Ghost Halloween Costumes

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Making A Ghost Halloween Costume

Nothing exemplifies Halloween more than a ghost halloween costume. It is probably the easiest to make and can be as simple or complex as you wish. Let's take a look at two ideas for a ghost costume for Halloween.

Traditionally, one would cut out two holes in a white sheet, for the eyes, color the outer circle of the eyes black, and just wear it as is. However, this Casper the Friendly Ghost type costume would be a bit of a problem if the sheet fell off and the child couldn't see where he or she was going. So, below is a suggestion.

Friendly Ghost Costume - Child Costume - Large (12-14

How To Make A Ghost Halloween Costume

Take a white sheet and cut a large enough hole so it can fit over the child's head. Ensure that the bottom of the sheet is short enough so the child doesn't trip over it.

Since October is a cool month, wearing white pants and a white turtleneck top would be recommended. Oh, don't forget white shoes or sneakers. Now that the costume itself is ready to go, here comes the fun part.

Use a non-chemical white powder makeup to paint the face. Use black make up and make a complete circle carefully around the eyes. The hair is next. There are two ways you can go with this. You can either purchase a white wig, or you can spray the hair with white spray. Voila! This ghost is a winner!

The second ghost costume can be made directly from the movie "A Christmas Carol."

How about dressing up as Marley? Using the same items as the first costume, the only difference is you will need a ball and chain to wrap around the costume.

You make a chain one using different colored pieces of construction paper. Cut the paper into strips, then take each strip and staple the ends together. Take another strip and put one end through the first and staple.

If you decided to make the ball to go with the chain, you can take lots of newspaper and scrunch it up into a ball and spray paint it black. You can attach it to the chain with a piece of wire.

One more thing, instead of making the child's hair completely white, you can use a shower cap with holes it in, and spray it white. This way, it will look a bit more authentic. Remember, Marley's hair wasn't all white. Also, Marley wasn't too well kept, so you can make some holes in the white sheet and add a little black spray on the bottom as well.

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Halloween Crafts: Eerily Elegant Decors

Halloween Crafts: Eerily Elegant Decor

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Halloween Crafts: Eerily Elegant Decors is a book written by Kasey Rogers and Mark Wood, both accomplished and known actors and lovers of throwing fantastic and goulish Halloween parties.

Their book features 50 innovative and stunning Halloween projects, from table decorations, scary sculptures to punch. These projects come with step-by-step instructions and photographs and are straight forward and simple to create. Each project comes with a list of materials needed and a list of contacts for the more difficult materials used.

Examples of the included projects are:

* Creepy Drippy Candles
* Banquet of the Goblin King Centerpiece
* Baby Gremlins
* Banshee Banners
* Red Imp Punch
* Skull Orchard Statute
* The Goblin King
* Harvest of Skulls
* Instant Ancestors
* Brew Some Gruesome Punch Glasses
* Goblin Masques
* Scarecrow Wreath
* and many others

If you enjoy decoration your home with spooky Halloween things, this book offers lots of great projects for the whole family.

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Ghost Costume - Toddler 

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It looks like Casper found a friend! This Ghost Toddler Costume includes a white robe and a white hood. Your little one is sure to be friendliest and the cutest ghost around this Halloween!-

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Howling Ghost Kids Halloween Costumes Kids costume includes: Deluxe quality injection molded mask, full cut robe with hood and gloves. Made in the U.S.A.

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