It’s only a few days before Halloween. Since you’ve spent the last few weeks with your head down working on the next big (insert startup idea here) you just realized you don’t have a costume ready for Friday’s shenanigans. Don’t panic! We’ve come up with three options that you can pull off in a few hours for under $15 dollars. Get crafty.
I’M AN EMAIL\CODING AFICIONADO
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COST: $15 for jacket and glue
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
- Jacket- Goodwill
- Keys- Old crap in your computer closet
- First Aid Kit- Bandages and Neosporin
DIRECTIONS
- Lay out jacket
- Plug in glue gun and let it heat up
- Tear apart old keyboards
- Glue keys willy-nilly all over jacket
- Apply Neosporin to glue gun burns
MY STARTUP IS WORTH A BILLION
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COST: The ability to be seen in public in November & $5 for Kool-Aid packet, purple piece of paper, and shoelaces
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
- Body- 2% body fat, or a pastel colored t-shirt that you already own
- Haircut- Friend to give you a mohawk and Kool-Aid to dye it purple
- Horn- 8×10 piece of purple computer paper (any copy store), stapler, hole punch, shoelaces from the dollar store
- Bravery- 12 pack Terrapin Brewery Hopsecutioner IPA
DIRECTIONS:
- Drink the Terrapin
- Wet hair in kitchen sink and then dye it purple
- Have trusted friend razor off all of your hair besides two inch strip in the middle. Use hair gel for desired look.
- Take sheet of paper and shape into cone, using staples to maintain shape. Punch two holes on opposite bottom ends of cone and thread shoe laces though. Place on forehead and tie shoelaces under your chin.
MY FRIENDS & FAMILY ARE TOO POOR TO GIVE ME SEED $
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COST: $5 for face paint (using a Sharpie or actual charcoal will cut down on costs)
WHAT YOU NEED:
- Clothes- Use your old ones
- Handkerchief- If you own a bandanna then you’re set. If not cut a 12″ x 12″ square out of the bottom of your sheets
- Pole- Find a stick in Piedmont Park
- Face paint- WalMart, neighbors grill, pencil cup at work
DIRECTIONS:
- Dress like you usually would for work
- Put on a jacket and tie
- Outline a frown around your mouth and a beard on your face and fill in with face paint. If you already have a beard then shave in a frown.
- Place phone and wallet in handkerchief and tie to stick.
Backup ideas if you didn’t like any of those:
Google glass of milk- Buy a clear plastic sheet and roll it into a cylinder. Paint “Google” logo on outside and white paint on inside to make it look like a glass of milk. Carry around a plate of cookies.
Beta tester-Draw a beta fish on your t-shirt using markers and use a scantron as a koozie.
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