Halloween is easily one of the best holidays: you get to dress up and have an excuse to eat your body weight in candy! As fun as Halloween is, it can also be pricey. While the stores have expensive costumes and decorations, there's a lot of ways you can still ring in the holiday as a broke college kid (with the help of Pinterest)!
DIY Halloween Dorm Decor:
Mummy Door
This one's easy! All you need is toilet paper, yellow and black cardboard paper, tape, and cheap cobwebs you can buy around this time of year at any grocery store! Wrap the toilet paper around the front of the door and tape it behind the door. You can make the mummy's eyes as shown with the cardboard paper. The bats make a nice touch, too!
Ghost Lights
If you have any type of lights hanging up in your room, all you have to do is drape a piece of paper towel with eyes and a mouth drawn on with a Sharpie, and you have a spooky ghost!
Sharpie Pumpkins
If you go pumpkin picking with friends over the weekend, there's plenty of ways to decorate them without investing in a carving kit! For example, you can paint or draw all sorts of designs on them to spice up your dorm for October! This is also a great idea if your school has a no candle policy!
Nearly Halloween Movies:
Borrow a friend's Netflix for the month and enjoy these Halloween favorites!
"The Nightmare Before Christmas" (Netflix)
Find out what would happen if Halloween and Christmas crossed paths!
"Halloweentown" (YouTube)
A 2000s kid classic, young Marnie finds out that she's the witch and chaos ensues!
"Hocus Pocus" ($2.99 YouTube):
The story of three witch sisters who are on a sinister mission on Halloween night.
Costumes:
If you plan on dressing up for Halloween but don't want to spend the money, there are plenty of costume options with clothes you already have!
Mary Poppins
All you need is a dress shirt, black skirt, tights, black hat with some flowers on it, and an umbrella!
Scarecrow
All you need is a flannel shirt, jeans, a sun hat, and some eyeliner pen skills! This can also work for guys, too!
Where's Waldo?
This classic costume is easy with jeans, a red and white striped shirt, and matching hat!
If you have a black striped shirt instead of red, this look is just as simple!
In college it's all about getting creative with your resources, and Halloween is the perfect time to get creative! Search for more ideas, look through your closet to see what could be a great costume, or what in your dorm room could be a great decoration! Have a fun and safe Halloween!!
