The very best Halloween costumes are homemade. You don’t need to be crafty to make them, either. You just need an eye for the essential details, a few basic tools (duct tape and glue guns are helpful for most projects), and the time to assemble parts from different places. Cardboard boxes are useful if you have a small child intent on being a train or a ship or some kind of vehicle, or robot — or robot vehicle.
Here are some resources for those who are at work on original costumes:
Goodwill and Value Village
The big thrift stores carry useful items like hoodies and sweatpants in all colors of the rainbow. These sweatsuits can be the base for all kinds of critter costumes. For example, add ears, a tail and some markings to a yellow sweatsuit, and you have yourself a perfectly serviceable Pikachu.
These places are also suitable for accessories, cheap plastic helmets or silly shoes.
Both stores’ websites (Goodwill and Value Village) are also a wealth of information and inspiration.
Locations Goodwill: Ballard, Capitol Hill, Kirkland, Shoreline, University District, Seattle, SLU and more
Locations Value Village: Ballard, Burien, Everett, Issaquah, Lynnwood, Tukwila, Shoreline, Woodinville and more
JoAnn Fabric and Craft
Address: 2217 NW 57th St, Seattle, WA 98107
Phone: (206) 782 6242
Plus locations in Bellevue, Shoreline, Tukwila, Renton, Kent, Auburn, Lynnwood, Federal Way, Everett, Puyallup and Tacoma.
They’ve got a hilarious variety of fabrics and notions, plus a variety of craft supplies that just might come in handy for your Halloween costumes. Need foam? Golden duct tape? Glue of any kind? Have a look around here.
Seattle ReCreative
Address: 8408 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
Phone: (833) 467-3873
You never know what kind of treasures you will find in this Greenwood crafting oasis, so it’s worth taking a peek at what they have. Also, if you need space and equipment to assemble the costume, you can find it here. Seattle ReCreative’s maker space contains various useful tools, including a sewing machine, a serger and a mat cutter.
More Halloween fun
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