Four days remain until Halloween, and Bossy’s daughter still hasn’t figured out what she wants to be.
While Bossy is making suggestions like Ghost and Hobo, Bossy’s daughter is thinking along the lines of something way easier, like one of the characters from Candyland.
Bossy can sum up the most inspired Halloween costume from her own childhood in this way: White lab coat scripted with the unfortunate reference, Dr. Feelgood.
Which is what today’s Ten-Word Challenge is all about. In exactly ten words, can you tell Bossy and her daughter about one of your Halloween costumes, from your childhood or now?
And be sure to check back later today for the greatest costume ideas on the web. In fact, there will be a prize awarded to anyone who gives Bossy’s daughter an idea easy enough to accomplish in four days, and costing
free-ninety-nine.
If you missed last week’s challenge, click here to read what Bossy’s council would contemplate if they took to their beds.
Judy says
October 27, 2009 at 8:46 amProgressive commercial lady. Borrow apron. Tease Hair. Write Flo on Nametag.
BOSSY says
October 27, 2009 at 8:47 amDollar store sunglasses sewn on black mock turtleneck: a Visionary!
BOSSY says
October 27, 2009 at 8:48 amOld lady: Thrift store dress stuffed with pillow. Ageism rules!
BOSSY says
October 27, 2009 at 8:50 amPillow under t-shirt, freckles and hair braids: Babies having babies!
BOSSY says
October 27, 2009 at 8:51 amPillow under shirt like pregnant, carried globe everywhere: Mother Earth.
dgm says
October 27, 2009 at 8:52 amMost women opt for sexxxy; I dress as Nacho Libre.
BlinkBlink says
October 27, 2009 at 8:53 amGeisha- mom’s idea. She didn’t get the ‘gentleman’s companion’ aspect…
BOSSY says
October 27, 2009 at 8:54 amQuestion for psychiatrist: BOSSY ALWAYS DRESSED LIKE SHE’S PREGNANT. WHY?
WebSavyMom says
October 27, 2009 at 8:54 am–>My custom ordered lab coat with the name “Dr. Debra G. String” didn’t arrive so I went to the Dollar Tree, bought a bag of Smarties and taped them to my pants.
Smarty Pants!
Total cost: $1.05 (with tax in Va.)
Janice says
October 27, 2009 at 8:55 amMy all time favorite is Housewife. I donned my nightie, long bathrobe, fuzzy houseslippers. Put pink foam curlers in my hair, a masque on my face and big, dangly shocking pink ball earrings. I carried my “I think I’m allergic to morning coffee cup” along with a rolled-up National Enquirer. I can’t believe I didn’t win scariest costume since the party was a group of divorced people!
Anywho, it was tres comfy and my skin was glowing and dewy when I washed off my masque.
BOSSY says
October 27, 2009 at 8:59 amBossy is blocking out those years she wore dime-store plastic costume/mask.
Martha in Kansas says
October 27, 2009 at 9:00 amPeeling banana. Chick hatching from egg. I like to sew.
BossysMom says
October 27, 2009 at 9:02 amwith great friends…”Last Supper”. perfect reinactment with every detail.
Kristi says
October 27, 2009 at 9:06 amChicken-salad sandwich. Beak, lettuce, two pieces of bread on ears.
Annie W says
October 27, 2009 at 9:07 amCardboard box of cereal-‘cereal killer!’ Box of crayons- foam!
wendy says
October 27, 2009 at 9:07 amOctomon- black wig, big lips, and 8 plastic baby dolls glued to you clothes! hahaha
bossy's friend martha says
October 27, 2009 at 9:08 amblue yarn wrapped all over body, tangled up in blue.
Jennifer says
October 27, 2009 at 9:08 amOver the weekend my family and I dressed as the Addams Family. Simplest outfit was my daughter as Wednesday. We had everything already although I did go and get a very very cheap black wig to braid (my daughter has lighter hair) and she completed the outfit by removing the head from an old doll to carry around =)
heidig says
October 27, 2009 at 9:09 ambig box wrapped like a present, hole in top and on both sides, put bow on head.
Annie W says
October 27, 2009 at 9:09 amblack turtleneck, black leggings-with tail, ears, whiskers-a cat!
NutellaonToast says
October 27, 2009 at 9:10 amSmart sarcastic and chronic pain makes me House ever year.
Annie W says
October 27, 2009 at 9:11 amHubby donned the lab coat, his name? Dr. Ben Dover
T says
October 27, 2009 at 9:13 amLaura Ingalls, six years in a row. I was obsessed.
Kathryn A says
October 27, 2009 at 9:14 amDressed like homeless man. Called him hobo. Made it okay.
Bean says
October 27, 2009 at 9:16 amOne Night Stand! See pics on MomoFali’s FB page!
Kathryn A says
October 27, 2009 at 9:16 amBut for Bossy’s Daughter, check Family Fun mag or website.
The Domestic Goddess says
October 27, 2009 at 9:25 amSkeleton every year. Black clothes, white stick-on felt. EASY.
Dawn says
October 27, 2009 at 9:30 amI think a very sparkly thrift store prom dress, a tiara and wand and she’s a princess. Adorable! Or she could go with the big hair and a sash be a beauty queen.
Rebekah says
October 27, 2009 at 9:33 amOne year I was haunted house; my brother – haunted garage.
SnowWhite says
October 27, 2009 at 9:41 amDead Prom Queen: Old bridemaid’s dress, tiara, white face w/black-eyes.
(Sash optional)
Bridget says
October 27, 2009 at 9:41 amMaaaaaary Poppins. That’s what Bossy’s daughter should be. Because that’s what I was going to be until I got distracted. I was going to be Mary and Billy was going to be Burt and we were going to sing and dance for everyone. Now we’re being Earl and Joy from “My Name is Earl” because that means Billy gets to wear what he wears every day and I get to be loud and obnoxious. So basically, we’re not dressing up this year.
bossy's friend amy says
October 27, 2009 at 9:44 amPeter Criss from Kiss – makeup and black – easy peasy
kidsmom says
October 27, 2009 at 9:44 amLipstick clown face didn’t wash off. BAD mommy.
tuesday says
October 27, 2009 at 9:50 amEasy- one large foot or shoe=big foot.
Freaking hilarious!
Sarah says
October 27, 2009 at 9:51 amBlack clothes, yellow tape, Micro machines – you are a highway
Mary says
October 27, 2009 at 9:52 amOne of my favorite costumes was in 6th grade I went as an M&M. It was incredibly cheap; two colored poster boards were all I had to buy. Cut out two circles, used some string at the top to attach it over my shoulders, cut out an “M” the size of a sheet of paper, and pasted it on the front. As a bonus, it easily fit over my winter coat!
Leslie B says
October 27, 2009 at 9:55 ampig nose + butterfly wings = swine flu
(the following is not an idea for Bossy’s daughter but a costume I saw at a party last weekend)
“I love daddy” tshirt + 70s feathered hair wig = Mackenzie Phllips
thatgrrl says
October 27, 2009 at 9:56 amAthena in armor: duct tape armor, paper mache helmet. I love making papier mache masks: slap the stuff on your face, dry it some with a hair dryer, glue stuff to it.
Leslie B says
October 27, 2009 at 9:58 amIn 6th grade I got a box from the grocery store and painted it to look like a box of Crest toothpaste and then cut out holes for the head and arms…hard to walk but cozy!
zidia says
October 27, 2009 at 9:58 amFigure something out that looks like Amelia Earhart(or Hillary Swank)
Joanna says
October 27, 2009 at 10:08 amBag Of Jellybeans. White long-sleeve tee & tights, dry-cleaners bag over head, filled with tiny balloons, sealed at the bottom, use paper & markers to make a label & tape on the front.
Natalie says
October 27, 2009 at 10:11 amdress slip over longjohns + stapled pictures of freud = Freudian Slip
chiquita says
October 27, 2009 at 10:13 amI remember vividly the year I was a mummy. Long johns wrapped with gauze that kept coming unwrapped. I would not recommend that method.
Smoochiefrog says
October 27, 2009 at 10:16 amIf you have any 80’s clothes available, she could go as a punk rocker. Spray a little hair color in there, and she’d look great!
Natalie (part two) says
October 27, 2009 at 10:16 am(also) overflowing washer …box paint door on top balloons down side
Traci says
October 27, 2009 at 10:23 amGo to the thrift store for an old dance costume.
Meredith says
October 27, 2009 at 10:23 amBossy’s daughter could pin socks all over clothing: Static Cling.
Jenn @ Juggling LIfe says
October 27, 2009 at 10:42 amVery last minute. Present. Leotard, tights, wrapped box, bow. Cute.
Carrie says
October 27, 2009 at 10:42 amOcto Mom: jumpsuit, black wig, and 8 dollar store dolls
km says
October 27, 2009 at 10:43 amGrim reaper 7months pregnant. Son born premie. Eerie much?
suggestions
cover her entirely in coupons and call her frugalista!!
zombie in pinstripes- Dead Yankees/Damned Yankees
Devil horns, yellow felt yolk on white. Devilled eggs.
Balloon boy. Very easy:) Too easy??
Round yellow and red discs for Connect4
Karen in DE says
October 27, 2009 at 10:46 amPin underpants all over her shirt – voila – Chest of Drawers.
Owengirl79 says
October 27, 2009 at 10:46 amTake an old white sheet and make it into a sleeveless straight to the floor roll that she fits into…if it is cold she can wear a turtleneck underneath. Cut big letters out of felt spelling out CREST and glue or sew them on vertically down the sheet in front. Use a small pleated lampshade for the “hat” (loop ribbon from the frame and tie under chin)…top of the tube. Very cute and inexpensive or free depending on what you have or can borrow.
Tara says
October 27, 2009 at 10:54 amCotton balls, paper sun, squirt bottle – partly cloudy chance of rain.
GF and I are going as this to a Halloween party this year, she is the sun and I am the clouds. We are both carrying squirt bottles 🙂 Hoping to win the most creative costume awards. We used foam core to make our clouds and sun but I am sure you could do it on the cheap with stuff around your house.
BT says
October 27, 2009 at 10:55 amtoilet paper: cardboard “donut” across shoulders with sheet draped over.
Cass says
October 27, 2009 at 10:56 amBald cap, hole in top, pull braid thru, colored sheet. (Hare krishna.)
mom2werogers says
October 27, 2009 at 10:57 amWalking garbage bag. Banana peel sewed on sock hat.
JustJuli says
October 27, 2009 at 10:57 amBag of Jelly-Belly’s: Dry cleaners bag stuffed with baloons.
krazy kris says
October 27, 2009 at 10:58 amAs a 12 yr old 6th grade girl with a disgraceful chili-bowl haircut and the figure of a stick insect, my mother decided I should dress as none other than the ultra-hip 1980’s character…Robin Hood (forehead slap!)
Ta-dah, humiliating in ways therapy has still yet to fix. I’m 38, you do the math.
krazy kris says
October 27, 2009 at 10:59 amsorry about the whole 10 word thing, didn’t work out well!
K says
October 27, 2009 at 11:01 amGarden gnome: red cone, beard, bulk under blue shirt, belt.
http://www.gnometownusa.com/thgnomes.html
Little Miss Sunshine State says
October 27, 2009 at 11:03 amPink ears. Pink thermals. Whiskers. Fuzzy slippers. Tail.
Pregnant. Rabbit!
1970 was so easy. Sister and I were look-alike Hippies.
White thermals. Football helmet and boots covered with cotton balls. (Q-tip!)
(Friend’s idea. His wife went as Toothpaste tube described by #52 above)
Lisa! says
October 27, 2009 at 11:08 amI always liked being a gypsy…my mom let me raid her jewerly, makeup, closet…lots of fun! I know that’s more than 10 words but it’s Tuesday.
vuboq says
October 27, 2009 at 11:10 amtornado. spiral cottonballs, plastic cows/houses attached with string. spin.
pend says
October 27, 2009 at 11:18 am10 yrsold political campaigner made my own sign, vote for Jimmy Ford
cheap daughter costume: black sweatsuit, glowsticks=stickgirl. look up on youtube, my kids were a hit last year.
Dharmamama says
October 27, 2009 at 11:23 amBlack tights, long black turtleneck, black garbagebag wings, facepaint: bat!
Ambry says
October 27, 2009 at 11:24 amVoodoo doll. Torn clothes, chopsticks & styrofoam balls. So Excited.
Jenny says
October 27, 2009 at 11:28 amThese are from Real Simple magazine, so I can’t take credit, but I just love the jellyfish idea 🙂
* A green clown wig + a schoolgirl outfit = Broccoli Spears
* A plastic laundry basket with holes cut out for legs + white balloons + a shower cap = Bathing Beauty
* A white dress + a pipe-cleaner halo + leaves in her hair and “dirt” on her face = Fallen Angel
* Black clothes + yellow electrical tape down his torso + toy cars + Velcro = Highway
* A pig nose + a blanket = Pig in a Blanket
* A blue T-shirt + cotton balls + tape + a water gun = Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Rain
* A polo shirt + khakis (or madras shorts) + a name tag = Jay Crew
* A clear umbrella (preferably dome- shaped) + party streamers or metallic ribbons = Jellyfish
TheWordWire says
October 27, 2009 at 11:48 amFavorite costume: Cavewoman. My date was a gorilla. We went as Evolution. (He didn’t have a chimp suit.)
Kris says
October 27, 2009 at 11:49 amPainted box silver. Added parts from old vcr. Coolest robot!
ashley says
October 27, 2009 at 11:51 amold sheet stapled to round cardboard over head and Coke colored on one side and Pepsi colored on the other = Cola Wars
So I was a kid of the 80’s, sue me 🙂 and I couldn’t do it in 10 words, too tired, but I can do a 10 word suggestion:
overheard at Halloween parade this weekend: H1N1 – black clothes, tape
Denise says
October 27, 2009 at 11:56 amCardboard cut in semi-circle (to go around waist like a tutu). Cover in green felt (costs little). Hot glue poker chips and cards to surface and cut out diamonds, spades, hearts and clovers (construction paper?) and glue along front edge. Attach ribbons/string with staples/glue (for suspenders). Pair w/ white shirts and black pants and Bossy’s daughter is a blackjack dealer. (Saw a pic of this on a blog – so cute, inexpensive, and easy to make).
Check out the pics: (no, not my blog or a plug – just thought visuals would help).
http://rubyjane.blogspot.com/2009/10/more-3-d-halloween-costumes.html
Crap! forgot the 10-word thing. Sorry, couldn’t do it.
Denise says
October 27, 2009 at 11:58 amCardboard box, paint like TV, dress comfy/warm inside box.
(got that idea from blackjack dealer blog too)
MariaV says
October 27, 2009 at 11:59 amJelly beans: Clear bag, colorful handpainted design, small colorful balloons.
Jules says
October 27, 2009 at 12:00 pmSwine Flu – bathrobe, tshirt, pajama bottoms, slippers. Carry around a box of tissue and a thermometer. Get one of those pig snouts with the elastic and some pig ears (construction paper on a head band!) and you are all set with a cheap costume and topical!
Stacey Ball says
October 27, 2009 at 12:02 pmBest one: Box of popcorn. Picture somewhere on my blog!
Laura says
October 27, 2009 at 12:08 pmFold Times into a dress. All the news that fits.
ally tart check says
October 27, 2009 at 12:08 pmwhite sheet dress, buns over ears; i rocked princess leia!
Tree says
October 27, 2009 at 12:12 pmwater balloons blown up, stuff in dry cleaner bag while she is wearing it, tape bottom edge together to keep balloons in and still allow for walking = bag of jellybellys Cutest cheapest costume I ever made and my son bounced down a set of concrete stairs giggling with me in hot pursuit, not so giggly, but he was unharmed and wanted to do it again.
jess in boston says
October 27, 2009 at 12:14 pmone year i was a tea bag. i cut a hole in the bottom of a brown leaf/garbage bag, stuck my head through it, used string to attach a homemade “Tetley’s” label to myself, and wore brown leggings. Ta-da!
But i do think that the person who suggested Wednesday Addams is onto something . . ..
Kelly H says
October 27, 2009 at 12:16 pmHobo for many years. This year: zombie legal secretary. SCARY!
Kate says
October 27, 2009 at 12:17 pmRed clown wig, clown nose. Fatigues. Headband. Toy machine gun. shiny red spray-painted combat boots: RAMBOZO
sarah says
October 27, 2009 at 12:17 pmdevil with a blue dress, blue dress, blue dress on.
Dana says
October 27, 2009 at 12:23 pmMy best costume: Boy George: think the culture club years.
David says
October 27, 2009 at 12:27 pmWore mis-matched clothes from Dad, black construction paper hat – The Mad Hatter.
But I don’t think Bossy’s Husband’s closet is nearly as tragic as my dad’s so potential mismatched plaids and stripes are less likely.
V. says
October 27, 2009 at 12:29 pmBest and easiest costume ever — devil with a blue dress.
Miss Spoken says
October 27, 2009 at 12:33 pmFitted Dress. Blonde French Twist. Blood. Lots of Black Birds.
Sherri says
October 27, 2009 at 12:35 pmSent son out one year in regular clothes with a sign that said “Nudist on Strike”
Harbormom says
October 27, 2009 at 12:44 pmClear plastic leaf bag
Small round balloons
Tape, ribbon
That’s 10 words. Here’s whatcha do: Dress Bossy’s daughter in long-sleeved turtle-neck and leggings. Cut leg and arm holes in the clear plastic leaf bag. Blow up about a thousand of those little round water balloons. Have Bossy’s daughter step into the leaf bag and fill it with the balloons. Gather the top of the leaf bag around Bossy’s daughter’s neck (trim excess, to make a ‘ruffle’) and tape loosely (don’t want the child protective services involved). Cover with decorative ribbon. Whataya got? A giant bag of jelly beans!
Em says
October 27, 2009 at 12:47 pmMy best costume so far: autograph book. Running around asking for autographs.
It was made from cardboard boxes & construction paper, said “Autograph Book” in sparkling flowing large script on the front, with a hole for my face on the front (the O in autograph) and on each page inside except the back. I had multiple pages with the pics of stars/signed by stars, except my face was their face. (And they can be anyone you want them to be…I did old Hollywood: Cleopatra signed Liz Taylor, Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz signed Judy, etc., but you could do anyone.)
Cardboard boxes: free
Ribbon: Raided friend’s wrapping paper closet, so: Free
Huge, gigantic, oversized pen: $2.00
Poster board & glue: $3.00
Sparkly glue & markers: $5.00
Being able to run around saying: “OMG! OMG! I can’t BELIEVE it’s YOU!!!!!! Sign me, PLEASE!!!”: priceless
(If you’re willing to get in to being completely goofy with it, people get in the spirit with you & love it. They will think it’s the best thing ever. I even had people asking me if they could sign me. To which I say “YOU want to sign ME?! OMG!” It was so much fun!!)
TanyaK says
October 27, 2009 at 12:49 pmBe a nerd! Suspenders, glasses, highwaters, pocket protector, middle part.
Harbormom says
October 27, 2009 at 12:49 pmDrat! I left out the “and” between tape, ribbon. THAT makes 10 words!
Gette says
October 27, 2009 at 12:56 pmAlways got stuck with cheap plastic crap from Ben Franklin.
(My kid did 82/85 a couple years ago. Tres cute!)
Tuli says
October 27, 2009 at 1:20 pmPeg Bundy: spandex knee pants, 5″ heels, leopard-print top, stuffed bra, and big hair.
laurellee says
October 27, 2009 at 1:36 pmneeded pink hair. was punk rocker at least four times.
Cactus Petunia says
October 27, 2009 at 1:53 pmPippi Longstocking, a box of Brillo, Mr. Spock, Nun.
Catherine McP says
October 27, 2009 at 1:54 pmI like the broom and feather duster, costumes from 1918
http://www.shorpy.com/node/6431
Cactus Petunia says
October 27, 2009 at 2:02 pmJane Russell (the other one): tight dress, heels, overstuffed bra.
Hilary (AKA KatrinkaJane) says
October 27, 2009 at 2:22 pmMy costume, in 10 words:
junior high chorus neck bow + pencil skirt + rolling suitcase = stewardess
My 6 month-old’s costume in 10 words:
coveralled Daddy + Moby wrap + half garbage can + green fur = Oscar
Hilary (AKA KatrinkaJane) says
October 27, 2009 at 2:27 pmPast year’s costume in 10 words:
half-done hair + half-done makeup + black line dividing face = before-and-after model
(I ? hyphenated words!)
Valerie says
October 27, 2009 at 2:28 pmOperation, the game. Flesh-colored scrubs, red paint, white felt “bones”
Deedle says
October 27, 2009 at 2:34 pmWhere’s Waldo? Glasses, red striped shirt and a felt hat.
cartoongoddess says
October 27, 2009 at 2:54 pmMiles and miles of purple tulle. I was a fairy.
kelly says
October 27, 2009 at 2:54 pmcloudy with a “chance” of showers:
cotton puffs all over blue sweat suit – carried water spray bottle- when asked spray em in the face
Lo says
October 27, 2009 at 3:09 pm80’s Boy George: oversized shirt, long braids, lotsa make up.
Hilary (AKA KatrinkaJane) says
October 27, 2009 at 3:15 pmUnder-$1 Ideas I Came Up with As I Looked Around My Office:
1. Modern Fairy: jeans and flowy top (or even a t-shirt); cut connected wings (not two individual wings) from large craft foam sheet, decorate as desired, safety pin center fold of wings to shirt back; use old eyeliners/eyeshadows/lipsticks to draw fanciful designs on face. COST=cost of foam
2. “Hippy” is always popular with tweens: jeans and flowy top or t-shirt; sandals; flowers painted over eye or on cheek using old makeup; hair in braids with flowers tucked in or headband around forehead. COST=cost of flowers
3. “Baby” is also perennially popular with tweens: matching pajama top and bottom; braided pigtails; fake eyeliner freckles; slippers (or socks over shoes); pacifier; teddy bear or doll. COST=cost of pacifier
4. Tourist: pants and flowered shirt; lei (buy or make by stringing together fake flowers or flowers cut from craft foam or paper); camera (bonus! taking pics of friends); sunglasses; brochures or maps; suitcase/duffel (bonus! holds more candy). COST=cost of lei
5. Undead ____ (also recurring for teens): put on any outfit you have (bride, cheerleader, jeans & t-shirt, prom, etc.); powder face white; put black under/around eyes and on mouth; rub dirt on costume if desired. COST=face powder
6. Super ____: make-your-own-superhero with matching shorts/skirt and shirt; add tights and boots; add cape (make from old pillowcase or sheets or any fabric); personalize cape and chest with emblem cut from craft foam; cut mask from craft foam or fabric, tie on with more fabric or string. COST=foam
7. Giantess: wear whatever you like; carry around doll-sized people, animals, or other props; terrorize them periodically and speak in a slow, loud voice. COST=free
8. Mime: black pan and striped top; white face paint (or even just circles on cheeks and a couple of lines perpendicular through eyes); gloves (Magic Gloves are cheap); beret or even just a ponytail. COST=free (bonus! silence)
9. Western Cowgirl: jeans, boots, and plaid top; cowboy hat; braided pigtails; lasso or toy horse if desired. COST=hat
10. Beauty Queen: fancy dress, jewelry, and shoes; hair and makeup deliberately overdone; elbow-length gloves optional; tiara and sash (easy to make from wide ribbon or fabric). COST=tiara
11. Any animal under the sun (think unique, like rabbit or snake).
12. Pick one of her favorite products and play off of that (like Dr. Pepper, for my husband, could be scrubs covered in craft foam jalapenos).
13. Pick a character from one of her favorite books, movies, or TV shows, then dress her as that character. Add a few props or some creative face painting, and regular clothes become a costume!
Hope these help! Pick me, pick me, Bossy’s daughter! 😀
Meg at the Members Lounge says
October 27, 2009 at 3:25 pmBOSSY’s daughter – be the TV remote you drew for your Mom.
Kelly says
October 27, 2009 at 3:31 pmI went as a haiku
Words taped to my body parts
Kids made fun of me
Do I get extra credit for the description 5-7-5?
kimi says
October 27, 2009 at 3:31 pmlast years costume + new fangs = vampire witch…grand total .80
Jenni D. says
October 27, 2009 at 3:36 pmblue frock + devil outfit = Devil With a Blue Dress On
Kathy says
October 27, 2009 at 3:47 pmWhite Trash – plastic trash bag with neck and armholes cut out. Paper taped to back with “White Trash” written on it. (Probably more of an adult costume, but you can’t get much easier than this!)
Kait says
October 27, 2009 at 3:51 pmLil’ hobo. Whiskers of coffee grounds adhered with Vaseline. Itchy!
La Suzette says
October 27, 2009 at 3:51 pmRegular clothes, attach used drier sheets/random sox:
Static Cling.
La Suzette says
October 27, 2009 at 3:52 pmdo I also warrant prize for using exactly ten words?
.
(twice now!)
adria says
October 27, 2009 at 4:06 pmMy friends and I were Peter Pan and his crew.
dobes says
October 27, 2009 at 4:07 pmI was the Empire State Building – successively smaller boxes. My friend – Statue of Liberty (green robe and greasepaint).
dobes says
October 27, 2009 at 4:09 pmI dressed my 3 sons as the 3 little pigs.
Betsey says
October 27, 2009 at 4:17 pmBlue dress, horns, tail – Devil with a Blue Dress On.
Rebecca says
October 27, 2009 at 4:18 pmDaughter is dressing as a Grecian Goddes, old white twin sheet -free, old gold jewelry/cuffs from my jewelry box-free, gold cording for belt $1/yard, gold sandals already in her closet…. DONE!
Kristie says
October 27, 2009 at 4:28 pmOld Woman: Thift store outfit, borrowed cane, thick glasses, wig.
Carpenter: Old jeans, dad’s flannel, tool belt, dirty face.
Nancy from Fear and Parenting in Las Vegas says
October 27, 2009 at 4:37 pmRecycled swimsuit. Gold foil bracelets, headband and rope. Wonder Woman.
krg says
October 27, 2009 at 4:40 pmmy favorite was granddaughter went as a movie theater floor.
(anything you may find on a movie theater floor glued to a black outfit)
Rachel says
October 27, 2009 at 4:40 pmShirt and Paper numbers attached=Someone you can count on.
Thriftstore prom dress, tiarra, sash that reads… Miss Understood!
Or if she happens to be nursing the dairy fairy!
rockle says
October 27, 2009 at 4:54 pm“Ghetto-Ass Dollar Store Christmas Tree.” Amazing self-destructing costume!
TJ says
October 27, 2009 at 4:56 pmLaundry basket. It involved suspenders, laundry basket and some laundry.
Tracy says
October 27, 2009 at 5:32 pmGrim Rapper: Scythe. Black cape. Backwards baseball cap. Gold chains.
klcrab says
October 27, 2009 at 5:46 pmpolkadotted KKK aliens
big sister, little brother
CRAFT FAIL
Dharmamama says
October 27, 2009 at 6:00 pm(I’ve tried this 3 times!)
black tights, long black turtleneck, yellow labeltape strips, hotwheels: strtwlkr!
(guessing it’s the phrase, why the system won’t take it?)
Dharmamama says
October 27, 2009 at 6:00 pmstreetwalker
Dharmamama says
October 27, 2009 at 6:01 pmNow it’s working. Sorry. Disregard the above – just a test!
Jill says
October 27, 2009 at 6:08 pmStrawberry Shortcake. Green Duct Tape for stripes on tights. Classic.
Heather T says
October 27, 2009 at 6:19 pmFour Barbie heads around her neck, a five-year-old head hunter.
donna says
October 27, 2009 at 6:38 pmwhite turtleneck, black skirt & cardigan, black half-slip ‘habit’, readers, nun!
Tonya says
October 27, 2009 at 6:45 pmOuthouse = big box, door opening, sign, toliet paper trailing out
Tonya says
October 27, 2009 at 6:47 pmI have never been able to spell toilet. Hubby laughes.
Tonya says
October 27, 2009 at 6:48 pmNor laughs. Sigh.
Tracey says
October 27, 2009 at 7:06 pmEmpire State Building: 3 boxes, silver paint, king kong toy.
KathyB says
October 27, 2009 at 7:11 pmPlaying card. Poster boards hang over shoulders Fits over clothes.
MP says
October 27, 2009 at 7:22 pmDad’s coveralls, work hat, work boots, flannel shirt, dirt on my face – HOBO
Lovelyn says
October 27, 2009 at 7:27 pmPaper sari, my mother told everyone I was Indira Ghandi.
Northfordy Sue says
October 27, 2009 at 7:35 pmWednesday from Adams Family, she was goth before goth was goth!
Have the T-shirt says
October 27, 2009 at 7:39 pmNerd – Complete with slicked back hair, pocket protector, taped glasses
Isle Dance says
October 27, 2009 at 8:25 pm“I Dream of Jeannie!” Handmade satin vest and puffy pants!
Nancy says
October 27, 2009 at 8:28 pmLighted Christmas tree. Had to stand near electrical outlet though.
Sillypants says
October 27, 2009 at 8:29 pmdoctors coat/stethoscope . smear chocolate pudding on/around coat. Write “Proctologist” on the coat pocket.
Linda says
October 27, 2009 at 8:33 pmGraduation gown..fake big butt…Smart Ass! Ha, Ha, Ha!
I wish you would have done this post before I got my costume. Some really good ideas on here!
Alex says
October 27, 2009 at 8:49 pmwear laundry basket as overalls, ties for suspenders: dirty laundry!
(i used this when i was about bossy’s daugher’s age. my mom & i just cut a hole out of the bottom of a plastic laundry basket, used my dad’s old ties to hold it up, and then sprinkled some of my own clothes in the basket for effect. perfect.)
kim says
October 27, 2009 at 8:58 pmMrs Potato Head; all felt with extra pieces/body parts to velcro for everyone to move around and place as they wish
Cathi says
October 27, 2009 at 8:59 pmI just read comment l46 and had to laugh as mine was getting a friend and a clothesline, hanging the ‘dirty laundry between
us. It was great.
Another year I went as lifesavers, which was so simple because I had a lifesaver dress that I cut up (I still miss
that dress)
Way over l0 words. ooops
Bean says
October 27, 2009 at 9:05 pmOH! I’m sorry!! I did not mean for One Night Stand to be idea for Bossy’s Daughter!! Just posting fun idea (for ADULTS!).
Milk Gone Bad is a good one, though!
(Sorry over 10! Does it count when for apology? 🙂 )
DemMom says
October 27, 2009 at 9:14 pm#83! I was Boy George in 80s too! 10 words starting now:
Long hair braided, white coat w/piano keys, black hat.
Chesapeake Bay Woman says
October 27, 2009 at 9:18 pmI’m going as the Exwife of Frankenstein, unfortunately with experience.
Chesapeake Bay Woman says
October 27, 2009 at 9:20 pmBossy’s daughter could be a cowgirl. Boots, denim, bandana, rope.
Chesapeake Bay Woman says
October 27, 2009 at 9:21 pmHow about a princess who wears a tutu and leotards?
B says
October 27, 2009 at 9:43 pmblack clothes, 2 pieces poster board, sharpie: ace of spades (some drawing required but who can’t draw two A’s and a spade?)
amyinbc says
October 27, 2009 at 10:13 pmDaughter just left for a party wearing a wrapped box on her torso, put her hair in a pony tail and decorated with curly ribbon. Cost? Nothing! We had everything at home and she looked great 🙂
Deb says
October 27, 2009 at 10:14 pmgot any old prom or formal dresses hanging around or from the goodwill? Add a cheap plastic crown and paint your face white/black/bloody- voila’ dead prom queen….that was a winner at our house last year. What about an old brownie or girl scout uniform- again add the zombie theme…acutally add the zombie to any character…
What about brother’s old band uniform stuff or sports equipment…Good luck!!
Catherine McP says
October 27, 2009 at 10:24 pmI originally put a link to a 1918 costumes from a play..but my 10 word, what I was in the past that someone else also said and it itched reading it:
A hobo with dads clothes, coffee grounds vaseline beard YOW!
Cupcake Murphy says
October 27, 2009 at 11:06 pmStuffed pumpkin suit + 8 yr old stick legs = Unsettling Masterpiece
Bobbi says
October 27, 2009 at 11:06 pmDear Bossy’s daughter my mama made me dress as a clown for years. Though I should probably note I lived where it was COLD on halloween and we could be thin or plump clowns depending on just how much winter gear we had to wear in order to trick or treat. LOL
Bonnie says
October 27, 2009 at 11:12 pmTammy Wynette – prom dress, cowboy hat, blond wig, microphone, bottle of bourbon.
Bonnie says
October 27, 2009 at 11:15 pmMarlee Matlin in” What the Bleep”. Blue eye pencil body art. Cheap!
Bonnie says
October 27, 2009 at 11:17 pmLoretta Lynn – same as Tammy but with poofy dark hair!
maria from nj says
October 27, 2009 at 11:23 pmGot elsewhere: pin sponges to outfit – Self absorbed
Alison says
October 27, 2009 at 11:49 pmRainbow Brite!!!
Easy enough, and super fun too! Please to allow me to live vicariously…
Alison says
October 27, 2009 at 11:51 pmIdiot forgot rule. RAINBOW BRITE – fun, easy! Alison happy too!
Kerri Anne says
October 27, 2009 at 11:54 pmWhite paint + touch of fake blood = dead [enter noun here].
Julian says
October 27, 2009 at 11:59 pmWhat do you mean, it’s not that kind of party?
Bush Babe says
October 28, 2009 at 12:31 amUm… no celebrated Halloween Down Under. Ripped Off. So bad.
(second effort, pretending that I am American:)
Raggedy Ann – fake yellow wool plaits, painted freckles, gingham dress.
queenoqueens says
October 28, 2009 at 12:47 amVentian blind sunglasses, microphone and trophy make you Kanye West. Interruptions optional.
Lis says
October 28, 2009 at 1:39 ambrown turtleneck, tights, black garbage bag, sunglasses, walking stick – a blind date. Get it?
country mouse says
October 28, 2009 at 1:41 amOld black sweatshirt, black pants, white socks, white button up shirt, lots of rickrac n’ crap: the best free toreador costume EVER!
Not 10 words, but free costume ; )
Mo says
October 28, 2009 at 2:38 amHospital gown, knife in head, fake blood: Zombie! 8 words!
Blairie Lou Hoo says
October 28, 2009 at 3:08 amdead doctor.
my dad.
hippy.
Stopwatch (made up super hero).
km says
October 28, 2009 at 8:41 amDear Bossy. Today is Wednesday, Day 1 of the World Series. As a diehard Yankee fan I just wanted you to know I will be your blog friend no matter what.
Will be guzzling wine this evening as CC takes on your dudes.
Well Read Hostess says
October 28, 2009 at 9:31 amFirst, a little business, dear KM: You’re going down and so are your pretty boy Yankees.
stop light (cardboard sandwich board, three colors of cellophane, flashlight)
Static cling – socks stuck to you
Zombie – a classic, the grosser the better
Hershey bar. Brown clothes or brown felt stictched together, white paint.
swarthmore college student – thesaurus, unbrushed hair, co-op card.
Michelle says
October 28, 2009 at 9:33 amBirthday present. Box wrapped gorgeously, hair adorned with ribbons, Tights.
BossysMom says
October 28, 2009 at 9:40 amAll great but Vuboq wins.
Suzanne says
October 28, 2009 at 10:04 amLittle Dead Riding Hood, gray face, red cape, bloody mouth.
Dawn in Austin says
October 28, 2009 at 10:17 amThis past weekend, I was not a happy camper. Winner!
renee in seattle says
October 28, 2009 at 11:55 amBorrowed baby sling + 8 tiny dolls = Octomom
Regina verow says
October 28, 2009 at 12:08 pmUnopened rolls of Smarties duct taped to legs = smarty pants.
Unopened rolls of Smarties duct taped to butt = smart ass.
Reeb says
October 28, 2009 at 1:15 pmToo big to trick-or-treat so took sis. Beatnik: “hip cat”!
(Now THERE’s an out-of-date concept!)
Reeb says
October 28, 2009 at 1:18 pm88/harbor mom: I was envisioning hundreds of little balloons filled with WATER next to Bossy-Daughter’s bod, inside that jelly bean bag. Was filled with consternation and fascination, til I read it correctly.r
Square Peg says
October 28, 2009 at 1:21 pmLeftist stickers on shirt, construction paper fire headband = flaming liberal.
21st Century Housewife says
October 28, 2009 at 2:11 pmMy son went one year as a stick figure: we got glow sticks from Party City (half price because we baught them on 31 October), and used double-sided tape to attach them to black clothing. The sticks are bendy, so one was taped into a circle and clipped to his hair with a snappy barrette.
Easy, cheap, and he looked s-o-o-o cool when he walked toward you in the dark!
Ami says
October 28, 2009 at 2:50 pmpink pajamas, ked tied to head: bubblegum stuck on shoe
Nimble says
October 28, 2009 at 5:06 pmTube of toothpaste, Long cardboard rectangles on front and back, painted to look like Crest (me) and Aim (little brother). Mom made us hats too but I think a white toque would do it.
Jennifer says
October 28, 2009 at 6:25 pmWear all white, put a metal colander on head, use letters to spell -salt (instant salt shaker)
Get best friend to dress in all black, put metal colander on their head,use white letters to spell -pepper
there you go salt and pepper shakers!
Robin Gaphni says
October 28, 2009 at 6:52 pmTwister Girl: Twister mat worn like a toga; Spinner hat
Angie says
October 28, 2009 at 8:59 pmSharpie or paint music notes on white sheet=Sheet music.
Jennifer says
October 29, 2009 at 1:42 amWaitressing,
hand-me-down style.
oversized apron
matched oversized smile
Hula Hank says
October 29, 2009 at 4:04 amVegan Boy. The World’s First and Only Vegetarian Superhero.
(I was 16, worked at Burger King, and we were allowed to dress in costumes on Halloween. Green hair, silver skin, shirt, pants and shoes complimented with a pink lame cape)
Oh wait! That wasn’t Vegan Boy. that was a different superhero outfit. Vegan Boy wore silver pants, silver platform shoes, an orange cape and a tight fitting lavendar t-shirt from Wendy’s that said “Where’s the Beef?”
Lydia says
October 29, 2009 at 3:26 pm[img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3113/2809623880_251767951f.jpg[/img]
Dont be a lame princess, arm chairs are way cooler.
Age 8
Lydia says
October 29, 2009 at 3:27 pmAck Picture fail.
cyndi says
October 29, 2009 at 10:51 pmI was Mortia Addams back in the 60s – rubber bands around the bottom of my mom’s long black nightie created ‘tentacles’; black wig. My brother was a cuckoo clock – cut door into middle of large painted cardboard box. A few years later he went as a Canadian…
Alissa says
October 30, 2009 at 6:57 pmPlatypus: Furry brown coat, baseball cap bill, stryofoam egg.
Beth says
October 31, 2009 at 8:40 amBlack square of construction paper taped to back = refrigerator magnet.
melissa says
October 31, 2009 at 11:47 pmcheap parents. plastic wonder woman costume on sale. need therapy.
chris says
November 1, 2009 at 9:48 amdesperate parents of toddler~red sweatsuit, masking tape,candy cane!
chris says
November 1, 2009 at 9:50 amone good friend, white boxes, black dots~pair of dice
chris says
November 1, 2009 at 9:51 amson of CPA , big box, big markers~calculator
Bonnie says
November 1, 2009 at 10:23 amLittle Edie – panty hose, turtleneck, wrap skirt, head scarve, brooch.
– did this last night – worked great! Except I had to keep explaining it to people who haven’t seen Grey Gardens..