Found in a children's magazine...
#1 Best costume for under $10
* Wear any light colored sweat suit
* Make sure said suit is very wrinkled
* Feel free to drape misc. yarn or something in a few places
* get small plastic child's chair (from any dollar store)
* attach said chair to your head
* you are now officially dressed as "the piece of gum stuck under a chair"
#2 Best costume for under $10
* buy several rolls of cheap aluminum foil from dollar store
* get friend to assist you in tying several pillows around your body
* once pillows are in place, have friend wrap you thoroughly in aluminum foil
* take 15-inch square piece of foam, felt, or similar substance at least two inches thick and be sure it it bright yellow
* cut an X shape in the middle of the square
* place yellow square over your head
* you are now officially dressed as "a baked potato with butter"
#3 Best costume for under $10
* wear grey comfy clothing, pref. sweats if available
* purchase a bag of poly-fill (used to stuff pillows and dolls) and two cans of silly string
* using yarn or string (of whatever the hell you want) attach the poly-fill all over your body in random locations, the messier the better.
* have friend help you spray yourself with silly string, amount doesn't matter
* you have the option of adding small scraps of grey cloth (or dirt, if you prefer to be realistic) to your ensemble
* face paint is totally optional
* you are now dressed as "belly button lint"
