Make an inexpensive Halloween costume

Friendly ghost, spooky witch or decrepit mummy? Your child has a thousand and one ideas for Halloween! This party where you dress up and swallow candy is the perfect time to let your imagination run wild. So how do you get the best costumes without breaking the bank? Here are our tips.

Halloween:What is this holiday?

Dressing up to scare, eating candy and decorating your house with spooky accessories:what fun for kids! But do you know what the origin of this annual celebration is? Halloween actually comes to us from Celtic culture. Very old, this festival announced the beginning of winter and was an opportunity to bring together the real world and the supernatural world of the beyond. Indeed, each year, the Celts celebrated the saints on the night of October 31st to ^st November.

A very popular holiday in the United States, Halloween has arrived in France where it is a great success with children. It's a good opportunity to put on your best disguise, scare your friends and devour candy. In France as in other countries, children ring at the doors of their neighbors to ask for sweets. The older ones can opt for a thrilling evening watching a horror film.

How to find a disguise without leaving your wallet?

No need to rush to a store and spend a fortune on disguises! With a little creativity, you can create awesome costumes. This moment of preparation is even very appreciated by the children who participate in the creation of their costume and share a good time with their parents.

You can also let yourself be tempted by the rental of disguises. You reduce your expenses and you won't have to store a costume that may never be used again. Disguise rental costs on average between 20 and 40 euros for a weekend. You will also have to pay a deposit of up to 150 euros. Renting is still an interesting approach, provided you return the costume in perfect condition.

In addition to home-made and disguise rental, you can also turn to the purchase of second hands on the Vinted platform for example. You will find a number of costumes for children or adults at low prices.

DIY:our spooky DIY costume ideas

• The Ghost :Place a white sheet over your child and cut holes for the eyes. Draw the outlines of the eyes, a scary mouth with a black marker and you're done!
• The Witch :you can customize a black dress or create a skirt easily with black tulle. Add some orange accessories, like a belt for example. For the witch hat, you can make it from black cardboard sheets and staple them in the shape of a cone. A bit of dark makeup will be very effective to perfect the outfit.
• The White Lady :This spooky outfit is very simple to make. Choose a short or long white dress and place a white veil over your child's hair. Then it's all about makeup:paint the face white and let your creativity run wild. You can draw dark circles, blood drops, scars. It's up to you!
• The Scarecrow :It's easy to create a scarecrow costume! Find an old plaid shirt, denim overalls, and a straw hat and you've got the outfit. All that remains is to add the small details of the disguise. For example, you can put straw in the hair or that overflows the pockets of the overalls.

Often, one or two accessories are enough to complete a Halloween outfit, the rest can be homemade by digging around in the cupboards.

Opt for special children's makeup

To make your children terrifying on Halloween night, a little makeup will be necessary. But forget your lipstick or your black eyeshadow and choose makeup designed especially for children. This type of make-up can be removed with water to respect the most sensitive skin.

In France, Halloween remains a holiday that children love to celebrate to scare people or simply to eat sweets. It remains a good opportunity to share good times with family or friends as well as to create decorations and disguises.