DO-IT-YOURSELF GHOUL WARDROBES

Werewolf, furry feet find lots of treats.

Use a brown jogging suit as the base for a werewolf costume and glue fake fur to the wrists and ankles. Also glue fake fur onto an old pair of sneakers for furry feet. Glue more fake fur onto an old pair of gloves for furry hands and add fake nail extensions to the fingers of the gloves. For the face, use corn syrup to glue on fake fur to the sides of the face and paint the rest of the face with brown face paint. Glue fake fur onto a brown or black beret, so it stands up. Practice a wolf-like growl.

Animal kingdom ... zebras, cows and Dalmations.

In a hurry? These costumes are cute and easy to create when time is tight. Start with a white sweatsuit or white leotard and tights. For the zebra, use black duct tape to create stripes. Black contact paper cut into big spots works wonders for the cow. And lots of little black label dots, found in stationery or office supply stores, will bring the Dalmation to life. Glue black felt triangles to a headband for ears, and a yarn tail completes any of the three costumes.

M&Ms

Start with two large, round pieces of red, yellow, blue or green felt. Glue the edges together, leaving spaces for head, arms and legs. Leave the bottom of the circle open. Dress in a matching T-shirt and pants or tights. Put on the felt and stuff with newspaper until you have a round, full sphere. Secure the bottom of the candy above the knees with a giant rubber band. Cut an M&Ms logo from white paper and glue to the front. Top with a beret in a matching bright color.

Creepy crawlers

Give your little ghost something new to gather goodies with. Most children prefer pillow cases to plastic pumpkins for collecting Halloween loot. The pumpkins are just too puny. Start with a white pillowcase. With a black marker or using black duct tape, draw a spider web on both sides. Create spiders with black, extra-fuzzy pipe cleaners or yarn and glue all around the web.

Makeup madness

Powder power

Cornstarch can be used as powder to set the makeup instead of expensive face powder.

Bewitching warts

You can make warts or other facial distortions by applying layers of tissue soaked in corn syrup to the skin, like papier-mache. Allow time for the corn syrup to dry between applications.

Twinkle, twinkle

For a sparkly finish to a princess, dot corn syrup to the face and stick on silver food cake decorations in a heavenly pattern.