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More consumers hunting for 'DIY' Halloween costume ideas

Reported by: Marchelle Lee
Email: mlee@abc15.com
Last Update: 10/25 4:34 pm
Halloween Mask made from milk jugs! (Info/Image credited Publications International Ltd. (a content partner of HowStuffWorks.com), Info/Image credited Publications International Ltd. (a content partner of HowStuffWorks.com))
Halloween Mask made from milk jugs! (Info/Image credited Publications International Ltd. (a content partner of HowStuffWorks.com), Info/Image credited Publications International Ltd. (a content partner of HowStuffWorks.com))
More trick-or-treaters will be donning "do-it-yourself" Halloween costumes this year, predicts HowStuffWorks.com, a website that offers explanation for thousands of topics.
 
The number of people who searched HowStuffWorks.com looking to create their own costumes has doubled since last year, likely due to tough economic conditions.

"Whether cute or creepy, we're seeing more and more resourceful people searching for information online on how to create homemade Halloween costumes," says Conal Byrne, Editor-in-Chief, HowStuffWorks.com.
 
Here are the 10 most searched 'DIY' Halloween costumes for kids:

1. Owl
2. Horse
3. Ghost
4. Pig
5. Zombie
6. Donkey
7. Elephant
8. Vampire
9. Turkey
10. Pilgrim

If you're in a bind and don't have time to make a zombie or donkey... how about making your own Halloween mask like the picture shown! Just check out the next page!





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