Frankenstein

old green coat

ripped shirt

black pants

large black boots



Slick hair upward with gel and hairspray. Black hair paint is a plus. Paint face green and add scars and stitch marks. Walk with arms extended and legs completely straight.



Note: If you can find a cardboard cylinder that you can cut to fit your child's head, create the flat head from Frankenstein by painting it black!

Ghost

old white sheet

scissors



probably the easiest costume on Earth! Simply cut holes for eyes and arms and you are all set! To add a little whimsy, you can finish it off with a top hat.

Grim Reaper

oversized black hooded sweat suit

black material, enough to cover whole body

black shoes

scythe, made from cardboard and aluminum foil



Fashion a scythe from cardboard. Wrap the blade in aluminum foil. Paint child's face white and smudge black around eyes, nose, and mouth. After child is dressed, wrap black material around like a cape, but encompass the whole body. Close with safety pins. Hood should have been oversized so that much of the face will be hidden.

Mummy

white sweat suit

white sheets or gauze

tea bags



Tear white sheets into long strips. Gauze will look the most realistic but sheets work just as well. Wash and dry the pieces once or twice using plenty of bleach. Afterward, soak the pieces in watered down tea to stain slightly. Allow the strips to dry, then rub a little dirt on them for the finishing touch. Children can wear white clothing underneath their bandages. Give everything a dried out, dead look by applying plenty of baby powder to the sheets. Wrap each body part separately, secure the ends with white or clear medical tape. Apply light-colored make-up where skin is showing. To give it a rotting effect, smudge dark make-up around the eyes, mouth, along fingers, under fingernails, and so on. Using make up and fake blood, a scars and a few gash marks.

Skeleton

black sweatpants

black turtleneck

bones, cut out of white contact paper

white gloves



To create the bones, draw out three or four ribs for each side of rib cage, draw out simple limbs, no need to get extravagant. Apply to clothing. Paint face white and apply dark smudges around eyes, nose and mouth. If you don't have gloves, paint hands white.



Variation: Add bones to sweat suit using white felt or fabric paint.