College students don’t just celebrate Halloween for one day, especially at this University. People make it a weekend event with multiple costumes, even going as far as spending hundreds of dollars just for this one weekend every year. What a lot of students do, though, is try to recreate the expensive costumes they find online. What students don’t know is that with a little bit of brainstorming and some added creativity, they can make their own unique costumes that will set them apart from everyone else. As someone who has always loved Halloween, I usually take it upon myself to make my own costumes from year to year. Below are a few of my favorites: 

Facebook

The first costume is really simple to make — that is, if you have about an hour and are artistically inclined. All you need is a tri-fold presentation board, some scissors and some paint. Cut a square-shaped hole on the upper left hand corner. Then, paint the Facebook logo above the hole. Paint some funny quotes or statuses, and viola! You are now Facebook (just make sure the hole is big enough for your head).  

Rubik’s Cube

This next costume goes along with the whole cardboard theme. First, take a box (one big enough to fit your body into). Cut three holes — one on the top for your head, and one on two of the sides for your arms. Now take colored construction paper — nine different colors preferably — and tape them on to the box with black duct tape. You should tape them on in rows of three, with only nine sheets on each side. You also may have to cut the construction paper to make it fit, depending on the size of your box. 

Twister

This next costume brings out the inner child in us all and is simple to make, as long as you don’t mind cutting a hole into one of your favorite childhood games. Take the game Twister and cut a slit in the middle of the game board big enough put your head through. Then, take the spinner from the game and tie a shoestring in a loop around the back of the spinner and wear it as a necklace. You are now a walking, talking twister board. Just hope that if asked to play, you won’t be the board!  

Google Maps

For this last costume, you will need poster board, red paint, black paint or permanent marker, your imagination and possibly a partner. Cut a tear drop shape out of the poster board and paint it red. Next, cut a hole large enough for your face to fit through. Paint or draw a black “A” above the face hole, and you can officially say that you’re a point on Google Maps. If you want to get another person involved, make another red tear drop shape, except this time put a “B” above the face hole. 

Raymond is a junior in Media and can be reached at [email protected].