Okay, I realize that Halloween is now over for this year, but let me just show you one of the most creative Halloween costumes ever! I got the idea from Family Fun Magazine last year. The original costume idea is called Alien Encounter and full instructions can be found by following the link. I had to change things up from the original idea posted on Family Fun because they used paper mache for the alien. We tried that but that paper mache head was just too heavy for my son to carry around. Instead, I painted a gallon milk jug to look like an alien.
YES! A gallon milk jug is painted to look like
the aliens face!
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| Last years Alien Abduction |
My son got so many compliments on his costume last year, that this Halloween he wanted to do something similar. Instead, he was abducted by a VAMPIRE! Here is a photo of this years costume:
Again, I used just a plain gallon milk jug and primed and painted it to look like a vampire. I decided that I had to add some texture to his hair to really make it look realistic so I applied masking tape to the bottom of the jug (top of head) to cover the grooves in the plastic. Then I painted the hair black. After it was dry, I used a hot glue gun to apply "hair" on top of the vampire's head. I then painted over the hair one more time. The texture really made the hair look realistic. The kids in my son's class couldn't stop touching it! I added some cardboard "ears" to complete the look. The cape nicely covers the milk jug's handle in the back.
My son has already decided that next year's costume will be a similar abduction. He loves the attention he gets from people as they try to figure this costume out! Oh, and he loves the extra candy he gets while trick or treating in this creative costume!
And because I am such a proud mommy, here are my other cuties in their costumes:
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| Batman |
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| Of course, you know Slash from Guns & Roses, right? |
Now you can start getting ready for Halloween 2012! If you want more detailed instructions on how I put this costume together, which has several changes to the Family Fun costume, please let me know. Thanks!
