Friday, October 31, 2014

Fun Friday: DIY Zombie Costume

What happens when your kids get sick & you neglect to buy Halloween costumes? You make your own of course! But with less than two hours until trick-or-treat, your options are a bit limited (I don't care how many "quick & easy" costumes you saw on Pinterest). So you make due with what you've got.


Of course some white face paint, smeared eyeliner, fake liquid blood & crazy teased hair will complete the look. But if you don't have it, you can still rock it like you just stepped into the zombie apocalypse.

What You'll Need

•old clothes
•permanent marker
•scissors
•lighter

How To

•Start by having whoever is going to be the zombie, put the old clothes on. 
•Next, take the permanent marker & make quick marks where you plan on cutting. Doing this will help make sure that you don't end up leaving the zombie too exposed before going on a cutting spree.
•Have the zombie take off the old clothes & then start cutting on top of the permanent marker. 
•For a more zombie-like vibe, tear the cuts to distress the fabric a bit more. If you have a cotton shirt, you can take a lighter to it for a few seconds before extinguishing the singed parts by patting on them. (See below.) Be sure you do this step by a sink, just in case patting doesn't work & you need to submerge the clothing in water. 


Just don't forget the zombie walk!

28 comments:

  1. That came out awesome. She is going to look awesome out trick or treating like that tonite.

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  2. My girls are going to be zombies for Halloween. I am super excited about this because it only cost me $5.

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  3. Wow you did a great job and it's so easy too! Perfect! :)

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  4. She looks THRILLED to be a zombie. Too cute and not terribly difficult to pull off. :)

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  5. What an adorable zombie she is! I love the makeup.

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  6. That is SO cute! I also love that you can do it at home.

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  7. What a great and easy costume idea! She looks adorable... for a zombie!

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  8. Ha! I love this. My daughter asked go be a zombie NEXT year (we are planners!) so what a good idea!

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  9. That looks easy enough to make. We do not allow zombie items in our house as our youngest is only 5 which I think is too young for that kind of thing.

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  10. What a great costume she looks great - can't believe how simple to make it is :) x

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  11. Wow, you did an amazing job! I couldn't have pulled that together in 2 hours!

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  12. Whoa that makeup looks so real like zombie haha awesome.

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  13. Great idea - I know that there are times when you need last minute options.

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  14. Wow, that's really good! Happiest zombie I've ever seen, too! LOL

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  15. I was a zombie when I was younger. Back then they weren't as common as they are now. I love that zombies are all over!

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  16. What a cute zombie! I love her make up!

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  17. My kids have the walk down pat. ;) She's a cutie pie even w/zombie makeup. :)

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  18. One of my coworkers dressed up as a zombie. I need to learn to do the makeup for it, seems so fun!

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  19. I am sure she broke the candy bank with that awesome costume!
    so simple to make, thanks for sharing!

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  20. Sure looked like a great Halloween costume and I'm sure she scared a few people with her zombie look. :)

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  21. Very cute! The cutest looking zombie I have ever seen :)

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  22. You are so talented. You should work in theaters or even in big time movies :)

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  23. I think this is one of the quick and easy costumes I saw on Pinterest...and zombies are all the rage this year.

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  24. Oh wow this is awesome. Your zombie rocks.

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  25. She is one cute (and scary!) little zombie!

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  26. This is a great costume. She looks so cute.

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  27. This is awesome. I love it. You are so not the only parent scrambling to find a Halloween outfit! I remember one year growing up when my mom put me in my dad's old checkered blazer, spread vaseline on my face and patted on loose tea. It wound up being one of my favourite halloween outfits ever!

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  28. Super cute! I think my nephews would love to dress up as zombies.

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