Need a Last Minute Halloween Costume Idea?

You get an email or text message and you suddenly find yourself invited to a Halloween party, and now you need to pull a costume together. At first you panic, but then you put your thinking cap on and come up with a couple of ideas. And don't forget to bring a small gift or gift basket to the Halloween Host. You can find a wide variety of gifts at Shop The Gift Basket Store: http://www.shopthegiftbasketstore.com

Costume Idea One:

Toga! Everyone has sheets, so just wrap a sheet around you toga-style and pin it in place. Wear sandals - gladiator sandals if you have them - and cut a branch of some type of leaves from the garden for a wreath of "laurels" on your head. Or run to the local craft store to buy a vine. You can use them later to decorate a room in your house.

Idea 2

Be a load of laundry. A great last minute Halloween costume for anyone who owns clothing: gather up some of those clothes which are lying all over your floor anyway and pin them to the clothes you are wearing. Add a couple of dryer sheets in random places and you're a load of laundry that just came out of the dryer.

Idea 3

Try a pun. Some last minute Halloween costumes can be witty. Use makeup to create a black eye and pin a big white letter "P" on to a black shirt and -- voila -- you're a Black Eyed "P." Get a rubber pig snout from a party supply store and wrap yourself in a blanket and you're a Pig in a Blanket;

Idea 4
Incorporate bathrobes. For men, wear pajama pants and a bathrobe and carry a martini glass around: you're Hugh Hefner! For women, try pajamas or a nightgown, slippers, and maybe a bathrobe, put your hair in pigtails, and you're a baby. These are two very easy last minute Halloween costumes.

Idea 5

Use aluminum foil. If you have enough aluminum foil in the house, it can be used for a variety of last minute Halloween costumes. Wrap yourself or your child in aluminum foil and you have a baked potato or a burrito, depending on the style of wrapping. Cover some boxes in aluminum foil and put them over your arms, legs, and middle and you can be a robot. None of these last minute Halloween costumes take much time, just a lot of aluminum foil.

Idea 6:
Raid your closet. Many women have old bridesmaid dresses that they'll never use again -- here's the perfect opportunity to wear them! For this last minute Halloween costume, either wear the bridesmaid dress alone or with a crown to be a princess or with running shoes to be a runaway bride.

Idea 7:
Hit the thrift store. If you're looking for a last minute Halloween costume and you have even an hour free, go to a thrift store and see what you find! You could happen upon a treasure trove of hats, wigs, accessories, and vintage pieces for any last minute Halloween costume you can imagine!