When I think of easy, cheap costumes- I prefer things that can be made with items I already have around the house. A few of my favorites? Fortune tellers (just throw on a bunch of scarves and jingly jewelry), pirates (similar, but with bandanas and an eyepatch), and thrift store pieces put together. Another very simple costume idea? Zombies! All you need is a little bit of makeup, and some old clothes that you don’t mind ripping up. Here’s how to apply zombie makeup, by Rachel at Madame Deals:
-For an extra gross effect, apply ripped up toilet paper to the face to create a “wound,” then go over it with makeup
-Add black eyeshadow all around the eyes
-Use gray makeup on the rest of the face. If you want, you can use fake blood around the mouth as well.