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Who can make the best Hallowen custom for $5.00 or less?  I was at my local over sized store this morning and noticed that the Halloween customs started at $13 and went up to about $25.  Are they crazy?  Being the re-purpose and reuse person I am I have never bought a Halloween custom for myself or for my daughter.

When my daughter was little she was a bunny (pink sleeper PJ) a cat (almost any colored pants and shirt) a pirate (black and white pants and shirt) a robot (cardboard box and tin foil).  Add a little of your own makeup to your child’s face, a stuffed tail or eye patch and ears on a headband and you have a great custom.  A couple of years ago my husband, daughter and myself went to a party as a herd of cows.  Total cost, zero.  I used things that we had around the house, a needle and thread and less than two hours of my time.

My point is, you can do this.  There is no need to spend money on a custom for one night of the year.  My custom this year, frumpy PJ lady.  Halloween is on a Friday and I’m wearing my PJ’s to work.  I’ll stick a couple of curlers in my hair and put some thick eyeliner under my eyes and I’m done.  No cash spent.