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Your days of walking door-to-door chiming 鈥淭rick or treat!鈥� may be long over, but costume parties are a great way to have fun and relieve college stress with your friends. Store shelves are already overflowing with Halloween candy and decorations, but there鈥檚 no need to break the bank purchasing a pre-made costume that you鈥檒l only wear once. Here are 15 easy college Halloween costume ideas that you can easily and reasonably make yourself:

DIY Halloween Costumes for Women

1. Housewife: There are two easy ways to make your own housewife costume for Halloween: wear a pair of pajamas or a fluffy pink robe and a pair of slippers; or wear a dress covered with an apron. Put curlers in your hair for an added bonus.

2. Bookworm: Wear a black skirt, white button-down blouse, tights, and flats. If it鈥檚 long enough, put your hair up in a bun. Wear your backpack and carry an impressive book such as War and Peace. Black glasses with thick frames will be the perfect finishing touch!

3. Wicked Witch: If you prefer to wear regular clothes, just dress in all black. If you want a 鈥渨itch鈥檚 gown,鈥� cut holes in a black sheet for your head and arms. Top with an inexpensive witch hat and carry a broom. Practice your cackle before the party!

4. Fortune teller: Pair a loose, flowing blouse with an ankle-length skirt. Purple or navy blue are both great colors to choose from. Tie a few scarves around your waist and tie another around your hair. Wear plenty of bangle bracelets, rings, chains or necklaces, and large hoop earrings. Carry a deck of Tarot cards or 鈥渃rystal ball鈥� to complete the look.

5. Hula Dancer: Wear a bikini top, bathing suit, or tank top with shorts and a grass skirt from a party supply store. If you don鈥檛 want to risk going barefoot, wear flip flops. Add a few plastic leis as the finishing touch and carry around a plastic coconut drinking cup.

Homemade Halloween Costumes for Men

1. Old Spice Man: Go shirtless and wrap a towel around your waist. (Wear shorts underneath just in case!) Carry a bottle of Old Spice body wash, deodorant, or whatever product you choose.

2. Businessman: Get ready for your future post-college career by dressing up as a businessman for Halloween. Wear a dress shirt, tie, dress pants and nice shoes. Carry a briefcase for added effect. Easy peasy!

3. Doctor / medical technician: Find an inexpensive pair of blue or green scrubs at Wal-Mart or another discount store and remember to pick up a plastic stethoscope from the Halloween aisle. Try to resist the urge to crack cheesy inappropriate jokes like 鈥淲anna play doctor?鈥�

4. Where鈥檚 Waldo?: Blue pants (jeans can work, too) and a red-and-white striped shirt will instantly transform you into Waldo. If you can鈥檛 find the shirt, use a white one and draw your own red lines with Sharpies. Don鈥檛 forget a pair of black 鈥渘erd鈥� costume glasses!

5. Tourist: Wear a Hawaiian-print shirt, cargo shorts or swim trunks, and flip flops. Stick a folded map in your pocket and wear a camera around your neck.

Creative Halloween Costumes for Couples

If your better half agrees to wear a Halloween costume for couples, your options are nearly limitless. Here are a few easy outfits to try:

1. Ken and Barbie: 鈥淜en鈥� can wear a snug-fitting shirt and jeans while 鈥淏arbie鈥� can wear just about anything pink and a blonde wig if necessary. If you鈥檙e feeling ambitious and want to ensure everyone knows who you鈥檙e supposed to be, create life-size 鈥淢attel鈥� doll boxes out of large cardboard boxes. Paint them pink, of course!

2. Mad Men couple: Release your inner Don and Betty Draper (or Don and one of his many other female 鈥渃ompanions鈥�) when 鈥渉e鈥� wears a suit and tie topped with a fedora and 鈥渟he鈥� sports a vintage 鈥�60s-style dress (hit the thrift store!) with heels and red lipstick.

3. Prince William and Kate Middleton: Remind your friends that you deserve the royal treatment when you dress up as William and Kate. 鈥淲ills鈥� can look authentic if you find a red jacket and make a blue sash out of fabric from the craft store. Wear with black pants and dress shoes. For 鈥淜ate,鈥� find a used wedding dress or white prom dress at Goodwill, carry a bouquet of artificial flowers, and pop a plastic tiara on your head. Voil脿!

4. Prom King and Prom Queen: You really can wear your prom outfits a second time! If you don鈥檛 have your prom dress handy, ask your parents to mail it to campus or just purchase a cheapie discount store dress instead. (Anything long will work.) The king can wear nearly any 鈥渄ressy鈥� outfit. Top with plastic crowns and you鈥檙e good to go. Just be sure to perfect your cheesy smiles and waves!

5. Cheerleader and Football Player: Old school uniforms will be the easiest way to pull this off, but it鈥檚 also possible to easily make your own鈥斺€渟he鈥� can show her school spirit with a short pleated skirt, short-sleeved sweater and pom-poms while 鈥渉e鈥� can wear snug athletic pants and a football jersey. Go team!

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Posted on 8 Oct

Melissa Rhone earned her Bachelor of Music in Education from the 911吃瓜网 of Tampa. She resides in the Tampa Bay area and enjoys writing about college, pop culture, and epilepsy awareness.