Halloween Costumes: Part 1

Ok, it's very, very close to Halloween. I love Halloween! I've had trouble coming up with a costume idea, though. If you're in the same boat, here are a few things you can think about. With a bit of thought, some of these costumes can have EPIC potential. I'm really sorry, but "epic" does not necessarily mean they will like this. Sad.
1. FRIEND-PARTICIPATION COSTUME

If you want to have a costume that random people can add to and have an awesome costume by the end of the day, a friend-participation costume is probably good for you.

One idea is to go as a tree data structure. You could probably just tie wires to your limbs, and tie wires to the wires until you look like a tree. Then have friends attach things to you! This costume would require just wires and duct tape.

Or you could just skip the wire and have people duct-tape things to you.

Another costume, as suggested by an awesome person named Anne, is a recycling bin. Find a box or old recycling bin, cut legholes, possibly make arm straps, and then walk around all day, letting people put their recycling in you.Dude, that's awesome! I think this is going to be my costume.

2. BE AN EVERYDAY OBJECT

This has the potential to be hilariously epic, especially if you have a lot of time to put into your costume. Giant anything is great. Tube of lip balm? Drop of water? Fill containers on your arms with liquid soap and go as a public bathroom soap dispenser? Make a GIANT pair of word pants? Take lots of tissue paper, crumble it up, paint one side yellow, and make a giant corn. Then, if you stick it right, you can have people pull off the kernels, and make popcorn!

And if you go as a calendar, you can get one of those giant school calendars from Staples and have people write stuff on you! It doubles as a friend-participation costume, see? A one-man percussion band would also be cool.

Obscuring your face also makes the costume a lot more funny, so if you want to make a very detailed costume, focus on the face and have your head covered.

Electrical cord head? Stovetop face? Head in an old Tupperware container surrounded by plastic food?

3. COMBINE OLD COSTUMES

Now, how many times on the internet have you heard the construction "Now, x is awesome. But it's not just x, it's y x. And it doesn't stop there. Instead, it's z y x." Hopefully, enough for me to prove a point. Fact is, you can combine an old pirate costume with an old werewolf costume with some neon socks, give yourself a memorable name, and run around excited the entire night. I recommend "Count Fabulous."

You can even give yourself a theme- like pink objects, superheroes, etc.

Personally? When I was six or so, my costume was a gypsy bunny princess something something.

4. SPANDEX MAKES EVERYTHING BETTER

It really does.

I can't find a picture, but the ones covering your face are really trippy. If you get a green one, you can make videos where you green-screen your entire self.

5. ACT AS A CHARACTER

Ok, your costume may not show up in photos, but your act will be memorable. There are so many possibilities for character roleplay on Halloween that it's not funny. Do you enjoy pretending to be a time-traveler? Do you have a very bad case of amnesia? Can you wear an ascot and speak in iambic pentameter? Were you hit by a badly functioning freeze ray and can only move for a couple seconds at a time? (No, not the Dr. Horrible freeze ray.) Do you speak only in onomatopoeia?

Also, character acts take up very little money or crafting skill, and increase your improvisation and acting talents! Very good for people who never have enough time!

Anyways, does anyone have interesting costume stories or ideas to share? Tell us about it!