- Recalling fond childhood memories is as easy as dressing up like a kid. A sleepover kid costume calls for pajamas --- preferably in a fun print --- pigtails, slippers and a stuffed animal. This is an easy, quick group costume when a few friends dress in similar outfits. Carrying pillows adds a touch of authenticity. Add pacifiers to look like young kids or toddlers.
- Costumes recalling famous and iconic women don't require a lot of supplies but pack a big punch. Rosie the River needs a denim shirt, a red scarf, red lipstick and a wrench. A 1950s homemaker just calls for rubber gloves, a spatula, pearls, a floral apron and cat's-eye glasses. Katy Perry's look is easy to achieve with a short skirt or pair of shorts, a colorful bustier and knee-high striped socks or brightly colored heels. Making a costume to look like the Rachel Berry character from "Glee" needs a cardigan buttoned on over a white shirt, a short skirt and tall knee-socks.
- Movies can provide endless inspiration for quick and easy homemade Halloween costumes. Dressing as the old man from the movie "Up" requires thick-rimmed glasses and a bundle of colorful helium balloons. Wear a white button-down shirt, white socks, black sunglasses and white briefs with no pants to look like Tom Cruise in "Risky Business." Looking like Mark Zuckerburg in "The Social Network" is as easy as wearing a sweatshirt, mismatched pajama pants and a pair of Adidas sandals.
- A sheet with some holes cut into it becomes a ghost. A black circle around the eye and a shirt painted with the letter "P" creates a black-eyed pea costume. A quarter taped to the back of a shirt is a quarterback costume. A wedding gown worn with sneakers is a runaway bride. One finger painted gold is Goldfinger.
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