It's getting to be crunch time for me. I always make my kids costumes for halloween, and I need some ideas for a cool costume for my 9 year old boy. He's "too old" for most of the cartoon characters I've suggested, isn't interested in yu gi oh or pokemon... He hates scary or gory costumes... Thinks being a tube of toothpaste, or a can of pringles is "baby stuff".

Last year we made him Luigi from nintendo, it was cute as hell.

I made him an awesome wwf costume of the "Hurricane" the year before.

He's very undecided this year, and I need to get started. I like to be original, no plastic masks here. My girls tell me that some of their favorite memories are of halloween in the different costumes we made. I'm not a seamstress, but can sew well enough to get by. I count a lot on stitch witchery, hot glue and fabric glue.

Any suggestions?

WOW you all have given me some great ideas! I'll run them past the boy when he gets home and see what he thinks. The lil pimp is friq'n adorable, that grin makes me just wanna hug and squeeze him! The Elvis idea made me laugh out loud, I'd love it if he would do that, but he's not into flashy, so I'm thinking he won't let me go there... I'm gonna try though. I love the idea for a chalk outline, that would be totally original around here. The jack in the box is excellent too, I bet that was great. We've done the classical policeman, fireman, wrestler costumes, though he might go for a hulk hogan this time. Napoleon Dynamite is good too, that's a favorite movie here, my grown kids quote it all the " flippin' " time. Rodeo clowns would be easily do-able, IF I could get him to wear clown makeup, it's on the table too. I can't fathom how to make him into an OCChopper, but if it were do-able that's one he'd like. A mummy would be easy and great, no real makeup required, he might go for that too.

Thanks so much! I'll let you know how it ends up!

BHG.com The magazine is online with some great ideas. You might try Women's Day too