Hello! I am a second grade teacher and needs ideas for a costume that I can wear to school for our party. Looking for something simple, not scary, and not pricey to buy the pieces for. Help!
Overalls and pigtails or a straw hat for a farm girl. All the pockets in the overalls are nice to have... you could put candy in them. What ever you do decide, make it comfortable and compatible so you dont have to wrestle with it all day. I wouldnt wear wings, I think they would be a pain. Wear some comfy jammies and a flannel robe and slippers and be the gal that didnt get dressed yet... now that would be cozy ;)
Two of our 2nd grade teachers went as Thing 1 and Thing 2 from the Cat in the Hat. They wore red t-shirts with either Thing 1 or Thing 2 on them, jeans and blue hair.
One of our preschool teachers dressed up as a flower last year. She got a big plastic pot, cut the bottom out and put strings through the top so she could wear it over her sholders like suspenders. Then she wore a green top and put cardboard sunflower petals around her face. Very cute and she was still able to move around.
Could you dress up as Viola Swamp from the Miss Nelson books? You could read the story then too! Or, depending on what you look like of course, you could dress up as Miss Nelson, but she's not so scary. All you'd need is a black dress, some striped tights, and a big fake mole.
If you don't know the stories I'm talking about PM me and I'll pass along the info!
get some big butterfly wings and be a butterfly with your own clothes. they have them at joannes, adult sizes (thats what im doing). or get a cowboy hat, your own boots and flannel, and be a cowgirl. get a drs coat or scrubs and be a doctor. hardhat - construction worker. black clothes, tail, ears - cat. long cape and hat, your own black clothes - witch. dig in your closet (your moms closet?) and be a hippychick. waitress? scientist? visit one of your husband/sons/friends closet, be a football/hockey/baseball whatever player...
Tennis Player
Cowgirl
Basketball Player
Nurse (not the sexy kind)
Angel (easy)
Doctor (white coat, namebadge Dr. so-n-so, stethoscope)
Female Police Officer (black button down shirt, black slacks, police hat, badge which you can buy, plastic handcuffs)
Dress like a man (suit, tie, fake mustache)
Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz
a clown or an indian. indian stuff can be made out of brown paper sacks I did it with my boy scouts one year a vest and a headband or brown felt. and make some moccasins.but wear tennis shoes under the fake moccasins. get a tomahawk and your good to go would make a great history lesson too.
You could make a pumpkin costume... Just get an orange shirt, get the iron-on glue, and cut some black fabric into a jack-o-lantern pattern and iron it on... Then find an orange beanie and some green ribbons and fabric, and make a hat topper. :)
I like Jane's idea - if you know characters from books that you've read to the kids or that the kids are reading, you can possibly pull one from there. There's also the potential that your own closet can supply most of the pieces. check out these links - http://www.ehow.com/list_###-###-####_cheap-adult-hallowe... AND http://www.ehow.com/list_###-###-####_cheap-adult-hallowe... for some basic inspiration. Have fun!
