Best AC Content: Halloween Costumes for College Students

When you're a college student, it's tough to find the time to think about a Halloween costume when there are classes during the day, and parties and football games on the weekends. But, the night for prowling (no, not Fridays, but Halloween) will be here sooner than you think.

To help you look ghoulish/cool/cute, here's a list of ten articles from Associated Content that will have you howling at the moon, and maybe even taking the prize for the easiest/best costume at the campus Halloween party.

Halloween Costumes for College Students(click here)
By Zac Wassink
This list of six Halloween costumes for college students includes dressing like your favorite band, the school mascot, or a six-pack.

Best Cheap Halloween Costumes for College Students(click here)
By xoxcharityxox
With the emphasis on cheap, the author gives several good suggestions for Halloween costumes for those in college. Her ideas include dressing as a "cereal killer," or a hippie, as well as the traditional witch, vampire, and bloody-dead-person.

Halloween 2009 for College Students(click here)
By Jessica Vandecaveye
Jessica Vandecaveye's article includes the timely warning to remember that as college students you're adults and can be charged with public intoxication and indecent exposure, which could include jail time, if your Halloween celebrating gets out of hand. Her best "Halloween costume for college students" suggestions include dressing as a baby, Popeye, Olive Oyl, a Sumo wrestler, or a cheerleader.

Halloween Costume Ideas for College Students(click here)
By Jennifer Claerr
Here's a list of nine cheap, quick, and easy Halloween costumes for college students. Among the best ideas are instructions for going as Doctor Love, a drag queen, or a garbage bag witch.

Inexpensive Halloween Costume Ideas for College Students(click here)
By Sterling Beaumont
Everyone knows Halloween costumes for college students need to be inexpensive, and this article lists five ideas that include dressing as Barack Obama, Dwight Schrute (from "The Office") or going as a Tea Party participant.

Cheap Costumes for College Students(click here)
By Karen Nunn
This article emphasizes the versatility of a big, cardboard box in making Halloween costumes for college students. Boxes are easily found on campus, and with a little paint can be turned into a Rubik's Cube or a die.

And here's a thought ... if you and a friend both make one, you can go as a set of dice.

How to: Halloween Projects Part TWO / Costumes(click here)
By Manda Spring
Although this article doesn't specifically target college student costumes, the ideas still work great for costumes for college Halloween parties. Four sections of advice cover wigs, attire, special touches, and masks/spooky faces.

Make Halloween Costumes from Bed Sheets(click here)
By Susana Alves
Who wouldn't love to go to a campus Halloween party as a ghost, deck of cards, or Queen/King of Hearts? The author gives details for six Halloween costumes for college students including the ones just mentioned. Although she doesn't specifically state they're for students, the ideas would certainly work for any college student's Halloween costume.

Homemade Milk Carton Halloween Costume(click here)
By Donna Daniels
Here's another article that gives instructions for an inexpensive outfit that would work for a college student's Halloween costume. Created with a cardboard box and painted to look like a carton of milk, this makes a great costume for campus Halloween parties.

10 Ideas for Group Halloween Costumes(click here)
By A. Hermitt
For those looking for college Halloween costumes for a group, this article has a list of ten great suggestions. Going as a boy band, dancers, bowling pins and ball, or prison inmates (striped pajamas and all) are just a few of the fun Halloween costumes for fraternity and sorority parties.

I hope you've found this list of articles, with their instructions for easy, affordable Halloween costumes for college students, to be a help in your quest to win the prize for the most creative costume at your campus Halloween party this year.

Sources: Associated Content's authors as cited above.