For a guy (or open-minded girl), Tom Cruise’s character from Risky Business is one the easiest Halloween costumes to put together from your own clothes. Put a little bit of water in your spray bottle, about 1-2″. Add in a generous few squirts of paint, or you can mix colors (e.g. green, brown, gray, or green+brown, etc.), and swish to mix.

This is the perfect last minute homemade Halloween costume! Wear or borrow a Hawaiian shirts, along with a straw hat and summery handbag. I’m sure you have a jersey lying around the house somewhere. You can easily become a basketball, baseball, or soccer player, or a tennis star or cheerleader. 32. Golf pro Alternately, you can get creative with other outfits – like a zombie bride. How cool would it be to find an old wedding or prom dress at a thrift store and add the zombie touch? Note: for this costume, I opted not to use any “blood”, as in bloody hand prints, dripping blood, etc. because I wanted to keep it more kid-friendly for the elementary age kids. You can certainly add that in as a whole other element of the costume.The best part is that these easy diy costumes are seriously so much fun to put together, versus something store-bought. A flowy white dress and gold belt and sandals are all you need. Or turn a white bed sheet into a toga. 10. Ballerina All things khaki are perfect for a bird watcher costume. Added touch: borrow a book about birds from the library, and borrow your dad’s binoculars. 27. 50s housewife

There are quite a few iconic Jim and Pam outfit ideas to choose from. Jim can wear a light blue dress shirt with navy tie, and Pam can wear a light pink cardigan over a white shirt with a khaki skirt. And white sneakers, of course. If none of your ‘normal clothes’ will work for these DIY Halloween costumes, consider supporting your local thrift shop to put together your costume!Goodwill Halloween Costume Generator– A fun tool to play around with for more thrift store Halloween costume ideas. You want a cheap and easy costume, but still want it to be creative. (Ya know, so people think you really tried.) A white peasant blouse with a suede vest or anything fringy or tie-dye is perfect for dressing up as a hippie. Don’t forget the scarf around your forehead, and give everyone the peace sign. A collared white shirt, worn with a cardigan, and preferably some horn-rimmed glasses, will complete the librarian look. AKA a hooker. Some very high heels and a tight, short dress with big, teased-up hair would give the full effect if you want to dress up like a lady from the world’s oldest profession.