Easy Halloween Costume - Cowboy Up

Yesterday, our entire staff dressed up in a Cowboy/Cowgirl costume theme for our Halloween Parade. When we all voted on this year’s theme a month ago, the cowboy theme seemed an easy enough costume to scrounge up. However, most of us found that we were missing an item or two to make our costumes complete. Some staff members had items they borrowed from relatives or friends, like a hat or vest. Others, were able to take an old clothing item they had lying around, like a corduroy vest, and make it appear western enough to complete their ensemble. Still others were satisfied to only commit half-way to this year’s theme; boots, a bandanna, and a western-style shirt were good enough in their eyes. And then, there is always that one person who out does everyone else; chaps, hat, sheriff’s badge, and the works. But, that one person isn’t me!

I, too, found that I could borrow only so many items from my husband’s side of the closet to make myself appear cowboy-esk. The boots, much too large for my feet, sufficed for the parade. My husband’s western shirt, many sizes too large as well, also did the job once I tied the dangling bottom portion into a knot. But I was still missing the essential cowboy items: a hat and a cattle-wrestling rope.

To complete my costume, my husband was able to stop by the Home Depot, a few days ago, and purchase a few feet of thick, cattle-wrestling style rope. Too bad I couldn’t figure out how to wrangle the children with it! Then, on our way home from the bank and two days before our parade, we stopped by a thrift store to find a cowboy hat. A straw cowboy-style hat with a thick black cord wrapped around the base worked quite well, especially after we tied my black bandanna around it. The total cost for my Halloween costume: $4.75.

I also passed along the advice of stopping by a Thrift store for a cowboy hat to a friend, and she purchased one similar to mine for $1.00 to complete her outfit.

Happy Halloween Everyone!