Make Halloween Costumes for Couples from Boxes
Cheap and Creative Ideas for Adult Couple's Costumes
Sep 4, 2009
Many of the popular ideas for making Halloween costumes from boxes and posterboard are well suited to his and her costumes for Halloween or costume parties. Make Halloween costumes for married couples by starting with at least one big box.
Cheap Costume for Married Couples
Dressing as a book and a sexy librarian is an easy and cheap adult couple's costume that only requires one large box. For him, decorate the box to look like a book. Cut the bottom flaps off the box and cut a neck hole and arm holes. Wrap the box in plain paper and write a snappy title on the cover and the spine of the book. Use a ruler to make “pages” on the top and one side.
His wife escorts him as a librarian. For a sexy librarian look, wear a pencil skirt, twin-set cardigan and high heels. Wear hair in a bun or up-do and add a pair of prim and proper glasses.
Easy Adult Couples’ Costumes from Boxes
Married couples can get dressed up as a dice set by using two large boxes. Each person wears an all-white or all-black outfit. Cut the flaps off the bottom of the box and add neck and arm holes. Either wrap each box in white paper or paint the boxes white. Cut circles out of black construction paper. Glue black dots for each number to each side of the boxes.
Making two boxes into a television and a remote control is another his-and-her costume idea for couples. Each partner wears an all black outfit. In this case, one partner decorates a box to look like a television. Cut the bottom flaps off the box and add a neck hole and arm holes. Paint the box or cover it in black or gray paper. Use a ruler to mark off the television screen and use pages from a magazine to create a scene on the television screen. Stencil or print the television’s brand name on the box.
For the remote control, follow the same instructions, except mark off the remote control numbers and buttons. An alternative is to cut up sponges, paint them black or gray with white numbers, and glue them to the box.
Make Halloween Costumes for Him and Her
Playing cards are Halloween costumes for adult couples that can be made from cardboard boxes or poster board. To make playing card costumes, each partner wears a black outfit. Cut a cardboard box so there are two equal-size pieces with no folds or use white poster board. Punch or cut holes so a string that holds the boards together will lie flat across the shoulders. Draw a giant playing card with a number and suit on two of the boards and a simple card design on the other two boards. Each partner wears the card face on the front and the design on the back.
It’s easy to make Halloween costumes for adult couples from boxes or poster board. Creative ideas include dressing as a librarian and a book, two dice or playing cards, or a television and a remote control. These are cheap ideas for homemade adult couples’ costumes.
For more ideas for Halloween, read Paint Terra Cotta Pots to Look Like Candy Corn.
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