20 Cheap, easy Halloween costume ideas

I want to dress up for Halloween, however I don't want to buy the sleezy costumes I see at the store. Most of them are not work appropriate and who said that Halloween was all about sex? I remember the days when costumes were supposed to be scary or funny. Well rather than buying a pre-made costume you can buy items to reuse like a sweat suit or you can recycle by shopping at a thrift store. I have even found inexpensive prom dresses at places like Ross, TJ Maxx, Burlington Coat and Marshalls.
 
I searched the web and saw so many ideas, here are a few of my favorites:

• Ghost – regular or Charlie Brown style: white sheet, black fabric, fabric glue
• 80’s Rocker – color hair spray, mini skirt, leggings, tshirt, big belt and braclets, converse shoes, keds or hiking boots.
• 80's Rocker for a boy –old jeans with holes, tshirt, spike hair or long wig, bandana around legs and sunglasses. Drumsticks or toy guitar
• Baby – pajamas, blanket, pacifier, teddy bear
• Princess – old prom dress, tiara, makeup
• Bride – old wedding dress, bouquet from silk flowers
• Groucho Marx – old mens suit and tie, along with an old hat. With black eyeliner, pencil in a thick, black mustache and heavy eyebrows. A cigar and wire rimmed glasses will complete the look.
• Scarecrow -  get a flannel shirt and jeans.  Doesn't matter if they fit or not. After you put them on, stuff extra clothes in them and make it look like it's stuffed with straw by placing a few pieces hanging out of your clothes
• Mummy - white sweat suit and then tear a white sheet into strips and wrap it around legs, arms, body using fabric glue or pins
• Cat - jogging suit in desired color, buy ears and tail or make using felt and a headband
• Bunny - white jogginb suit, buy ears and tail or make ears with felt and headband and use a styrafoam ball covered in cotton balls for tail
• Bunch of grapes - purple tights, purple leotard, small purple balloons, green felt to make leaves
• Fairy - wings, light colored dress
• Candy Cane - white suit and red duct tape, white Ked like shoes add a Santa hat
• Charlie Brown - yellow shirt, black duct tape, brown pants, Snoopy doll
• Crayon - sweat suit that matches the color of crayon you want to be. Using black construction paper write the word CRAYON sideways down the front of the sweat suit. Make  a matching pointed hat out of construction paper
• Dalmation puppy - White outfit (such as a sweatsuit), black felt, scrap fabric, paper, or craft foam
• Frog - green suit, felt, scrap fabric, paper, or crafts foam, headband, large wiggle eyes
• Lady bug - red shirt, black pants, black felt, headband, chenille stems, black pom poms
• Pumpkin - oversize orange sweatshirt, stuff with crumpled newspaper and green pants or tights, use green ribbon to tie off bottom of sweatshirt. Make into a jack-o-lantern with black fabric paint
• Self portrait -Carry a large picture frame in front of you, make a paint pallet using contruction paper and carry a paint brush

For the bride and princess you can always change the theme by using different makeup techniques, how about a zombie bride. You can even take a prom dress, long blonde wig and fake blood - instant Carrie.
 
Please comments with your easy, fun costume ideas