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debm55

(52,879 posts) Fri Oct 10, 2025, 01:29 PM Oct 10

Name a costume you wore as a child or teen that you will always remember. Mine was a pumpkin, I made out of cardboard & [View all]

paint,My head was the stem and arms and legs were vines with a green turtleneck and leggings. What was your best? store bought or homemade? Edited to include teen.

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Name a costume you wore as a child or teen that you will always remember. Mine was a pumpkin, I made out of cardboard & [View all] debm55 Oct 10 OP

Well I wasn't a child but a young adult.................. Lovie777 Oct 10 #1

HAHAHAHAHHAAHH, Thank you very much, Lovie777 debm55 Oct 10 #5

I was a witch, and my mom teased my long hair so it would stick up all around my face..... Native Oct 10 #2

Oh wow. I remember teasing the hair and it was a mess to get out. I can see why you remembered it. Thank you, Native. debm55 Oct 10 #7

My mom sewed me a clown costume when I was 4 or 5. Tanuki Oct 10 #3

HAHAHAHAHAHH. That is funny, Thank you very much, Tanuki. debm55 Oct 10 #10

I used a broom box I could stand inside, painted it like a robot. I attached a small box for the mouth and put a little wcmagumba Oct 10 #4

Gee, that is very original. You are very creative, wcmagumba. Thank you. debm55 Oct 10 #9

Remember, "Thing" from the original Addams family on tv? mgardener Oct 10 #6

Same here with the rain. Your costume sounds great, mgardener. Thank you debm55 Oct 10 #8

Oscar the Grouch, complete with trash can Mad_Dem_X Oct 11 #11

Mr. Peanut! ProfessorGAC Oct 11 #12

Sort of a sore point with me. Our neighbor work at Armour meats (In the office) chouchou Oct 11 #13

Missed out on most of that. My mom was a Jehovah's Witness... hunter Oct 11 #14

A pink flannel bunny costume my mother made. Laffy Kat Oct 11 #15

My parents rule was that if you were 12, you were too old for trick or treating. Morbius Oct 11 #16

Luke Skywalker, Halloween 1978. Aristus Oct 11 #17

So, one year I made a very strange request to my mother. OldBaldy1701E Oct 12 #18

I was a hobo once and another time a scarecrow. Emile Oct 12 #19

In 1969 when I was 12 years old I dressed up as a Hippie. ArnoldLayne Oct 12 #20

Well, I wanted to wear a costume like this RazorbackExpat Oct 13 #21