but will not be dressing up this year, will be away instead 🙌
How wonderful! I hope you enjoy your Halloween Sarah!