Costume Ideas
cereal killer to punny
10-17-2012, 02:08 AM
#22
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Originally Posted by feline fanatic
Get a box of Cereal, any kind. Grab a steak knife and jab it into the box of cereal. Walk around with the impaled box of Cereal and tell people you are a "serial killer"
Pin socks and other misc laundry items to your clothes. Tease your hair out like you have been electrocuted. Tell people you are static cling.
Pin socks and other misc laundry items to your clothes. Tease your hair out like you have been electrocuted. Tell people you are static cling.
10-17-2012, 05:37 AM
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My grandaughter just went to Good Will & bought a bridesmaid dress. I made her a sash like Miss America---and she's going to use fabric paint to mark it "Queen for a Day" or something! You can buy tiaras either at craft stores----or even Claires.
10-17-2012, 10:11 AM
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Have a friend that used a large box, cut openings in it for his head and arms and painted it to look like a night stand. He went as (are you ready for this?)...a one night stand! May not be appropriate for a nursing facility though. 
10-17-2012, 08:20 PM
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How about just wearing the loudest, craziest baggy short dress you can find at the Goodwill, wearing bright lipstick and teasing your hair into a mess? Maybe add some yellow spray on hair color. Maybe you can use an empty ball point pen case as a long cigarette holder, or a plastic rose between your teeth to complete a Phyllis Diller outfit. She usually wore very unbecoming high heeled boots, but I think you could get a similar effect by covering old sneakers with glitter. The older residents at the facility will remember who she was. She passed away recently at age 95.
Whatever you do, I hope you'll post a picture of yourself!
Whatever you do, I hope you'll post a picture of yourself!
Last edited by Rose_P; 10-17-2012 at 08:26 PM.
10-17-2012, 10:19 PM
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Raggedy Ann
You could wear a pair of jeans rolled up to your knees. Then put red electrical tape on your white nylons for stripes.
A blouse of some sort. Lots of freckles and long eyelashes drawn on your face. I just used my own hair in crazy pigtails.
A blouse of some sort. Lots of freckles and long eyelashes drawn on your face. I just used my own hair in crazy pigtails.
10-18-2012, 08:09 AM
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A CHEF
You can buy a white chef hat ( and white chef apron ) at JoAnn's for about $7-8.00 each.... If your uniform is a white jacket it would be perfect. Bring a wooden spoon to keep the olle' guys n gals in line..lol....other Scary extras would be red like stains for blood on apron...a ( toy ) meat cleaver.... blacken teeth ...lol
You can buy a white chef hat ( and white chef apron ) at JoAnn's for about $7-8.00 each.... If your uniform is a white jacket it would be perfect. Bring a wooden spoon to keep the olle' guys n gals in line..lol....other Scary extras would be red like stains for blood on apron...a ( toy ) meat cleaver.... blacken teeth ...lol
10-18-2012, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Slow2Sew
Have a friend that used a large box, cut openings in it for his head and arms and painted it to look like a night stand. He went as (are you ready for this?)...a one night stand! May not be appropriate for a nursing facility though.
HAHAHA! This is a good one! Not easy to work in a box though... but I LOVE the Idea!
10-18-2012, 09:53 AM
#29
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I did a hippie before . Was ahoot !
Originally Posted by bibi
How about dress like someone from a specific decade? With all the tie dyes and peace symbols everywhere it should be easy to come up with a hippie/60's outfit. Goodwill has long colorful dirndl type skirts, add a tie-dye shirt, affix a handmade headband with a peace symbol, which can be made out of brown constuction or colored paper, and wear a leather look alike necklace (can be construction paper, or a shoelace) affixed with a paper peace symbol. Best part you can wear your most comfortable sandals. Goodwill even sells very inexpensive children's straight hair wigs that fit most adults. Good luck and have fun!
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