[GwenythOwensMama]

Are there any hot deals on costumes yet? If so, where?

[lindybommen]

Childrens place had the costumes there for 50% off. Under $12 for them. Nothing warm though, but some really cute fairies and cowboys. HTH.

[Samantha85VA]

I bought mine on Ebay...... Got 2 different costumes for $20... This is the first year Ive dressed up in about 10 years, so I wanted to try a few things out haha

[YouMe&3]

Disney had a good sale going...Disney Shopping | Disney Store Online Shopping | Home

Also, Kmart, I believe.

[jw10]

I picked up a warm n fuzzy bumblebee costume for $9.99 at Costco last week.

[mommieof2]

I agree with you me & 3 disney had and excellent sell and even better has the same deals instore ( so you dont have to pay shipping) best price found for Hannah Montana Costume. Also old navy.com has some really cheap smaller ones 7.00 and online childrens place had some cheap ones too and combine with 15% off code from P00h717(I dont know how to link the thread but it is in the babies and kids and say 50% off childrens place, so it this was helpful to you please go there to thank her)Code: r28l7p3bdda8. Our in store was picked through!

[TigerGirl1226]

This might sound like I am being silly...but the cheapest place is your closet! When I was a kid, me and my mom got creative. I wasn't really into cartoon characters so it was easy for her. I remember being Punky Brewster one year, that was really easy...I had the freckles and all. One year we used a lime green sweat suit and made me a fairy unicorn. One year I was determined to go as my mom for Halloween so I was a "businesswoman"...carried her brief case and all.

So the moral of my story is, give it a shot...never know what you have!

[MommyofJack]

Creative costumes 101....

One year my sister went as a bag of jelly beans. Clear trash bag with holes for her arms and legs, filled up with small multi-colored balloons then tied with a ribbon at the neck. That one was cute. She wore black leggings and a coat under the bag/balloons.

One year I went as a "mom". I wore curlers in my hair, a bath robe and tied a few baby dolls around my ankles. LOL! (This costume has a whole new meaning to me now as a "real mom"!) No wonder my mom thought it was so funny...

I would advise against the costume my sister wore the year she went as "Aunt Jemima". You know, the pancake syrup lady. (This was the early 80s, mind you--times have changed!) She was SOOO cute with the do-rag in her hair and face paint and dress w/ apron. It was an awesome costume until we showed up at the door of an African-American lady (pretty rural caucasion town we lived in!!). My mom was SOOOO embarrassed! The lady just laughed and gave us candy! Still not a "repeat costume" IMO!

I also went as Lady Liberty one year. We had found this horrible lime-green bedsheet in my grandma's closet over the summer and made a crown and torch to go with it. I wrapped myself up in the sheet (toga-style) and painted my face green. That was a pretty cute one, too!

Thanks for letting me share the memories!! Time to find the pictures! What happened to the good ol' days of making costumes???? This year, I'm using a diaper box with a hole in the top and bottom to make a "Thomas the Train" costume for my 18 mo. old. I'll decorate the box to look like Thomas and then do a couple of ribbons to go over his shoulders to hold the train up. Gonna have to get started on this pretty soon!

[HappyGal]

Check Craigslist...I have seen tons on there and I even sold some too!!!