Sustainable Halloween Costumes

Tag : bathrobe
In the middle of this lovely fall we're having, Halloween is fastapproaching. In fact, it's today, as you read this! Still don'tknow how you're going to dress for that costume party tonight? Ormaybe you're just searching for a low budget Halloween costume --or an extremely low budget costume. What about something that costsno more than a couple bucks and isn't just one of those plasticmasks that end up in the landfill after one use? Read on for topeight "green" costume ideas.

8. For the beginner: the pile of leaves. The sustainable Halloweencostume for those earthy folks. Just take some of the thousands ofleaves lying discarded on Main Hall green and tape them to somefall-colored clothing, and you are part of the beautiful fallfoliage.

7. The tree. If you're feeling slightly more ambitious, you canupgrade from a pile of leaves to a tree by finding a bunch ofsticks and taping these to your pants, and the leaves to yourshirt.

6. The Roman. Yup. Exactly what it sounds like: wear a sheet as atoga. Classic -- even if not classy -- and utterly cliché,but totally sustainable. Feel like something's missing? Get fewbranches and some leaves and make yourself a headdress. Otherbedsheet costumes include the other classic, The Ghost, or TheMorning After (wrap yourself in only a bedsheet).

5. The Middle Class Snob. You know those old guys on your block whogo out to get the morning paper wearing just a bathrobe? Just wearyour bathrobe and some high white socks, and carry around anewspaper and a cup of coffee. If you're feeling slightly morebourgeoisie, add a pipe and make the socks argyle.

4. The Roommate. One of the most effortless of your sustainableHalloween costume options. Just grab some of his clothes from yourroommate's side of the closet, and you're set. You can even be apair if you also have your roommate dress like you.

3. The Static Cling: Dress in a solid color and pin random thingsyou find to yourself (e.g. socks, underwear, dryer sheets, lint).Spray your hair straight up in the air to get the full effect.Variations include The Landfill (use wrappers, chip bags, and othergarbage).

2. Nickelback: Take advantage of the beauty of puns. Tape a nickelto your back.

1. Only for the most advance and dedicated: The transformer. Manyof you may have seen the YouTube video of the transformer costumemade out of cardboard boxes. But little did you know that this is asustainable Halloween costume. If you forgo all the paint (who hastime and money for that anyway?), and use old boxes you find in therecycling bins, this costume is not only sustainable, but prettyfreakin' sweet!

Whatever costume you choose, remember to be good to your earth, andoffer it to friend for next year. Have a green Halloween, and don'tforget to recycle your beverage containers!