Thrifty Thursday with Alan Akina - Halloween Costumes

23 Nov 2011 · 2 min

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In this Wake Up Today segment, Alan Akina shares a Thrifty Thursday tip for Halloween, encouraging families to create costumes from items already at home to save money. He highlights three specific DIY costume projects his wife Leanne made for their children: a Ferb costume for their 5‑year‑old son using an old white polo shirt, yellow dye, and purple fabric; a Strawberry Shortcake outfit for their 4‑year‑old daughter using a low‑cost dress pattern and fabric; and a Lego man costume for their 11‑year‑old son built from an old science‑fair display board, ice‑cream buckets, duct tape, Pringles containers, and a white shirt. The segment emphasizes creativity, resourcefulness, and the joy of providing kids with fun costumes while cutting expenses.

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Halloween is just days away. Made our way to a store the other day to buy the costumes, and it can get a bit costly, especially when you start adding in all the props that they have to have.
Well, you know what you can do? You can make your costumes at home utilizing what you already have. Alan Akina has more to help.
Good morning, gang! Halloween is right around the corner, and if you're still trying to find costumes for the kids, then you're in luck with today's Thrifty Thursday tip. Now here's what I suggest. Get creative with stuff that's lying around the house that can be transformed into a cool costume or outfit. My wife Leanne made a Ferb costume, you know, from the cartoon Phineas and Ferb, for my 5-year-old son. She took an old white polo shirt and found some yellow dye for the top and some purple material to make the pants. And then for my 4-year-old daughter Keeley, she made this Strawberry Shortcake outfit from a dress pattern that cost a couple bucks and some material. And then for my 11-year-old son Kawika, she made this Lego man costume out of an old science fair display board, ice cream buckets, duct tape, Pringles containers, and an old white shirt. The kids got sweet costumes and we saved a ton of money. Now everyone is happy. For Wake Up Today, I'm Alan Akina. Happy Halloween!
Definitely get those wheels turning as far as what you can make at home.
And just proof that duct tape Can solve all problems. Everything.
Yeah, I was a princess for many, many years, so I know how you can put the skirt and—
Running theme. I don't mind that year after year.