Chilean Miner Group Halloween Costume Idea in 2010 - Homemade Outfits to Look Like a Miner

The most popular news story over the last several weeks has been the rescue of the Chilean miners. In fact, the streaming video of the rescue was the most-watched live video in the history of streaming online feeds. With this being the case it should come as no surprise to see many Americans looking to create a homemade 2010 Halloween costume idea related to the Chilean miners. These miners have been through quite a lot and emulating them on Halloween will be a sign of respect and gratitude for the hard work they have done.

Before going out and creating a group Halloween costume it is always a good idea to get a large number of people together and decide who will wear which specific costume. When it comes to looking like a Chile miner it should not be very hard to come up with a homemade costume. By simply getting some old grungy clothes and tearing them up a little bit you can emulate the outfits that these miners were wearing when they got out of the hole.

It would also be very smart to go ahead and get a little bit dirty before the Halloween party starts as this will help to solidify the costume idea related to the Chile miners. Even though this has been a very popular news story over the last 48 hours it may still be the case that this type of outfit is very hard to find at retailers. Almost all major retailers order Halloween costume outfits months and possibly years in advance. With this story becoming a huge hit in the last few weeks it will likely be the case that finding a costume at a major retailer will be nearly impossible.

Coming up with great 2010 Halloween costume ideas is not very difficult as there has been a plethora of news stories over the last several months. Do not be surprised to see many costumes related to very popular figures that have made mistakes over the last few years. Some of these individuals could include Lindsay Lohan, Tiger Woods and Katy Perry. One of the most popular costume ideas in early October has been the Lady Gaga Meat Dress costume but please be aware of the fact that there are going to be many people that try to emulate Lady Gaga by wearing this type of costume. Coming up with a completely unique and homemade costume may be much more important than looking like the most popular media figure.

When coming up with a Chile Miners Halloween costume idea [http://www.2010halloweencostumeideas.net/2010/10/14/chile-miners-2010-halloween-costume-ideas-for-groups-rescued-miners-outfits-for-adults/] it is important to come up with something original. Taking the time and effort to create a unique 2010 Chilean Miners group Halloween Costume could be just the costume to turn heads at this years party.

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The Superiority of Homemade Halloween Costumes

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Halloween costume contests are never won by store-bought costumes, no matter how well made or unique. Homemade Halloween costumes are simply more impressive. Those triumphant homemade costumes show far better creativity, crafting skill and most of all, effort. The costume can really be quite simple, as long as the idea behind the costume is clever. Homemade Halloween costumes based on puns score extra points. 

I entered into my first Halloween costume contest at the age of five, alongside my two sisters. We were dressed as crayons thanks to a touch of craftiness from our mother. To make the crayon costumes, she measured around our bodies, cut out tubes of felt and affixed Velcro at the back. The tubes covered from chest to feet with short and simple suspenders sewn onto the felt. Crayon point hats were created with the help of a cardboard triangle glued into a funnel shape and covered with felt. Black felt supplied the "Crayola" and squiggles at each end.

The brilliant thing about our homemade Halloween costumes is that they were so easy to make but looked quite adorable (if I do say so myself). The felt tubes were quick to toss on over coordinating clothes and were quite comfortable, important requirements for impatient trick-or-treaters. Requiring only felt, Velcro, scissors and glue, they were also cheap for Mom. Any kid or adult could immediately identify our costume, which indulged such a pinnacle kid favorite. While we did not win the costume contest that year, we still have these homemade Halloween costumes made so many years ago.

Those crayons will always be first in my heart, but I have seen many great homemade Halloween costumes over the years. Groups of people seem to be a contributing factor in great homemade Halloween costumes. A group of costumed people creating a Halloween theme together just compounds the cute, just like with puppies. One year, a group of my friends went as Tetris pieces that actually fit together. A series of cardboard boxes and paint provided all the materials. Painting and assembling those boxes might have been more fun than the Halloween party we wore them.

Another year, we decided on a rather dark yet nerdy Halloween party theme, Dead Authors. With such a specific topic, homemade Halloween costumes were absolutely essential. We had a prize for the best costume, a collapsible ping-pong table made out of scrap wood salvaged by my engineer roommate. Extra points were given to dead author costumes incorporating how the authors died. The best and winning costume was Sylvia Plath who constructed an oven around her head with a clear, swinging door and knobs. I dressed as Virginia Woolf, filling my cardigan pockets with rocks.

Sure, our dead author costumes were dark, perhaps even a touch disrespectful, but they were also funny. They commemorated the darker side of these authorial geniuses. More importantly, they were creative and encouraged everyone to make something with their hands. For students accustomed to reading and writing all day long, the homemade Halloween costumes were strangely therapeutic.

Make your own homemade Halloween costumes this year.

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Remembering Homemade Costumes of Yesteryear

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A Boy and his Imagination

A few years ago my youngest son decided long before Halloween that he had his costume all figured out. He wouldn't share the secret, only said that he had everything he needed to make his best Halloween costume ever.

His joy in planning and preparing for Halloween using things available around the house reminded me of the homemade (and sometime last minute) costumes I'd worn over the years.

Costumes of Halloween Past

I remember one year, I believe it was grade 1, that I dressed as Casper the Friendly Ghost. I paraded around the school dressed in my white sheet feeling like I had the best costume ever!

Another year, my mother spent hours making costumes for my sister and me. I went as a skeleton. My costume consisted of a huge black plastic bag, on which my mom had attached several "bones" made out of white paper. My mask was a white paper plate that had been cut to the approximate shape of a bare skull.

My sister's costume was much more elaborate. She trick-or-treated that year as a shaggy dog. The head and body were made of two large cardboard boxes. The shaggy part was made with hundreds of precisely cut strips of old newspaper, curled with scissors and pasted to the boxes.

These costumes may not seem like much, but they are among the few that I remember well from my childhood. One other costume I remember was homemade more out of haste than anything else. It was the last year I went trick-or-treating. I must have been 13 or 14. I had resolved not to go out, but at the last minute, changed my mind. I ran into my dad's body shop, grabbed a shop coat and a mask that he used when painting, and collecting a pillowcase on the way out, I was off. I'm not even sure what I was dressed as, but it was fun!

Back to the Boy

Halloween arrives, and my six-year-old son takes his dad to his room and explains what he needs for his costume: safety pins and a mask made from black construction paper. A short time later, he announces he is ready, and "Batman" comes into the hallway. His costume consists of a black cape (an upside-down black t-shirt safety-pinned to the black shirt he's wearing), a mask (fashioned from construction paper), a symbol (drawn on a white piece of paper and taped to his shirt), and a utility belt (also made of white paper). He has never been more satisfied with a Halloween costume than the day he made his own!

About the Author: Jean Rennick is a mom of two boys, and she loves Halloween. Each year, she goes to work for the day dressed in a witch's costume. This year, she's thinking of changing the pattern, and reliving the skeleton costume!

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Homemade Halloween Costumes for Pennies

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Growing up, I never wore a store-bought costume. Nor did I wear an elaborately-sewn homemade costume. My strongest Halloween memories are my mom brainstorming a creative costume out of next to nothing. Rarely did my sister and go out trick or treating as the latest trendy character. We were more likely to show up as a television set. My mom's inguenity and creativity had a big impact on who I am. I still love Halloween, and I was tickled by this Halloween Costumes ebook that I found recently.

I've seen many Halloween costumes books. Most have color photos and are sold in the big bookstores. This book is a homemade family affair, like I remember Halloween with my family. It is in pdf format to read or print from your computer. You can download it today. I print the pages that I'll need when I need them.

There aren't many color photos with the costumes, though some have simple diagrams. Some have links to websites to show you the idea. Since you'll be making most of the costumes from items you already have or can easily get, your costume will have its own unique flair. Reading these pages of costumes, I felt like I was listening to my mom and her sisters figure out my costume this year.

There are more than 90 different costumes listed in alphabetical order with a table of contents. They range from people to characters to objects, to plays on words and animals and occupations and more. Just read the table of contents to your kids and you'll be on your way to a happy Halloween.

The costumes are very child-friendly and safe. Many are based on a sweatshirt and pants or leggings. They use simple supplies like posterboard, cardboard boxes, and basic craft supplies like paint, pom-poms, and pipe cleaners. One high-tech innovation that I like is how they suggest taking a playing card to the copy center and having it blown up to blueprint size to make a Queen of Hearts costume. This technique is used in a few ideas and costs just a few dollars. If that's not available to you, they do suggest alternatives.

There are a few extra ideas in this book for last minute costumes, sibling costumes, face painting, papier-mache masks and Halloween treats. Plus, this e-book comes with two extra books. One is on face painting. It includes a few popular designs with step-by-step photos and instructions. The second bonus is Halloween Food for Kids, with recipes and party foods.

If you're looking for a great resource for making easy homemade costumes for your kids, you'll enjoy this book. The Halloween memories from making your own costumes are priceless, and this book makes it easy. Happy Halloween!

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Top Three Clever Homemade Halloween Costume Ideas

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There are many people every year that go on Halloween with handmade costumes and with ready made costumes being costlier with each passing year, it is quite obvious that the need for clever handmade Halloween costumes is there.

In the past, people who wanted to make their own costume would simply use a white sheet, cut two holes in it and then went out as a ghost. It is a still good idea for people that love ghosts to wear such a costume but there are so many other things that could be done as well.

A vampire is an excellent example of a Halloween costume that can be made at home. All you need is a black cape, if you have one; or a black sheet to convert to a cape and then a tin of make-up in order to make the face pale enough that the person can indeed come across as a vampire. Another thing that you could possibly do in order to enhance the result is to get some lipstick or red crayon and smear some of it across the lips and teeth of the person dressing up as a vampire. This will create the illusion of the person having just had their dinner of blood and even without the tooth extensions there it is still a special costume to have.

Mad scientist is another good example of a costume that can be entirely made at home. Many people have chemistry goggles in their homes now because of university children or their own work and therefore a combination of these safety goggles, dark circles under the eyes made with the help of make-up and a white coat it is quite possible to make somebody look like a mad scientist. If you get them to constantly open their eyes as wide as possible when they go out and then mess up their hair so that it looks as untidy as possible then there will be an added effect on the overall costume presentation.

Ghosts, vampires and mad scientists are just three costumes that people used to purchase at the store all the time when they went on Halloween journeys. Nevertheless, there are dozen of other well-known costumes that can be made at home (ghouls, goblins, witches and faeries) with a little creativity and elbow grease and in the process end up saving lots of money.

Ingenuity is the watchword for clever homemade Halloween costumes.

D. Halet is an European history, Holidays and Tarot Cards passionate; she writes articles and creates websites dedicated to these subjects.

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