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Halloween is my second favorite time of the year! Beautiful carved pumpkins, scary themed parties, cute kids dressing up and visiting, and of course lots and lots of chocolate! I  just love seeing the creativity in the costumes, but you don’t need to be an expert seamstress to make an awesome costume piece for your child. Here is a list of brilliantly easy costumes from around the web – some spooky, some not so spooky…Enjoy!

10. Zombie Makeup

Here is a very simple Zombie makeup tutorial, you could use a green or white face base for this. Courtesy of Sweet Shoppe Mom.

9. Zombie Clothes

You can Zombify basically any item of clothing, the good folks over at Look Like A Zombie show you just how to do it.

8. Princess Leia

Let your daughters Intergalactic Princess tendencies shine through with this gorgeous yet simple costume, with thanks to Chelsey over at Buggy and Buddy!

7. Glinda and Elphaba (aka the Good Witch of the North and the Wicked Witch of the West)

Are you a good witch or a bad witch? Take your pick with these 2 glorious outfits from the beautiful creative folks over at Simple as That.

6. Jellyfish

Perfect for an under the sea themed party or costume! You could use any color you like with a clear umbrella for the prettiest Jellyfish ever! From the team over at Style Me Pretty.

5. Werewolf

Cutest. Werewolf. Ever! Thanks to the team at The Happy Scraps.

4. Cookie Monster

Not all monsters have to be scary! Create this simple yet super effective costume with a blue t-shirt and tutu, add some felt cookies and you’re done! Get the full tutorial over at The Joy of Fashion.

3. Bat Cape

Don’t go batty trying to find a great Halloween costume -make this super simple cape from a non woven fabric such as fleece or felt! You can either sew or glue the arm holes down, this one couldn’t be easier! Courtesy of Pinterest.

2. Rocket Man

Create a futuristic Jetpack style costume with 2 soda bottles and some felt. This brilliantly simple idea is brought you by Doodlecraft.

1. Cupcake

This adorable costume is created with a blanket, mini pom poms and an upside down lamp shade! So clever and effective. Courtesy of Pinterest