Halloween will be here before you know it! For many of us that means that it is time to pinch pennies and start shopping for those Halloween costumes for the kids. If you are not careful though, those costumes can end up costing you a lot. Did you know that the average American spends over $70 on Halloween? No thank you!
I have 3 kids and I will be spending less than $20 total for Halloween costumes this year. How will I do that? Well, here are my 5 tips for saving on Halloween Costumes:
- Start now – Truthfully to save the most money, we should have started sooner, but if not, that’s okay! Hope is not lost. What you DO NOT want to do though is wait until the last minute when all of the cheap, good costumes are gone and you are forced to pay big money for a costume you don’t necessarily want.
- Shop your closets – Before you head to the store, look through your closets for any costumes that you may still have in there, or any of your regular clothes that will work toward your costume.
- Borrow – Get together with other mama friends and see what costumes you all may be able to swap with one another. You may find the perfect costume and not have to pay a penny!
- Use your own makeup – Okay, you may not be able to create Frankenstein with the contents of your makeup bag, but my guess is, you can pull off some good eyeliner tricks with what you have.
- Shop used – I cannot even tell you the benefits of shopping used for Halloween costumes, but I can sure try. It’s cheaper, it makes more sense since you are wearing this ONE time, you are doing your part to save the environment, the list really does go on. Seriously though, we are here to talk about saving money and you can buy a costume for literal pennies on the dollar shopping used. You can hit up thrift stores, or even check out the FB marketplace for cheap costumes.
Having a great Halloween doesn’t have to mean spending a lot of money, just be smart about how you shop and you can have a blast for very little out of pocket.
