Homemade Halloween outfits

I dressed one of my daughters as a witch for a fancy dress. Black elastic skirt from a charity shop bought a black t. shirt and hat. We had fun making card stars and moons to pin on.

I'm not sure I'm up to the pumpkin!
I love the idea of the spiders on the ghost sheets though... Sure I could find a couple of spare sheets going begging.

Black cape, white shirt, black trousers + face paint = Dracula

orange + green crepe paper plus cardboard can be fashioned into a pumpkin

They could use a permanent marker pen, a Sharpie, to draw spiders onto the ghost sheets.... A couple of stitches would secure cobwebs onto the fabric ( you can buy on line for a couple of £.)

Oh... I'm on a roll now

toilet paper wrapped round= a mummy

Ghosts !! Old sheets/bedding, or find them in a charity shop.

One circle/piece of fabric fitted around the neck and down to the calfs of the legs, two holes for the arms to come through. A pillow case over the head with eye holes, or even one big hole for the face. Easy peasy. No sewing needed. If any minimal sewing was required there'd be no need for anything but tacking stitches, or wonderweb, or even safety pins.

Old pink sheets for a girl ghost, perhaps
Any colour except pink for a boy

I just love love love the home made stuff. Anyone can just go buy an outfit. Home made is special.

Before Hallowe'en costumes were widely available years ago I dressed the DDs as a witch and her black cat. We had a circular long black skirt from a dance show and I made a cape etc for the witch, you could add some stars etc and buy a hat; someone did lend us a black cat outfit but you could make a tail and ears etc. and paint on whiskers with face paints.
If one is a boy then a wizard?

I don't like the blood and gore outfits myself though!

If you look on You Tube there may be some helpful hints too.