Costume Ideas!

Trick or treat? That’s right, fashionistas-in-training—Halloween is right around the corner. And you know what that means: time to let your fashion creativity out of the box!

At school, all I can hear in the halls of Abigail Adams are costume plans. Dillon Johnson has his Red Sox player costume all planned out. Anna McMasters is going as a celebrity heiress, and Isabel is dressing up as her favorite artist, Frida Kahlo. No surprise here—Maeve is going as the beautiful and glamorous Audrey Hepburn, and Avery is going as soccer star Mia Hamm!

Today, Halloween is all about candy and costumes, but it hasn’t always been that way. In fact, some people can trace the origins of Halloween back thousands of years! But, many people believe the REAL story of trick-or-treating and Halloween as we know it today originated in Anoka, Minnesota, in 1920.

Halloween was already a holiday that the people of Anoka celebrated, but instead of going from house to house in costumes, kids would pull pranks on all the neighbors on Halloween night!

Fed up (wouldn’t you be?), the townspeople decided to organize a big costume parade to keep the kids out of trouble Halloween night. So, together with local marching bands and community groups, the parade was held with thousands of kids participating and hundreds of bags of popcorn, peanuts, candy, and other kinds of treats being given away.

So, many people think “trick or treating” came from this celebration—if the kids weren’t given treats, then they would play tricks on you! The tradition of giving treats to children on Halloween night spread, and the rest is history.

BSG FANS' HALLOWEEN COSTUME IDEAS!

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My costume idea is:
A Sixties Hippie.
Description:
A tye-dye Tee (one size bigger than it needs to be) with brown beads hanging all along the bottom (same to pants), and a big iron-on peace symbol in the middle.
for pants:
Loose jeans (tye-dye or non) with the same beads hanging along the bottom.
For hair accessories:
A simple wide headband (any color) with tye-dye fabris wrapped around and hot glued.

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My Halloween costume idea is to dress up as an ipod. You would draw an aipod on a plain white shirt and wear ear buds in your ears, I thought this would be a good and fun idea because I have never seen anyone else wear it!
-Tori, 12

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Hey Kgirl!
For Halloween this year, I want to be a hairspray girl- kind of like a girl from the 50's.
I really hope my costume turns out the way i drew it, cause that'd be soooo cool. . .
I'm asking my grammy about clothes, and as for hair?
BIG!!!!!!
-Natalya, 11, Ontario, Canada

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Dear Katani,
This Halloween I am planning on being Hannah Montana. I am going to get a blonde Hannah Montana wig at Claire's or Limited Too. Then, I have the same yellow and black plaid skirt that Miley Cyrus wears at her concerts. I am going to wear that with white leggings or I might buy some other colorful striped leggings. Then I will wear my Hannah Montana t-shirt that I got at Limited Too. Or if I'm not that, me and my best friends are going to be the Beacon Street Girls! I would be Maeve because I have red hair, my friend Casey is short so she would be Avery. My friend Cassandra would be Isabel because she has a little tanner skin. My friend Sam would be Katani because she's tall. Then, Charlotte, would be my friend Emma because she wears glasses.

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My costume would be a chef with a white hat, pans and pots hooked to my apron, and flour on my apron and cheeks! Hope you like it!
-Victoria

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Dear Kgirl,

My really creative costume would be a half angel half devil! You can buy (or make) a white dress and a red dress and cut both down the middle then sew one half of each color together. Put on some wings and some horns and the costume is complete! Don't worry if people ask, "What are YOU!?!?" Take as a complement.
-Ines, 11, Massachusetts

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Since I am going to Florida for Halloween, I am going to dress up as a tourist! I will wear a weird hat, a t shirt that says FLORIDA and I’ll be carrying a map.
Also, instead of saying Trick or Treat! I’m going to say where’s Florida? I can’t find it anywhere!
Remi, 11, British Columbia, Canada

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Hi Kgirl!
When I was on the Beacon Street Girls website, looking for a contest to enter, I saw this one and I was so exicted! So this is my costume for halloween!
Well, I spent months thinking about a costume to wear for halloween, and I couldnt think of it! So guess what I did? I read a bunch of books(the beacon street girls included) and decided on a costume. MARTY!!!!! I'm so excited. I got face paint to wear to look like a dog, and then some grey dog ears. Then im going to wear paw like gloves and slippers, and sweat pant and a grey shirt! I'm so excited for Halloween, and just to let you know Kgirl, Charolette, Avery, Maeve and Isabel, I'll be thinking about your stories during my trick o treating! Love you guys!!
Kortney, 13, Maryland

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Here's an awesome costume...
Costume: NOT A MORNING PERSON
Wear:
A pair of faded pj pants-wash old pj pants with lots of bleach
An oversized t-shirt, threads coming out-cut and frazzle old t-shirt
Hair:
Curled and frizzed, maybe even knotted-curlers in loosly overnight
Wear a sign that says "not a morning person!"
People will easily be able to see who you are.
-Elana, 11, Massachusetts

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Hey K-girl,
My costume last year was a mermaid. I wore a white top with a bikini top over it, then I made a skirt out of green, silky/shiny material. The I attached two fins, mad out of foam, covered in the fabric, also. I then put two fishing wire strings around my wrists to the fins. This was to make it look like my fins were moving when I was talking. I loved this costume!
~MJ

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Hi Katani! My name is Hannah, and I am a HUGE BSG fan! I'm here to tell you about my Halloween costume. I'm going with two of my BFF's, and we are being Pink Ladies, from the movie Grease! It includes a pink satin jacket with "Pink Ladies" written on the back, black leggings, and a neck scarf. We can't wait to show off our costumes on the 31st!
Your NUMBER ONE fan,
Hannah

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I am going to be a shadow for Halloween. I am taking a black long skirt and a all black T-shirt, with a balck jacket incase it gets cold. There ius my super easy no cost costume for this year. Hope you like it. Gabrielle

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hi katani!!
i'm going to be a work out barbie for halloween. i will wear a blue matalic leotard, white tights, pink leg warmers, a pink scrunchy, and white sneakers. i hope you like my idea!!
aNNA

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Dear Katani,
My friend, her sister and I are doing a costume together. A while back when there family had dinner over our house, the told us about their new “egg mc. Muffin maker” it’s a toaster with a mini frying pan on the side to make the egg! Somehow, the idea came to mind that me, my friend, and her sister would be an egg mc muffin!!! I’m going to be the english muffin, my friend, the egg on a frying pan and her sister, the spatula!
Hope you liked it!

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Hey Katani!
This is Shea from Massachusetts! I read all of ur books and I like you BSG a lot! My halloween costume is a fork. My friends are being spoons and knives. We made hem out of cardboard and we spraypainted them silver. On the back we make up a company name and wrote it in big letters and a quote from the fake company that says "One of a kind!". Thats my halloween costume!
-Shea

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hey kgrl :)
it's danielle, a HUGE bsg fan...im writing about my totally awesome halloween costume(s). well, a couple of years ago i was morticia from the addam's family. it was SOOO cool =D i had 2 paint my face pale white (not real paint, it was make-up) but i looked very scary. also, i applied cherry red lipstik and wore long, dark, blak dresses and tights 2 look dead-ish, which isn't a word but describes it perfectly ;] plus i blew my hair out 2 look as pretty as morticia does, and i was all set =) this year im not EXACTLY sure wat im going 2 be....i think i mite be a mime. it's simple enuff: blak hat, blak pants//shirt, red lipstik, pale face....but maybe that's 2 SIMPLE. still, it would be a gr8 challenge trying not 2 talk all nite :] hehe--maybe i'll give it a shot!!! (:
-Danielle, 12, New York

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Katani,
I think you should be a soap bottle for halloween. It would be so hilarious! LOL
-Diana

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My idea for halloween is to be a queen of hearts. Here is a description of the costume:
You would have your body cut out of a piece of cardboard. The card board would be painted white and would have 2 Q's on it and 1 heart below each Q. You would wear a white t-shirt and have white pants on. On the pants and shirt there would be a painted or drawn on queen. The last touch is that you would be wearing a crown.

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bluebellcharm writes:

	I'm going to try to be a mime this halloween. I would put white blush on my face. RED lipstick,red blush, lots of eyliner and mascara, black beret,black pants,red and white striped shirt, and i would charade everything I say.it wold be so so so COOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!. ESPECIALLY SINCE MY BROTHERS AND SISER don't like mimes.

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kquama writes:

	Hey kgirl I would tottaly be a..... queen of hearts no a fashion diva,i dont what i what i want to be ,but i will find out sooner or later toodels. :- kiss*

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cookygirl202 writes:

once my mom was a bag of hot cheeto's. since she works at a school, she dresses up every year. she got a big card board box and an empty bag of hot cheetos. she had all kinds of paint and painted it on the box... PERFECTLY! she hot glued REAL hot cheetos on top and put ornage ribbons on each side of the top so she could stand in it with her arms not in wholes b/c she wore it all day! once she was elvis and last halloween she dressed up like the principal of her school! it was lol! my best costume ever was an old man! i wore it 2 years in a row and every body LOVED it! i wore a mask and my big bro's clothes. it cost like 5 bucks! COOLIO!

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TennisFreak257 writes:

	Be a washing machine! Use an old appliance box, decorate it to be a washing machine complete with the cover, then make a hole for your arms and neck. Empty out a bottle of detergent and hold it when you walk around. Ta-da! ~TennisFreak257

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broadwaybeauty writes:

	Last year, I was a witch and I wore a pink wig and a black cape and hat. When I went trick-or-treating, no one recognized me!

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marki3 writes:

I have an idea that actually came from a school play. It's 1950's teenager. For girls, wear short shorts (not jeans) under a circle skirt. Get a bright colored button-up tank top with a collar, leave the bottom two buttons unbottoned, and tie up the ends (wearing a white tanktop underneath, of course). Wear you hair in high pigtails and a polka-dot headband.
For guys, go greaser! Wear plain, dark sneakers and jeans. Then wear a white shirt with no design on it and a leather jacket. As for the hair (mwahaha), slick it back using a comb and hairspray or gel.

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leolion123 writes:

	I was a Queen Bee. I wore a yellow skirt, black leggings, black heels, and a black and yellow shirt. I wore yellow sparkly antennas with a little crown. It was so cute!

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new_girl/fashionista writes:

cool costume ideas!last year, all my friends and I dressed up as punk gangsters and during the night, we pretended to light up fireworks in the park by waving flashlights around and throwing glow sticks up in the air. we also tossed up some bike light reflectors, but stopped when they landed on my friend's head. anyway, most of the neighbors didnt get the joke, and they called the police on a case of "aliens". The rumors at school were hilarious and it was kinda funny that we knew it wasnt aliens. Or was it?

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greenowl writes:

	I was a flapper ( which is a dancer back in the 1920's) I had a lone silky black dress with a strand of lone beads. My hair was up in a bun and stuck in my bun were some peacock feathers! Everyone loved the costume!

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bella.italia writes:

	i was the ugly stepsisters w/ my bff, but ppl didnt rlly know what we were.

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Kikums156 writes:

	for halloween last year i was an arabian princess its kinda silly but i liked it my aunt went to isreal and she got this cute little skirt thing to tie around your waist then i wore an awesome hat with black pants and an awesome blue shirt my hair was in a bun on top of my head i love it! i want to be Lucille Ball for halloween this year though!!!

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GeminiChik writes:

	i was american idol once, too. and when i walked up 2 ask 4 candy, i would sing it to them: trick or treat!!!! just like a pop star!!!

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GeminiChik writes:

	this year i was a magician 4 holloween! i had a cape, black pants and a white long-sleeve shirt. I even carried a toy rabbit 2 pull out of a hat. I used charcoal 2 paint a fake mustache and when i went out trick-or-treating, a few people thought it was real!!!!!!!! (it was sooooo funny!!

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redsoxfreak24 writes:

	this year i was marge simpson it was so funny! i had the huge wig and everything then at one of the last houses i trick or treated at my friends brother's friend knowcked my wig over and i couldn't get it back on for the rest of the time! my head was tilting for another half hour

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oceanangel writes:

I was a homeless person, and it was HILARIOUS!! I got all my old shirts and ripped them, then (this took forever) I sewed them together to make it look like a reeeaally old shirt, then I the same with the pants. I took an old bowl and put a few cents in there. Then i took an old hat then cut two holes, one covered with old cloth, and the other one is not covered. I messed up my hair, and added grass! then I made black makeup run down my face! That was really fun!

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crazygirl354 writes:

	I was Miss America once. I wore a fancy dress with a tiara. It was toped off with a ribon banner with glitter glue words. It said "Miss USA 2006".

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cookygirl202 writes:

	I was an old man it was the best! I wore this reaaaaaaly ugly old odl man mask and my brothers cloths $=5.00. can u bleve it? no1 rexognizied me at all bcuz i pretended 2 limp and talked werde. my frind made this up: all day i was singing "im an old man" but it was like "im a sole man"lol.

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movieactress writes:

	i was a 50's girl for halloween & it turned out great! i wore a poodle skirt and bright pink lipstick!

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lilypad12456 writes:

	Hey kgirl , this halloween i am going to be a bad military queen .I will have an army .I am going to be wearing camouflage all over me including my face . The last touch will be a spray painted golden scepter and a crown with my birthstone right in the middle.

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martyandme writes:

	I know this isn't the topic, but i have a great ice cream flavor that i need everyone to respond! it is vanilla ice cream with chocolate covered pretzels mixed in! It's a great idea, i know, but i need your opinion!

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madi.lee95 writes:

	My costume was just a Geisha. Gosh you guys are really creative!

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GiantPandaK writes:

	Hi cool costume ideas girls!!

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13@13Y GURL writes:

	my idea of halloween is to be creative and scare people hey but dont for get about the candy

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Perfect Princess writes:

	love all the costumes. costumes are my favpart of halloween. i love the Hannah Montana one especially.

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missy812 writes:

	Katani...what did you end up being??

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katanirocks106 writes:

	I was a go go girl with a white and black checkered dress, black tights, brown medium high heeled boots, white and black checkered hat, and a white long sleeved shirt.

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roxygirl22 writes:

I LOVED my costume for halloween. I was Marie Antionette. My sister's friend made me a beautiful blue and white 18th century dress. We also bought a wig from the store and powered it. We used white face paint on my face and neck to make it look powdered. Also we had a magazine clipping on how to do the rest of the makeup. When I went trick-or-treating everyone thought my costume was great!

~*roxygirl22*~ age 14

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citygirl writes:

	Katani you rock at designing stuff. Good luck w/ your costume!! Bye!

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muchie writes:

	my idea for halloween is to be queen of hearts here is a desciption of how it is you have a dress made of hearts with a pretty heart tiara with a heart wand

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allstar2152 writes:

	I was the Phillies player Chasse Utly. But you could be any sports player or in your case since you don't like sports you could be a pj person in robe, slippers, and pj's.

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webkinz123456789 writes:

	i was posion for halloween! no not the actual psion or the band!

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redsoxfreak24 writes:

	i was marge simpson it was really easy to make: poster board paper, blue hair dye, cotton balls, a green pillowcase, and yellow stuff to color your face i would recomend doing this next year a lot of people told me to take another handful!

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mr.martaydude101 writes:

	an iPod would be an awesome costume great idea!!!!

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mr.martaydude101 writes:

	my friends name is jackie and for halloween she was a something of Jack

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mr.martaydude101 writes:

	next year i am either gonna be a dog or dorothy or a dog person and bring my dog kerry!!!!!!

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dancer987654321 writes:

	This year I was a go-go girl nd it was soooo fun!!

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meimei11 writes:

	I was a candy corn! LOL!!! It was sooooo cute though......... meimei11

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delaneymlr writes:

	i was a cheerleader

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redheart9 writes:

	hay, SweetPenguin even know i am just a meb, i would say you were a elmo girl.

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redheart9 writes:

	i was hanna montanna.

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yorkielover123 writes:

	Hi Kgirl. For Halloween this year, I had a lot of ideas. My friends were clowns and popcorn boxes. I thought their costumes were kind of cool. So I dressed as a picnic table! I thought it was funny and cool at the same time. People loved it especially ME!

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xox11jaymee writes:

	Im going to be a gothic girl spraying my hair black with dark black lipstick with a zeldia suti i rocked

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sidnee#8 writes:

	I was the cat and the hat and I have to say I was cute!

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id_rather_b_dancing writes:

	happy halloween! i was a bumblebee with a dress that was yellow and black striped with wings and a black headband/antennae. its so cool!!!!!!

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Kapybara writes:

	Happy Halloween everybody!!At scool I'm going to be a shadow and when I go trick or treating I'm going to be Super Girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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katanigirl1996 writes:

	Halloween is Tomorrow!! HAppy HAlloween!!! I'm goint to Be Queen Elizabeth the first!

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1234516 writes:

	I'm being an M&M for Halloween . It is so cute!

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huskiesrule77 writes:

	i am being vampirella it is soooo cuuuuuute i luv it

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animalluber writes:

	im gonna be a princess with a big puffy red dress and white gloves

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dancergrl101 writes:

	my idea is you could be a spy. you can wear black pants, black shirt, and and black shirt. for a brief case and trumpet case.[img=[img][img][img][img]]

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Pocket455 writes:

	4 Halloween i m a witch. (ordinary but cool!!!) i m wearing a black, cat mask, The black dress out of Harry Potter (only longer and more dresslike not like a robe!) and im sowing black socks to the arms cat/witch/spidery effect!!!!

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skyflikkickgirl6 writes:

my costume idea is a