FamilyCorner.com: Costume Ideas
- How to make children's costumes and Halloween makeup.
- http://www.familycorner.com/dir/Family/Holidays/Halloween/Costume_Ideas/

FamilyEducation.com: Costume Ideas
- Parents share their experiences with which costumes work for elementary and middle school students. Includes age range, materials list, and instructions.
- http://www.familyeducation.com/whatworks/item/group-index/0,2554,1-9696,00.html

Paper Mache Masks
- Make a simple mask using paper; suitable for ages 4-12.
- http://www.kinderart.com/multic/machemask.shtml

Virtual Halloween Costume Fashion Show
- Visitors to this site have contributed photos of costumes they have made for their children; instructions included.
- http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/halloweentheme/a/092500a.htm

Brak Costume
- Photos and descriptions of the steps involved in creating a costume version of the cartoon character.
- http://www.kevinfreitas.net/projects/brak/

Sesame Workshop: Magician in a Moment
- A quickly made magician's costume.
- http://www.sesameworkshop.org/parents/activity/article.php?contentId=16804

Halloween Costume Ideas for Kids
- Costumes to sew or make for kids - angel, Superman, baseball player, Harry Potter, Jack of All Treats, and penny.
- http://www.twilightbridge.com/hobbies/festivals/halloween/costumeideas.htm

Make A Frugal Harry Potter Costume for Halloween
- Simple instructions using inexpensive materials.
- http://www.thelaboroflove.com/forum/oct00/harrypotter.html

Halloween Costume Ideas
- Includes pointers, tips, a long list of specific character suggestions, instructions for simple costumes, and links to costume sales sites.
- http://www.costumeideazone.com/

Whip Up Your Own Halloween Costumes
- Two quick costume ideas for parents of preschoolers: Trick or treat bird or an alligator.
- http://www.poconorecord.com/1999/lifestyl/tdo77997.htm

Homemade Halloween Costume Ideas
- Ghost, soda pop can, clown, several dozen others.
- http://www.robinsfyi.com/holidays/halloween/costumes.htm

Homemade Halloween Costumes
- Parents write in and describe costumes they have made for their children.
- http://www.childfun.com/schoolage/hal_costume.shtml

Spend Time With Kids By Making Halloween Costumes
- Costume ideas and encouragement to spend time making a costume with a child rather than just buying one; from Mississippi State University.
- http://msucares.com/news/print/fcenews/fce98/981002bf.htm

Costumes for Halloween or Pretend Play
- Costumes made from materials at home, including army costumes, frog, butterfly, eyeball, flower, popcorn, scarecrow, Harry Potter, and several dozen others.
- http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/_hcostume.html

Frugal Halloween Costumes
- Costume ideas for using dark clothing, such as dark pants and jacket.
- http://www.20ishparents.com/holiday/halloween/frugalcostumes.shtml

AskMen.com : Picking a Halloween costume
- Article with tips on picking a man's Halloween costume.
- http://www.askmen.com/fashion/how_to/22_how_to.html

Halloween Hangout-Quick Costumes
- A dozen or more simple to make, classic costumes.
- http://www.thefunplace.com/halloween/costumes.html

Halloween Costume Closet
- Resources, tips, and do-it-yourself projects for costumes.
- http://www.fabriclink.com/Closet.html

Kids' Halloween Costumes
- A few suggestions for making simple costumes for babies and small children: angel, backwards person, Barney, spider.
- http://www.stretcher.com/stories/960930a.cfm

The Bridge School Halloween Costumes
- An archive of instructions for children's costumes. Includes costumes suitable for children with limited mobility, including kids in wheel chairs. Photos.
- http://www.bridgeschool.org/about/about_halloween.html

Halloween Costume Construction
- Information on creating costumes with a focus on Xena.
- http://www.talisweb.com/halloween/