Frugal, Homemade Halloween Costumes - Popeye & Olive Oyl

Two years ago for Halloween, my two adorable children told me that they wanted to be Popeye and Olive Oyl for Halloween!  I thought it was the cutest idea and was SO excited to get their costumes!  I started looking online and to my surprise couldn't find a single kids size costume.  That got me worried because I can't sew to save my life! LOL!

I wanted to let them be what they wanted, because I thought it would be too darn cute! And a costume that is unique and different!  With some great advice from family and friends, I was able to come up with their costumes and I didn't spend much money on them either!  

For OLIVE OYL...

I glued the rick rack onto the skirt and used velcro for the lace!  I might not be able to sew but I am rather creative. :)

• Black wig - $2.50 at Target
• Long Black Skirt - $2.50 on Ebay
• Lace for sleeves and collar - $0.99 cents at Hancock Fabrics
• Red Rick Rack for skirt - $1.99 at Hancock Fabrics
• She already had the red shirt and boots

For POPEYE...

We glued green construction paper over a new, empty paint can.  I also printed a couple of anchors off the computer and we glued them to his forearms.

• Shirt - $2 at a Thrift Store
• Muscles $3 at Goodwill
• Sailor Hat - $2 at Halloween Store
• Felt for spinach leaves - $0.50 cents at Michael's
• He already had the pants and boots

Olive Oyl: $8.00

Popeye: $7.50

Total Spent: $15.50 

Smiles on the faces of my children and comments about the costumes:  PRICELESS!