How to Find Cheap Halloween Costumes on Craigslist

Whether you are a parent looking to outfit your kid for Halloween or if you are an adult who wants an awesome costume for a Halloween party, expect to spend a pretty penny. If you don't have that extra money to spend, I recommended Craigslist. You might be surprised how many unique costumes you can find at an affordable price.

So, how can you find these costumes?

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To get started, visit Craigslist.org. Choose your location by selecting your state and nearest city. Over on the left-hand side of the page, you will see a search box. Your searches are automatically set to search "for sale" items. All you need to do is enter in a search phrase. For the best results, use nothing more than the words "Halloween" or "costume."

After submitting your search, you will see a list of headlines. Most sellers are descriptive here, meaning you should be able to tell right away whether the costume is for a baby, toddler, child, teenager, or adult. You should also get some idea what the costume is about, like Mickey Mouse or a cheerleader.

Once you find a costume (based on the headline) you think you'd like, click for more information. Inside, you should see a picture, a brief description of the costume's condition, and a method of contact. If you like what you see, use the provided phone number or email address. Around this time, cheap Halloween costumes are in high demand, so you want to act quick.

For the most part, buying Halloween costumes from Craigslist is a great way to save money. Not only that, you are likely to find some like-new costumes. Think about it, most people (especially children) wear a costume once. The only wear and tear you may notice is some slight discoloring or fading from a couple of washes.

In short, not only can you find cheap Halloween costumes on Craigslist, but you can find unique costumes too. If unique is what you are looking for, that woman who came across her Halloween costume from 15 years ago and listed it on Craigslist may have just what you need!

Note: When looking for unique, hard-to-find, or vintage Halloween costumes, your best option is to use a Craigslist search tool. These search apps let you search multiple locations with one search. For a unique, hard-to-find, or vintage costume, you may need to drive an hour or two for pickup or arrange for the seller to ship the costume to your home.

How to Find Cheap Halloween Costumes on Craigslist

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Affordable Halloween Recipes - Scary Food Ideas Using Tuna

Creepy food is always part of a Halloween feast and no matter how simple they come, they add color to the occasion. You may be preparing for a Halloween festivity or a simple get-together fun; a little creativity can turn even your most standard meals into creepy Halloween treats. Here are some ways to transform something ordinary to something extraordinary, using tuna.

Tuna Brain Salad

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Make two cups of tuna and mayo mixture the way you usually do it, but add more mayo or cream to make it appear creamy. Set aside. Prepare a cup of "clear or colorless" gelatin according to the package instructions then stir the cooked gelatin on the tuna and mayo mixture. Pour mixture into a brain mold. You can buy one at bakery items or seasonal stores. Chill for 1 hour.

Unmold by turning the mold upside down then gently pop out the brain onto a platter with a bed of lettuce. You can use your hidden sculpting skills to make the tuna even look like a brain.

Tuna Witch Fingers

Slice tuna fillets to form finger-shaped pieces. Fry on your usual way. Paint the pointed end or "nail portion" by using some red food coloring and brush on with a small kitchen brush. If you have a red decorator gel, squeeze gel onto the tip of the tuna slices to form nails.

Halloween Tuna Eyeballs

Combine ground tuna, flour, cheese, some butter, pepper and salt. When the tuna mixture is enough to hold together, shape into eyeball-sized balls. Flatten each ball just a little and press pimiento-stuffed green olive in the center. Arrange in a way the "eye" (pimento) is facing outward. Mold tuna meat around the olive, and bake for 10 minutes.

Tuna Monstrous Sandwiches

In this recipe, use white tuna fish that is packed in water. Cut tuna into small pieces then mix with celery, mayonnaise, lemon juice and seasonings. Cut the bread slices in the shape of ghosts. Spread tuna mixture onto the bread to form sandwiches. Use raisins to make the eyes and mouth.

Celebrating Halloween doesn't really need to be expensive. Creepy, maybe, but these Halloween recipes are only designed to put smiles and fun around. I hope the Halloween tuna ideas will help to get you started in creating memorable Halloween traditions. You may find it inflexible to mingle tuna with your other usual Halloween dishes, but the whole sense of chaotic flavors running on your palate could add up to the whole "scary" scheme. After all its Halloween night.

Happy Halloween!

Affordable Halloween Recipes - Scary Food Ideas Using Tuna

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Halloween Food Ideas - Scary Chocolate Fun Bites for Kids

You wanted something unique and scary Halloween surprises for your kids but you don't have time to make those treats, so even a little bit over the top would do. Why not break out into the simplest chocolate bites with the unusual food colors to infuse a Halloween feel into your treats? Little ones love chocolate and making something tasty that ties in with Halloween is sure enough to get your celebration unique. Try these simple chocolate bites.

Wormy Chocolate Cupcakes

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You'll need:

• ½ cup of water
• 1 cup granola oil
• 4 eggs
• 1 box ( 18 oz.) cake mix with pudding
• 1 cup of ready to spread chocolate frosting
• 24 gummy worms

What to Do:

Set the oven 350 degrees and preheat. Prepare muffin pan by placing paper cupcake liners into the muffin cups. Spray with a non-stick cooking spray evenly. In a mixing bowl, whisk together water and oil then add the eggs and continue whisking until blended. Gradually add the cake mix powder and stir to combine well. Fill the paper lines 2/3 full of the batter and bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the cupcake comes out clean.

When done, take out cupcakes from muffin pan and transfer to a wire rack until slightly cool. Make a coin-size hole in the center of each cupcake. Place your prepared frosting inside a parchment paper or a baggie and squeeze into the cupcake holes. Press a gummy worm into the frosting of each cupcake.

Creepy Chocolate Ice-Cream Cups

You'll need:

• 10 graham cracker tart shells
• 10 scoops of vanilla ice cream
• 20 chocolate cream filled cookies, crumbled
• 20 red M&M candy pieces
• 20 pieces of black shoestring licorice, cut into fourths

How to Make It:

Arrange graham cracker shells on a baking pan. Fill each shell with 1 scoop of ice cream then top with the crumbled cookies coating heavily. Freeze for 30 minutes to one hour, or until the ice cream has hardened. Press 2 M&M's into the front to look like red eyes, and press 8 strips of licorice into each ice cream scoop to form the spider's legs. Return to the freezer until serving time.

Chocolate Ghost Bites

You'll need:

• 2 pkg. (12 squares) white Chocolate
• 1/4 cup whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon of butter, softened
• Decorating gel

How to Make It:

Melt the chocolate squares, cream and butter in the microwave for 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute. When the chocolate is completely melted, cover. Freeze until firm, about 1 hour or more. When chocolate is cool enough to handle, scoop with a spoon and roll chocolate mixture into bite-size spooky balls. Place the balls into a waxed paper and freeze for 20 minutes. Use a decorating gel to draw eyes on the frozen spooky balls to resemble ghosts. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour. This will make your chocolate spookies firm upon serving.

You will be amused how kids will respond to the ideas. They will be thrilled at first to touch the scary chocolate bites yet at the end they will eat them all. You may wrap the squirmy chocolate cupcakes in decorative plastic wrap to give as giveaway. These ideas also go for adults!

Halloween Food Ideas - Scary Chocolate Fun Bites for Kids

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