50 Couples Halloween Costumes
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31. Cupcake
Channel this year's trendiest treat with an uber-simple costume.
Cup: For a kid-friendly option, wear a plastic cup on a string around your neck, preferably with an all-black outfit as a background. For adults-only option, wear an athletic "cup" over your clothes.
Cake: Wear a Cake (the band) T-shirt or any other T-shirt depicting a birthday, wedding or other type of cake. Bonus: Bring real cupcakes with you to "sweeten" the costume.
32. Hairy Potter
Hairy: A "hair costume," which can be achieved by wearing a (faux) fur jacket or vest, or by pinning several wigs to your clothes.
Potter: Gardener costume, which includes gardening gloves, rain boots, a dark green apron, a large sun hat, and a spade.
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33. Fantasy Football
Him (Fantasy): A Wizard, which includes a long purple cape (or a dark bedsheet or blanket), a pointy hat and a wand.
Her (Football): A football costume, which can be as simple as a football jersey, or could include a helmet, pads, leggings and gloves.
Alternate: If she wants to go sexy, he can wear the football costume and she can be a "fantasy," which means dressing provocatively—heels, heavy make-up and a teensy skirt/shirt combo. Can An Artist Love A Diehard Football Fan?
34. Social Media
Twitter: Cut out 140 letters and pin or tape them to a T-shirt. Be sure to include a hash tag (#).
Facebook: Draw a Facebook wall on a piece of cardboard, and cut out a rectangle where you'll put your Face (and which aligns with the profile picture). Check out this page for inspiration.
35. iPad & Kindle
iPad: Take a small pad of paper, attach a rubber band to each side, and wear it over one eye, pirate-style. (You can also use a sanitary pad, if you're into that sort of thing.)
Kindle: Take some small pieces of wood (or matches), tie them together and attach to a piece of string that goes around your neck. This is a great last-minute costume.
36. The Death of Newspapers
Newspapers: Pin newspapers all over your clothes.
Death: A black cape (or sheet), a black hood (from a hooded sweatshirt), black face paint and a scythe (from Halloween store or made from a broom handle and a piece of cardboard covered with tin foil).
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37. Day & Night
Day: Yellow or gold face paint, sky blue T-shirt with flying birds painted or drawn on, sunglasses any other sun-related items, eg. headband, jewelry, etc.
Night: Black or dark blue face paint, black or dark blue T-shirt with moon, stars and bat stickers/patches, black pants, black gloves.
