There are so many Halloween costumes out there for kids, and it can be really hard to pick the best one. You want your kid to be cute, but you want him or her to be original, too, and that can be difficult.

With a few easy tricks and a little bit of ingenuity, you can hand make a costume that’s cute and unique. Some of the easiest ones are a baby duck, a spider, or a ketchup and mustard costume that’s the cutest thing for twins. These all involve only some very basic sewing and gluing skills and only require a few items that can be easily purchased at any craft store.

You don’t have to spend a fortune or work for hours on end to come up with a great Halloween costume for your toddler or preschool-aged child. It can be fast, easy, inexpensive and they will look great!

Who can forget the Addams family? If you want to dress like them this Halloween, you can do it on a budget and still look great.

The wonderful thing about the Addams family is that their clothing was so simple- they dressed in black. Mortia and Wednesday had some lace on their dresses, but not much. Gomez had a black suit. Pugsley wore mostly black, with a black and white striped shirt. Easy as can be.

Don’t forget uncle Fester with a black monk-like robe, bald cap and white face paint.

You won’t have to do much work and you’ll be able to have a great Halloween, whether you’re going to a party, going out with friends to trick or treat, or just staying home and answering the door to pass out candy all night.

The 50’s aren’t even a memory of most people who dress up for Halloween anymore but thanks to the popularity of the movie Grease, people still think about that decade fondly, even if they weren’t there. If you want to dress up like a Grease character for Halloween, it’s not that difficult to do.

Sandy’s costume can be made quite easily from:

A white short sleeve blouse
Pale yellow waistcoat
A long flared yellow skirt (use a crinoline to make it puffy)
White socks
White tennis shoes
Ponytail style blonde wig
Mascara, pale pink lipstick

If you want to dress like Danny, here’s what you’ll need:

A black jacket
A black t-shirt
Black pants
White socks
Black shoes
A 1950s-style black wig
Black sunglasses

Easy! You’ll look like you came straight out of the 50s in no time, and for very little money.

Captain Jack Sparrow is definitely a favorite among the fictional characters that kids and adults alike are trying to portray this Halloween.

While you may find it fairly easy to find a pirates costume to wear for Halloween it may not convey the actual Captain Sparrow look you are going for.

It might be a good start though. If you begin with a regular pirates costume of black or gray tight fitting pants that go to your calves and a white flowing shirt, you will have a great start. Add a long, fitted vest with buttons, a bandana and tall boots.

If you really want to look authentic you must pay attention to the hair and makeup. You will need lots of bronzer to make sure you are looking very tan and add some black eyeliner to complete the look.

If you don’t have long hair or want to go with the dreadlocks look you may need a wig for that part. Essential for the look is the mustache and the braided beard with two beads on the bottom of each braid. Add any other accessories you can find like belts, sashes and swords.

Even with the surge in popularity of Whoville and Dr. Seuss with the movie “Horton Hears a Who”, costumes of the beloved Whoville characters are not the easiest to find.

Cindy Lou Who, a favorite of little girls everywhere is amongst the most difficult to find. Other popular costume requests are the Mayor of Whoville, his wife, Mama Who, Grandma and Grandpa, Boo Who and Danny Who. Of course, there is always the Grinch, who is a classic.

Unfortunately, it is not easy to find any of these costumes other than the Grinch. If you do come across these popular costumes, it would be very costly to purchase or even rent them so many are trying their hand at making their own costumes. Use images from the movie to start.

Remember that everything is very bright and big like big polka dots and big hair and hats. A trip to your local thrift stores or consignment shops is probably the best way to come up with some of the exaggerated looks that one would find in Whoville.