Buying Halloween costumes for your children can be expensive, especially if you have more than one child, who needs a Halloween costume? Most of the time, kids wear their costumes a couple of times a year for Halloween and maybe a costume party or parade, and then we never see the costume again unless they’re wearing it for play or for fun.
At the beginning of October each year, the neighbors start to get excited about the Halloween decorations. As your favorite holiday approaches, decorations begin to multiply in your yard on an almost daily basis. Spiders, tombstones, skeletons, bats and ghosts until finally Halloween night arrives. That’s when the real show begins!
Here are 10 tips to help you save money this year on Halloween costumes for adults and kids.
1. know where to look
Check Craigslist and search for “Halloween costumes” in your local area. The nice thing about Craigslist is that many people will give you a little summary of the type of item that is listed. This is particularly useful if you’re looking for something that’s on your mind. You can even check Penny Saver USA.
2. Be flexible
The more flexibility you have with the Halloween costume you wear, the easier it will be to find one that fits your budget, whether it’s for your child or young adult.
3. Go to a consignment store
You can find some amazing deals at consignment stores on costumes that were probably only worn once, or never worn at all. Finding a used costume for an adult can also be a challenge. Many consignment stores and thrift stores have a variety of Halloween costumes available, but you may only find one or two in your size.
4. Shop for secondhand costumes at yard sales or Facebook yard sales
If you’re not already part of a Facebook garage sales group, you’ll want to do a quick search or ask your friends to add themselves to a local sales group. Some people will try to sell their Halloween costumes all year long, especially in September.. Garage sales are a little different, some people try to hold them when the weather is nice or when they have a lot of stuff to get rid of.
5. Loan from a friend or relative
I would like to try and get rid of things when I no longer need them. But I have some Halloween costumes from years past in a trunk or something. Ask around to see if any of your friends or family would like to do a costume swap for Halloween. This can work for adult costumes as well, but especially great for kids, since kids are the ones who grow like weeds.
6. reuse a costume
You can always repurpose a costume from a previous year to do something totally different. If you have kids and a dress trunk, you can mix and match things you’ve collected over the years. The great thing about Halloween is that you don’t have to have a theme, just look scary or cute.
7. make a disguise
This doesn’t necessarily mean going to the local fabric store and spending tons of money, it just means taking advantage of things you have at home. With places like Pinterest! You can also find almost all handmade Halloween costumes for boys, girls and adults.
8. Ask for a gift or shop at the dollar store
The Dollar Tree store has tons of accessories.
9. Buy late
On the other hand, you can also save money when you shop early and early. If you already know what costume you want for next year, buy it on Halloween or the day after Halloween, when all costumes are heavily discounted.
10. Get creative
If you don’t have anything that goes together to dress up as something specific, take the craziest thing you can find and make a garment out of that item. Try to buy or make a great item that you can wear with the clothes you already have.
FINAL THOUGHTS
I recommend stopping by her house first to look up uniforms she already has and find fun items that she can use as part of a costume. Halloween costumes are meant to be fun and scary based on your age. Make your wallet happy, too, by using what you have carefully and buying smartly.
