5 Last-Minute Budget-Friendly DIY Halloween Costumes Using Everyday Household Items

Wrap a long piece of tin foil around a cut-out cardboard star (tip: use a cookie cutter if you want a perfect shape) and secure it with some double-sided tape. Roll a wooden dowel in foil and attach it to the star with hot glue.

Do the same with a cut-out paper crown and just like magic, you’ve got a shiny wand and crown for a little prince or princess! Extra points if you bedazzle the crown with some gems.

Have a teeny superhero or Wonder Woman on your hands? Take two empty rolls of toilet paper or paper towel, make a slit in each one and cut the ends into a triangular shape.

Paint the rolls silver or gold and add a few red details for a champion costume accessory.

Need a ghoulish costume in a hurry? A simple white or transparent table cloth or bed sheet will do the trick. Cut out two large holes for the eyes and fasten a black tie or belt around your tiny trick-or-treater’s waist for a quick ghostly guise.

Bonus-your child can wear this costume over a jacket in chilly temps.

Using packing tape, attach crumbled up wavy strips of silver tissue paper to the rim of a clear umbrella. Wrap a string of battery-operated LED lights around the handle or under the umbrella.

Your little luminescent jellyfish will be clearly visible to traffic and stay dry if the weather calls for a rainy Halloween night!

Paint a bunch of clothes pins black but leave the tips bare.

Pinch several pins along a black long-sleeved shirt for an easy-peasy porcupine outfit. You can also try this clever costume idea in yellow or orange hues for a blowfish outfit!