by Joyce Slaton posted in Products & Prizes

If you want a Halloween costume that'll make people gasp and squee and pull out their cameras to take photos of you, don't buy it off the rack. No matter how cool a store-bought costume is, at most, it looks like you went to the store and spent a bunch of money.
Homemade costumes, on the other hand, boast more charm. Even when they're wonky, they still show off the love you put into it, the time and care you spent planning, cutting, glueing, and sewing.
But let's keep things reasonable here. We're talking about a costume your 4-year-old will wear for 3 hours, tops, and maybe never again. You don't want to spend days or weeks on elaborate costumes. What you want is something adorable, comfortable, yet easy. Something like this"

As you can see from this collection of costume ideas from Primary, maker of bright basics for children, a great base for a comfy kids' costume is a solid-color T-shirt, leggings, or a bodysuit. Each photo links to a tutorial on how to make the costumes -- no sewing!

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