More on costumes

The great thing about October is that it is the month of Halloween!! LOTS of ideas all around you for team costumes and props. Be sure to take a field trip and check out the local stores-even the displays. Maybe plan a meeting around creating fun costumes- now before the team theme is decided and they can play with abandon. Give them bubble wrap, duct tapes in all colors and any other recycled materials and have them go to town! Have your own Project Runway! Try this IC:

DIsigner Duds
Challenge:  Your team has been asked to create and model a design for simple but elegant disposable clothing to show to a group of “Paris Disigners” in the hopes that they will follow your lead. 
Time :  you will have 5 minutes to use your IMAGINATION to design and create a new outfit and accessories using only the materials provided.  You will then have 2 minutes to model and sell your design to the Paris DIsigners  - “La Appraisers” . 
Items to be used in your presentation: 
Duct tape (various colors plus silver)
Bubble wrap
Used CDs or DVDs
Ribbon
1inch high stack of newspaper   
Scoring:   You will receive up to:
40 points for the Design and creativity of your clothing
20 for the creative use of materials
20 for the humor of your presentation
20 for how well your team works together

For more inspiration....Parents magazine has tons of pages of costume ideas- including categories like "homemade with stuff you have", and "no sew costumes". Go to http://www.parents.com/holiday/halloween/costumes/ideas/ for the gallery list.

Check out the veterans' tips in the attached document Costumes and Props Set The Stage which comes from our friends in GA DI.

Share if you have your own favorite resource(s) for costume ideas. Thanks!