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Great Halloween Ideas for Cheap
By Tawra Kellam
Abrasions
Dab brown, red and black eye shadow on area. Apply blood over area with cotton balls. Use comb to gently scratch area in one direction. Apply cocoa or dirt over wound with cotton balls.
Black Eye
Apply red and blue eye shadow to depressions around eyes.
Bruises
Rub red and blue shadow over bony area to simulate recent bruises. Use blue and yellow eye shadow to create older bruises.
Look Old
Cover face with baby powder. Draw dark lines on your skin for wrinkles, and smooth edges to blend. Cover again with baby powder. Add baby powder to your hair to create gray hair.
Fun Food Ideas
- Deviled Eyeballs – Make deviled eggs. Add a green olive with pimento in the center for an "eyeball."
- Radioactive Juice – Mix equal parts Mountain Dew and blue Kool-Aid.
- Toxic Juice – Add some green food coloring to lemonade for a spooky color!
- Brains – Scramble eggs with some green, yellow and blue food coloring.
- Bloody Eyeballs – Boil cherry tomatoes 30 seconds. Allow to cool, and then peel skin.
- Goblin Hand – Freeze green Kool-Aid in a rubber or latex glove, float in punch.
- Bloody Popcorn – Add red food color to melted butter and pour over popcorn.
- Gummy Worms – Freeze gummy worms in ice cubes and add them to drinks. Cut gummy worms in half if needed.
- Edible Slime – Pour lime gelatin into a glass bowl. After it is partially set, add gummy worms. Chill until lightly set. Then serve slopped all over the plate.
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