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7 Last-Minute Halloween Costumes with Grocery Store Ingredients

Faith Durand
Faith DurandSenior Vice President of Content at AT Media
Faith is the SVP of Content at Apartment Therapy Media and former Editor-in-Chief of The Kitchn. She is the author of three cookbooks, including the James Beard Award-winning, The Kitchn Cookbook. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband and two daughters.
updated May 1, 2019
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Need a cheap, easy last-minute Halloween costume? If you’re anything like me, Halloween has crept up on you. Suddenly, it’s the end of October (what!) and you’re faced with the prospect of going to a Halloween party this weekend with no costume at all, or settling on something really lame. While I appreciate the throwback charm of Ye Olde Bedsheet Ghost as much as the next costume-challenged girl, our team has some fresh ideas for you.

May we suggest a quick trip to the grocery store on your way to the party? While you’re picking up beer or a bottle of wine, grab supplies for one of these last-minute, pun-tastic Halloween costumes.

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Chip On The Shoulder (Image credit: Gina Eykemans)
(Image credit: Gina Eykemans)

Chip on the Shoulder

Let’s start with something really easy, shall we? Do we even need to spell this out? Chips + your shoulder. Maybe a little duct tape to hold them together. Stand by the punch bowl looking grumpy all evening.

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Thyme Capsule

A sprig of thyme, a ziplock bag, and a sweet note to not open until some date far in the future, and you have yourself a costume.

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John Lemon

If you don’t have the right glasses to impersonate this god of rock, pick up a pair of cheap sunglasses and knock out the shades. Lemonheads and a string of lemons complete the pun.

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Batman & Reuben

If your grocery store (or drugstore) is anything like mine, there are discount kids’ costumes hanging everywhere on Halloween evening. Grab yourself a Batman mask and swing by the deli for his trusty sidekick.

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Encourage Mint

See, you got this! You can do it. Just a sprig of mint (or enough to pass out like party favors) and a little name tag are all you need.

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Boozehound

OK, there’s a little more prep involved here, so hit up the makeup section and do your best attempt at your pup’s sweet face. A jug of apple cider disguised as moonshine and you’re set.

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Spice Rack

We just couldn’t resist. Grab a cheap bra from your grocery superstore’s sale rack and fill it with cumin, cinnamon, and other goodies. Bonus points if you make chili with all of it (sans bra) afterwards.

Happy Halloween, from us to you — may you have an evening filled with full-sized Snickers and puns galore.

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