It is past nine o’clock, the grandchildren are on their way home…probably sound asleep. Halloween is over for children who live on the East Coast of the USA. Trick or Treaters came early. The weather was pleasant, not too warm for those heavy costumes and not too cold for the costumes requiring less clothing. Kids stay warm running from house to house to get their next treat…before it is time to go home and the thrill of it is over until next year.
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The following homemade Halloween costumes are very easy to put together and will bring laughs from all those that you meet on Halloween!
Chest of Drawers
What you need:

Safety pin a pair of Boxer shorts to your on your chest.
Safety pin another pair on the back of your shirt.
Pin a random sock here and underwear there.

And what are you? You’re a chest of drawers.
Person Stuck in Rain
What you need:

a rain coat
rain boots

Put on the out fit if you can put lots of gel in your hair or hair spray and make your …

Halloween is approaching quickly and you still don’t have your children’s, grandchildren’s, or your Halloween costume? If you purchase costumes from a Halloween store online or near your home, they can be very expensive! Putting together a homemade Halloween costume from things you have around the house can be a lesson in creativity and fun, too, for both you and your children or grandchildren.
Here are a few homemade Halloween costume ideas that might help you…
Scarecrow 
What you need:

flannel shirt
old jeans or overalls
floppy straw hat or baseball cap
stuffed bird(s)
boots, old shoes or sneakers
Halloween makeup
scraps …

Do you remember your homemade Halloween costumes that you wore when you were a child? Who helped you make your Halloween costume?  Did you put it together yourself, did your parents help you, or did your grandparents come to the rescue with a special homemade Halloween costume?
How did you feel about your homemade Halloween costume? Did you think it was the best costume ever? Or did it turn out to be an embarrassing moment for you and you didn’t know how to get out of it?  I remember my homemade …