Head On a Platter

• Make a costume that looks as if you've been served as a meal. Put on a pair of dark pants and a dark shirt to help draw attention away from your body. Cut out a square piece of cardboard or oak tag. The square should be large enough to extend at least 3 inches beyond your shoulders, front and back. Cut out a hole in the middle large enough for your head to fit through. Top the piece of cardboard with a large blue piece of cloth. Cut a hole in the middle of the cloth large enough for your head to fit through. There should be enough fabric so it covers the entire piece of cardboard and drapes over the sides evenly. Glue three or four pieces of fake fruit to the top of the cloth. Glue three or four pieces of silverware as well. Place dark rings around your eyes to create the illusion of black eyes to complete the look.
  
  

Be a Vampire

• Turn yourself into a vampire. Start with a pair of black pants. Top with a white shirt. Add a vest in bright red velvet over the white shirt to symbolize blood. Place a cape around your shoulders that reaches to your knees. The cape should be black on the outside and red inside. Add a red bow tie. If desired, place fake long teeth in your mouth to add a frightening detail.
  
  

Say Boo

• Bring out your ghostly side. Put on a pair of white pants and a white top. Wear black gloves and black sneakers. Place a large piece of white fabric onto the white outfit. Cut out room for a hole where you can place your head and put this fabric on your body. The ends should reach to the tops of your sneakers. Top the white base with two or three layers of gauzy white fabric cut into strips that trail behind you when you walk. Make a very scary mask. Spraypaint a large paper shopping bag white. Cut out one hole for your nose, two holes for your eyes and large hole to make the mouth of the costume. Line each of the holes with thin dark fabric taped to the interior of the shopping bag and place the shopping bag over your head.