5 cheap items for the Halloween costume box

Having these five items in your Halloween dress up box allows you to conjure up cheap and easy Halloween costumes in no time. No sewing required! Purchase basic supplies at after Halloween sales, for amazing discounts, save old costume accessories and more! As your dress up box expands over the years, the possibilities become endless.

1. Make up

Buy face paint, colored hair spray, false eyelashes, fake blood and more at end of season sales. Add them to your Halloween dress up box. With these make up items you can come up with all kinds of easy no sew Halloween costumes. Be a cat, witch, wizard or the latest movie character. Make up allows you to vary costumes widely.

2. Old sheets

It's amazing how many no sew Halloween costumes you can make with old sheets. Shred them for ghosts and zombies. Drape them for Cleopatra or Athena. Have a toga party. It's cheap and easy. Dress as a Greek God. Be a white wizard or a hooded monk. Black sheets allow you to be a nun, a priest, or Dracula himself. Never throw away old sheets. Keep them in the Halloween dress up box instead.

3. Fabric

Watch fabric stores for tulle and satin sales. They're invaluable for making princesses and fairies come to life. Watch also for burlap (scarecrows) and discounted trim. Wrap and pin different fabrics for no sew Halloween costumes. Be a cheapskate. When Halloween is over, pack the fabric away for next years costume ideas. You can use the same piece over and over for very different costumes.

4. Silly accessories

Pick up cheap Halloween costume accessories at close out sales. Look for things like wigs, silly antennas, tiaras, hats, shoes and purses at thrift stores and yard sales too. Accessories add pizzazz to your no sew Halloween costume creations. Stash old ties, cheap bandannas, old glasses and costume jewelry into your Halloween dress up box as well.

5. Cheap masks

Some can be purchased at department stores. Some at the dollar store. Some may be left over from past Halloweens. If your Halloween costume is worn and torn, save the mask. Kids will love burrowing through your dress up box mask collection to assemble their own creative costumes.