Thinking of your child's next Halloween costume with him is fun and exciting, and along with awesome handmade costume options and go-to choices from big-box stores, you can also get crafty and ...

Danielle Bevens spends September brainstorming costume ideas. If you have cardboard boxes lying around the house -- hello Amazon deliveries! -- you could be looking at your next great Halloween ...

Your child will be flying high (not just from the sugar) with this airplane costume from Wills Casa. The centerpiece is a box and more cardboard is attached to create the wings and propeller.

Dressed in a plaid flannel shirt and a straw hat, my son slipped into the box and was ready to hit the (dirt) road. Utilizing cardboard and hot glue to craft Halloween costumes became a family ...

If you have extra cardboard boxes lying around home, you may already have a head start on a creative, last-minute frugal Halloween costume. Say hello to your boxtume. The idea comes from Jennifer ...

ST. LOUIS — Need a fun and inexpensive Halloween costume? Try using a cardboard box. Plenty of people have them around the house from deliveries. Another good source is a moving company.

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This two-step, creepy-crawly, DIY bug costume is perfect for a night of sweets and scares. Got empty cardboard boxes? Make use of your recycling stash for this larger-than-life beetle. Use the ...

Like, what items around the house do you recommend people start with if they really want to make a costume themselves? MARKHAM: Right, well, I mean, cardboard boxes. You can make so much with ...