By Dalia Colon for the CheapTickets Travel Blog
Spending so much on a Halloween costume that you have to dip into your travel fund? Now that's scary. Fortunately, these DIY costume ideas leave plenty of cash for your next wanderlust fix while letting everyone know that travel is your idea of a treat.
Parisian mime: A striped shirt and a beret are all you really need to channel your inner Marcel Marceau. If you want to go all out, add a scarf, white gloves and some pale makeup.
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Venetian gondolier: If you'd rather apply that striped shirt to a costume that doesn't render you mute for the evening, then try this Italian idea. A straw hat, red sash, red scarf and oar (cardboard if you must) complete the look.
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Waldo and Carmen Sandiego: Where in the world is this adventure-seeking couple off to? Anywhere they want. Striped shirt, hat and glasses for him. Red trench coat, yellow scarf and hat for her. Done.
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Travel bug: Here's the perfect getup for a witty wanderer. Drape yourself in an old map, and attach pipe cleaners to a headband for homemade antennae. For bonus points, complete the look with a set of store-bought wings.
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Pizza rat: There are so many dignified costume ideas around the Big Apple -- Statue of Liberty, a firefighter, Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's. But no. This is the year of the pizza rat. Remember that New York City rodent who was caught on video carrying a slice of pizza down the stairs of a subway station? No need to get fancy with the costume. A simple gray sweatsuit, mouse ears and oversized slice of pizza made from poster board will do the trick.
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Royal family: The family that dresses up together, stays together all night. To make like Queen Elizabeth, just hit up a thrift store (or your grandma's closet) for some matronly duds and a matching handbag. For the royal guards, embellish a red jacket, step into some black pants -- er, trousers -- and for the hat, glue some black fleece to a cardboard tube, and affix with a gold cord. Bloody brilliant.