Last-Minute Halloween Costumes

See what you can make with a clear umbrella and party streamers.

by Ingela Ratledge


Related: New Uses for Halloween Items

• A green clown wig + a schoolgirl outfit = Broccoli Spears
• A plastic laundry basket with holes cut out for legs + white balloons + a shower cap = Bathing Beauty
• A white dress + a pipe-cleaner halo + leaves in her hair and "dirt" on her face = Fallen Angel
• Black clothes + yellow electrical tape down his torso + toy cars + Velcro = Highway
• A pig nose + a blanket = Pig in a Blanket
• A blue T-shirt + cotton balls + tape + a water gun = Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Rain
• A polo shirt + khakis (or madras shorts) + a name tag = Jay Crew
• A clear umbrella (preferably dome- shaped) + party streamers or metallic ribbons = Jellyfish