Cool Halloween ideas...on the cheap

The article said this was just glow sticks stuck in balloons and then the balloons were filled with water and shoved in stockings. I have a small box of glow sticks left over from something else and the used store has stockings galore so I'm going to try this and I'll let you know if it really works.

The Ikea Monkey costume. I loved this for kids. I don't know where to get the mask though. The coat you could get at any thrift store. It's so damn cool, isn't it?

This is a cool idea. You wouldn't have to make this many, I think a group of three would look fine. And you could, make it a lot spookier depending on the dress and material. I'll bet you could just starch old thin children's dresses and hang them over those light up paper lanterns. I have a ton of those, I might try this.

Speaking of starch, starch ghosts are super easy to make. I've made a ton of these things over the years and you don't have to be an artist or get super fancy. Just soak gauze or cheese cloth in liquid starch and drape it over a balloon. You can use a stick from the yard or a bent out hanger for the arms (tape it to the bottom of the balloon) and arrange the drapey cloth any way you want. You can add a mask for the face..or not. Pop the balloon when the starch dries and pull it out. Remember to leave or add some cloth strips to blow in the wind. Shove some lights in there when your done and it looks awesome at night. Green lights worked the best for me. These things are really spooky and any kid can make them.