Last Minute Halloween Costumes That Won't Break The Bank

Why spend $100 dollars this year on buying a costume when you can make one yourself for half the cost? Good question! Here are some DIY alternatives that won't break the bank.

• 1. Mummy

  

  How To Make It: White clothes + old white bed sheet you don’t mind tearing into strips + white gauze bandages = The best $10 costume at the party.

• 2. Bunch Of Grapes

  

  How To Make It: Green or purple clothes + matching balloons + a few safety pins= Coolest fruit at the party.

• 3. Static Cling

  

  How To Make It: Black or white clothes + random clothes (socks, briefs, tees) and dryer sheets + safety pins = Static Magic.

• 4. Old Lady

  

  How To Make It: Old fashioned dress + rolled-down knee-high nylons + large black frame purse + an ugly necklace = You've just become your grandma.

• 5. Nerd

  

  How To Make It: Button down shirt + high waist pants + glasses + textbooks = Ultimate nerd.

• 6. Jelly Beans

  

  How To Make It: Clear plastic bag + multi-colored balloons to slip underneath = The sweetest candy of them all.

• 7. Ghost

  

  How To Make It: White sheet (plus cutouts for your eyes) = Easiest costume ever.

• 8. Baby

  

  How To Make It: PJs + pacifier +teddy bear = (Even cheaper if you have a younger sibling.)

• 9. Road Trip

  

  How To Make It: Sweatsuit + white or yellow masking tape (for street lines) + toy cars + safety pins = Ultimate Road Trip.

• 10. Where’s Waldo

  

  How To Make It: Red and white striped tee + beanie + eye glasses + jeans= A cost efficient way to Waldobomb your friends.