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Last-Minute Halloween Costumes

See what you can make with a clear umbrella and party streamers.

by Ingela Ratledge

A green clown wig + a schoolgirl outfit = Broccoli Spears
A plastic laundry basket with holes cut out for legs + white balloons + a shower cap = Bathing Beauty
A white dress + a pipe-cleaner halo + leaves in her hair and “dirt” on her face = Fallen Angel
Black clothes + yellow electrical tape down his torso + toy cars + Velcro = Highway
A pig nose + a blanket = Pig in a Blanket
A blue T-shirt + cotton balls + tape + a water gun = Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Rain
A polo shirt + khakis (or madras shorts) + a name tag = Jay Crew
A clear umbrella (preferably dome- shaped) + party streamers or metallic ribbons = Jellyfish

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Easy Halloween Costumes and Treats

Last-Minute Halloween Costumes

See what you can make with a clear umbrella and party streamers.

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