Halloween: Freaky Frugal Halloween

by Rachel Webb

Retailers love Halloween. Kids love Halloween, but what about parents? With early preparation and frugal shopping, Halloween can be a relaxing holiday and a wonderful opportunity for families to spend quality time together. An online poll at Halloween Magazine shows that Moms are spending anywhere from $50 – $250 yearly buying costumes and decorating the house. How can you enjoy a freaky Halloween and still be frugal?

COSTUMES Be creative and involve the whole family. Start by looking at your resources and work with what you have. Jan in Mapleton, Utah used her resources by dressing her children in her husband’s UPS uniforms from work. The parents were the packages wearing big boxes with “handle with care” and “fragile” stickers. They were the hit of the neighborhood!

Since I have small children I try to purchase or make costumes that can be used for other purposes like Princess themed birthday parties or use storybook characters for school dress-up days, etc.

Remember to check out online auctions and goodwill stores for costume ideas. Clearance Sales are my favorite. Partysupermarket.com is an online store that gathers clearance items from several stores around the country and sells online for $4.99!

FRUGAL DECORATIONS Carve an Amazing “Graveside Manner” Pumpkin jack-o-lantern using the FREE pattern found at: www.pumpkinmasters.com

Try dressing up a scarecrow and have it up a few days prior to Halloween so the whole neighborhood gets used to seeing him as a fixture

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