You don’t have to blow your budget in extravagant costumes that you will only wear for one night. Here are some ideas that will help you keep your dime in your pocket while still allow you to go out and have a great time with friends on the scariest night of the year.

1.) Write the word “Book” on your forehead … and just like that you become the world’s most popular social networking site – Facebook …get it?

2.) Egyptian Mummy – you can never go wrong with a classic. Wrapp white double-ply toilet paper all over your body, throw some dirt for a old look and you become a mummy.

3.) You have an old white tank top that you hardly wear any more? – cut out circles in the chest area, pair it up with any purple shirt underneath and instantly you become Regina George from mean girls … the person everybody loves to hate.

4.) Get a piece of cardboard or something to make a sign and a string? Using a marker write on the board “nudist on strike” then tie it with the string and hang it around your neck like a necklace. Put the sign over your regular, everyday, clothes … and you become a nudist that is on a strike and decided to wear clothes for a change.

5.) If all else fails and you still haven’t had a clue here is the best idea ever. Get a plain green button down shirt, a pair of loose tighty-whities and a pair of yellow working boots and just like that you become the infamous “Walter White” from “Breaking Bad”

6.) Iron Chef – Wear a chef’s hat or an apron and hold a clothes iron

7.) Bottleneck- Grab an empty bottle from the recycling bin. Tie a string around its neck, then loop it around yours.
8.) Pumpkin Pi – Dress in orange. Cut out a pi symbol from black paper (or print one out; type option + p) and tape it to your shirt. Look infinitely more festive.

9.) Buccaneer – Tape a $1 bill to each of your ears. Now you’ve got a buck an ear.

10.) Self portrait – Carry a large, empty picture frame (minus the glass) and hold it in front of your face.

Brayan Gonzalez | The Broadside
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