21 Clever Halloween Costumes For Lazy Groups

Even if none of you have time/money/DIY skills, you can totally pull these off.

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1. Sims

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You can dress however you normally do (zombiefied or otherwise); a green cardboard diamond does all the work for you.

2. Pac-Man and Ghosts

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Hang some cardboard 'round your neck and you're good to go.

3.

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Or add paper eyes to multi-colored tank tops. (The wavy hem is a great detail but don't bother if you plan on reusing them.)

4. Jellyfish

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All you need is an umbrella or parasol and your ~imagination~.

5. Pantone-Mimes

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For the punny and the striped-shirt-owning.

6. Burglars

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For the striped-shirt-owning and the tote-bag-having (baby optional).

7. Castaway

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A messy beard, Fed Ex box, and volleyball make this a breeze. Again, baby optional but highly recommended.

8. Thing 1 and Thing 2

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(Who says you have to stop at 2?)

9. Awkward Family Photo

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Wear your most ridiculous clothes and bring along a sign. Bonus points if you recreate a jealously guarded pic from your past.

10. Crayons

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Got paper? Got a shirt that is a color? Great.

11. M&Ms

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See above.

12. Orange is the New Black

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As long as you have some ill-fitting khaki buried at the bottom of your wardrobe, you can make this work.

13. Three Blind Mice

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The sunglasses and the ears are really the only things you need, and chances are you own one of those.

(It's the ears.)

(I don't judge.)

14. Rosie(s) the Riveter(s)

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Denim on denim on denim (on bandanas).

15. Where's Waldo(s)

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Again with the stripes. If you don't own big ol' glasses, pop out the frames from a pair of cheapo sunglasses or trick a surly hipster into giving you his.

16. Mummies

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Raid yr bathroom, pray for clear skies.

17. Hydrogen Peroxide

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Or really any chemical compound your collective hearts desire.

18. ART

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This is especially fun if one member of your party happens to enjoy flinging paint at cardboard with wild abandon.

19. Words With Friends

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Even if it has no chill.

20. Ghostbusters

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Okay, so this requires some time and effort from one person, but the rest of the group is in the clear.

21. This here corner of the internet.

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