HELPFUL HINTS
Posted: October 29, 2009 at 3:37 a.m.
LITTLE ROCK — DEAR READERS: Here are some cute ideas for inexpensive Halloween costumes you can make at home:
Fairy princess or angel - Use pink tights and ballerina leotards. Make “wings” out of bent pipe cleaners wrapped in tinfoil or sparkly netting.Angels also can use this costume - just finish with a halo attached to a headband made from gold or silver craft wire (the bendable type that holds its shape).
Robin Hood, Peter Pan or a frog - Use green tights and a green T-shirt and shorts (to put over the tights). Make a hat out of green felt, and a quiver for bow and arrows out of cardboard. For a frog, do some creative face paint and add some cardboard webbed feet to slip over your child’s shoes. Your kiddo can paint the cardboard lime green.
Bunny or mouse - Use a pair of nonflammable sleeper pajamas in gray, pink or white. For a fat mouse, buy a larger size and stuff with pillows.
Robot - Use a cardboard box for the body, and spraypaint it silver. Cut holes for arms and legs. Make a hat out of construction paper by forming it into a cone shape and taping shut. Leggings in black or silver and face paint will finish the look.
Gypsy - Find some scarves and glittery jewelry. Use a long, flowing skirt - the brighter the better. Make a head covering with one of the scarves, and add cheap clip-on hoop earrings. Add a white, billowy blouse, and you’re done.
P.S.: Take lots of photos.
DEAR HELOISE: I enjoy bananas, but there are times when they ripen too quickly. When I see that they are getting overripe, I peel and slice them into rounds and put them in a plastic container and then in the freezer. They are so good! I always have a nice treat, and healthy, too!
- Joan Rakoskie, Reading, Pa. Send a money- or time-saving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, Texas 78279-5000; fax to (210) 435-6473; or e-mail
Weekend, Pages 38 on 10/29/2009
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