We have already gotten used to it and look forward with anticipation to October 31, when, according to legend, all the evil spirits appear and begin to rule their nightmarish ball. Halloween is becoming increasingly popular among adults and children. This is a time of fun, funny and creepy pranks, unusual costumes. To join the atmosphere of this mystical and slightly terrifying day, try making your own Halloween costume. We at Joy-pup will demonstrate simple ideas and interesting Halloween images for the whole family.
DIY Halloween costume for a girl
Halloween is a time when people hide their true faces behind creepy images and masks. However, everything secret becomes clear. If you have always felt like a witch or shaman in your soul, try on a witch costume for Halloween. We wrote in detail how to make it with your own hands here.
Girls also love to try on beautiful outfits for a theme party. Make your own Halloween costume from scrap materials and shine like the star of the movie “The Great Gatsby”! Fashion trends fall-winter 2020-2021 will help you, because today dresses with fringe are popular again!
You can make a DIY Halloween costume for a girl from paper. For example, cut out a doll’s outfit from a huge piece of whatman paper according to a template. Decorate or paste over prints from colored paper, make accessories and a bow - and the doll’s Halloween costume is ready.
Some more adult Halloween costume ideas include a mummy costume (made from old T-shirts) and a fluffy milkshake look (with a cherry made from a red balloon).
Another creative Halloween idea is a DIY skeleton costume. Print and cut out the template from paper. If you have vinyl that glows in the dark, that's pretty cool! Place the “bony” pattern on a black long-sleeve T-shirt. Press the hot iron onto the clear layer of the vinyl sheet and hold for 15 seconds. Remove the transparent layer.
Do the same with the template imitating the arm bones. If you don't have vinyl, glue a skeleton cut out of regular paper to the T-shirt.
This Halloween costume can be made for a man too.
Costume for a guy for a Halloween party
When going to a Halloween party, guys can also try on a lot of scary, macabre and sometimes unexpected looks. Take a look at your wardrobe if you're planning on cosplaying as the Joker. There's probably a wedding or prom suit, dad's tie and a bright vest lying around there.
The main trick when recreating a movie look is Halloween makeup, which can also be done at home.
Making a Halloween costume for a guy with your own hands is not at all difficult. Especially if at home, in addition to a wedding suit and dad’s tie, you also have old T-shirts, gauze or a sheet, a shirt that you don’t mind and a little red paint.
In this case, you can make a scary Halloween costume - in the form of a zombie or a mummy. Both characters are very popular and both evoke chilling horror, bordering on nightmare. Exactly what is needed!
By the way, did you know how to make a mummy costume with your own hands?
- It is necessary to cut or tear the old sheet into strips.
- Dissolve a whole pack of tea bags in hot water.
- Soak strips of fabric in this tea overnight.
- Dry the strips and you can wrap them around your body.
- To make the costume more realistic, soak an old T-shirt that you will wear underneath in the tea solution.
Attention! The strips of fabric for a Halloween mummy costume should be of different sizes - wide for the torso, narrow for the head, arms and legs.
In this style, you can create creepy images for your entire “terrible family.”
History of the holiday for children
Halloween is more of a British holiday. The Celts in England began to celebrate it in the 9th century. For the ancient people, Halloween was its own New Year: people celebrated the end of the harvest and lit a sacred fire.
The Celts believed that it was on this night, from October 31 to November 1, that spirits descended to Earth. Different: good and evil. Angry spirits were supposed to be appeased, and people left treats for them at the door, and they themselves left the house, dressed in costumes made of animal skins.
Later, with the advent of Christianity, the history of Halloween became intertwined with All Saints' Day, and the holidays began to be celebrated at the same time. In the United States, Halloween has only been celebrated since the mid-20th century. But Celtic traditions are actively observed: children and adults dress up in scary costumes and go from house to house, playfully demanding sweets from their owners.
Halloween symbols
The main symbols of the holiday: pumpkin lanterns, scary figurines for decorating your home and yard, sweets in the shape of tombstones, monsters, insects. The main symbol since the times of the ancient Celts has been the pumpkin head, which is usually called the “Jack-O-Lantern”.
According to legend, Jack was the name of a not very decent man who lived in Ireland many centuries ago. The drunkard Jack even managed to piss off the devil - the Irishman was not allowed into hell after his death. But there was no way for him to go to heaven because of the abundance of sins. Since then, Jack has been walking around the world, lighting his way with a pumpkin lantern. They say that the devil himself gave the pumpkin with a smoldering coal inside to the sinner.
How to make a pumpkin for Halloween
Sketch of a classic Jack. Print, transfer to pumpkin and cut out!
What could a holiday be without its main symbol? A Jack Lantern will not only decorate a “scary” night, but will also gather the whole family around it, including children - after all, making this attribute is very easy, fun and entertaining! And what emotion Jack will display (creepy, cute, funny) is up to you to decide.
Step-by-step instructions on how to carve a Halloween pumpkin with your own hands:
- First you need to choose the right fruit. Pay attention to the absence of damage and rotten areas. The surface of the pumpkin should not be very hard, and the bottom should be flat so that the finished Jack-o-lantern stands confidently on horizontal surfaces.
- Carefully cut off the top of the pumpkin (you will need this “lid” in the future). You can first draw an even circle so as not to make a mistake with the shape.
- Through the resulting hole, remove all the contents of the pumpkin - pulp and seeds. To do this, it is better to use a spoon with pointed edges. Choose the side for the “muzzle” and “scrape out” the pulp in this place especially carefully. The thinner the wall, the easier it will be to cut out the “face” of the pumpkin.
- Take a marker or felt-tip pen and draw a face on the pumpkin. The classic version is triangular eyes and a smile with teeth. But you can show your imagination and make a unique pumpkin, giving Jack a creepy or, on the contrary, a cute expression. You can print ready-made templates (see options above).
- Using a well-sharpened knife at a right angle, cut out the details of the face according to the previously drawn sketch.
- If you want to extend the life of your holiday attribute, coat all edges with Vaseline. Make small holes on the lid of the lamp (see point 1) so that the heat from the candles can escape through them. If desired, the “insides” of Jack can be rubbed with cloves and cinnamon so that the pumpkin not only disperses the shadow, but also smells fragrant!
- Light and insert a suitable size candle inside (make sure it is level and secure). Life hack: to make the candle burn longer, first keep it in the freezer for a couple of hours.
- Cover the lantern with a lid. Ready! Now the "face" of the Jack-o'-lantern has found life and seed.
Find more ideas, pumpkin templates and visual master classes in the article How to carve a pumpkin for Halloween: simple and effective ideas!
Traditions
Trick-or-treating has been a tradition that has accompanied Halloween since the beginning of the holiday. But then beggars begged the owners of the house for sweets.
Only in the 19th century did adults begin to go from house to house for candy; a century later, children got involved. Teenagers, younger children and very young children beg for sweets in scary and simply fabulous costumes: sorcerers, vampires, heroes of fairy tales and films.
In the USA and European countries, girls on Halloween tell fortunes about their betrothed; the ritual is similar to Epiphany in Russia. Children and young people play traditional games for the celebration: “The Mummy”, “Catch the Witch”, “Dracula’s Meal” and others.
Treats
Traditional treats for those begging for sweets are caramel apples on a stick and fortune bread. Apples on a stick are especially good because even small children can make such a festive treat.
Since the middle of the last century, unusual sweets for Halloween have come into fashion: finger-shaped cookies that imitate brain jelly, gummy worms, and everything that the confectioner’s imagination can conjure up.
Couples and families Halloween costumes
A very stylish idea - couples Halloween costumes . And also a frightening Family look (an image for the whole family on Halloween) with your own hands. Your favorite films and cartoons, as well as book heroes, professions and characters from children's fairy tales can serve as a source of inspiration.
From materials - whatever is at hand.
- Bright or, conversely, dark clothes: capes, skirts, dresses, trousers and shirts.
- And also colorful accessories - wigs, hats, glasses, hoops and even spacesuits!
If you want, you can even make your own Halloween costume for your dog. Pay attention to the photo.
DIY Halloween costume for a girl - cat
For a cat, the main thing is its paws, whiskers, and ears on the top of its head. The mustache and nose can be drawn with black eyeliner, and the ears can be made using a pattern with your own hands.
Simple costumes for girls for Halloween - images of Pippi or Little Red Riding Hood .
Does this sweet lady with a bunch of pets remind you of your neighbor?!
What do you think of these crazy Halloween hairstyles ?! We are absolutely delighted!
If you're planning a DIY Halloween costume for boys, check out these spooky photos.
Or go with a superhero theme.
A bat costume for Halloween is suitable for both boys and girls. We wrote about how to create it with your own hands here.
Some more cute and slightly strange holiday costume ideas for little ones.
How to complement the image
If a child dressed in a ghost costume wants to brighten up his image, you can decorate the outfit with sparkles or even sew foil elements on it. To prevent the sheet from slipping when placed on your head, you can fasten it around your waist with a belt made of thin wire or chain.
Girls who have chosen a ghost bride costume should definitely be given a bouquet of withered flowers. You can make such a bouquet from pre-dried flowers, artificial or paper compositions.
Young Caspers need to wear white tights and white shoes on their feet. Fingernails can be painted black using ordinary manicure or special children's water-soluble varnishes.
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A simple DIY Halloween costume: getting ready for a party in 10 minutes
It happens that you need to get a Halloween costume literally at the last minute. Then things from your personal wardrobe, jewelry, accessories and the ability to think creatively come to the rescue. And of course, fresh photo ideas for Halloween looks.
If you've been dreaming of recreating one of your cosplay looks, now is the time to finally do it.
Our creativity is inspired by our favorite films and cartoons, as well as books, comics and fairy tales.
What to wear for Halloween if you don't have a costume? Come up with the simplest but most recognizable image that you can recreate with your own hands.
And we liked these ideas so much that we wondered if we should repeat at least one of them?
What to consider when developing an original design
Having chosen a certain idea, creating a costume is very fun and exciting, not forgetting that the outfit must meet certain requirements:
- convenience and comfort, the finished suit should not restrict movement;
- safety, it is better to choose hypoallergenic materials for the suit;
- makeup, appropriate holiday-style makeup will help complete the look;
- accessories and decorations, they are carefully selected for each costume;
- for children it is better to choose easily recognizable and simple images.
The main condition that is important to observe is that the finished costume is complemented by interesting and thematic decor.
