Cheap Halloween ideas for some spooky fun
My parent never let me trick or treat. It was a point of serious contention every October. My parents hated the Americanisation of Australian culture and I wanted to hang out with my friends and possibly stock up on candy into the bargain. They still get a shock every year when people turn up and ask for sweets. Every year they send off the local kids with a pack of Shapes or something else equally unappetizing and then wonder why they neighbourhood minors don’t like them.
Since I’ve moved out of home, I’ve been able to celebrate Halloween just how I like it. So, in a move of defiance, here are some of the best Halloween ideas for those of us who are on a budget, or aren’t cute (or young) enough to get away with casing the neighbourhood for sweets.
A Halloween cooperative
A few sensational people band together to create the perfect Halloween experience. Money is pooled and candy is bought. Other than that, everything is BYO (hence very little cost to the organisers).
Revelry warning
ntry is free as long as you are in costume. If you are not in costume, you potentially have to deposit a spleen.
Halloween movie night
Darken a room, light some black candles and hire out a few of the scary classics. Whatever rocks your boast, from the Blair Witch Project through to the Rocky Horror Picture Show. If it were me, I would rent the entire Addams Family series.
Revelry warning
It is important to include the Scared Friend. This is the person who will always scream and hide under the pillow, even in movies like Hocus Pocus. It is important to include this friend for amusement value.
Halloween Bake-Off
Gravestone cupcakes and macaroni skeletons, Halloween treats are cheap and call for great ingenuity. There are wonderful resources online for cheap Halloween goods, though the recipe for Bloody Punch with Floating Hand is without a doubt my favourite, http://recipes.kaboose.com/bloody-punch-with-floating-hand.html
Revelry warning
Maybe go easy on the gore if there are kids around.
Host a murder party
If you think you could take on Poirot or Holmes, then hosting a murder party is the way to test your skills in real life. There are millions of tips and tricks online, and http://homepage.ntlworld.com/j.coutts1/main.htm actually has whole games available for free.
Then to the major issue;
The Costume
Are vampires hip this year, with the Twilight and True Blood craze? Or is it a bit too obvious? When canvassing this issue among nearest and dearest, it was suggested I go as a Zombie and wrap myself in toilet paper. While cheap (and ingenious), here are a few other ideas if you’d prefer to stay unpapered:
A ghost
It’s obvious, it’s old school, its also dazzlingly affordable. Cut up an old sheet and you’re in business.
A pirate
Scary? Not really, but it is cheap. Make yourself a patch, swing a sash around your belt and off you trot.
Miss America
Admit that you already own a tiara and some bad costume jewellery and embrace that you, like most normal people, think beauty queens are mildly terrifying.
This year’s Halloween costume for yours truly will be Wednesday Addams inspired. A black wig, lots of eye makeup and a starched collar. It’s going to be a sensation. I just have to find myself a Marie Antoinette doll.
What’s your favourite Halloween activity?
Any good ideas for money saving Halloween goodness?
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