Unsure what you and your duo or group should dress up as this Halloween?
Your go-to autumn beverage can give you a clue. Are you sweet or spicy? Let your taste guide you to the perfect Halloween costume for you and your friends this spooky season!
Click the triangle next to a drink from one of Moraine Valley’s on-campus cafes, and we’ll give you a costume suggestion.
White Sheep in the D building
Rose Lemonade
If you and your friends want to be on trend with Barbie but want to be a little more original, go as characters from Netflix’s “Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse.” You can be Barbie and all the characters you may have grown up with, including Midge, Theresa and Raquelle. To curate your fabulous costume, visit the Bridge Thrift store in Tinley Park and find a sparkly pink top and purple skirt. Pair them with pink pumps to complete the Barbie look.
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Berry Ginger Refresher
Barbenheimer weekend was the biggest movie event of the year. Go with your boo dressed as Oppenheimer himself and you dressed as Barbie in your favorite pinky look. To DIY this look, check out Plato’s Closet in Orland Park for both men’s and women’s fashion to recreate the most iconic outfits from the movies.
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Passionfruit Tajin
Want to dress as your favorite video game characters? With “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” released last spring, that’s perfectly on trend. A group costume is perfect for you and your friends to express yourselves and your personalities with your favorite characters you play as in Mario Kart. Grab some cardboard boxes and have a pre-Halloween party to design your favorite characters’ karts. Want to take it a step further? Go to your nearest Dollar Tree or Jewel-Osco for balloons to replicate the Mario Kart Balloon Battle!
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Strange Brew in the F building
Honey Bear
With honey and cinnamon, Strange Brew’s Honey Bear is as sweet and spicy as the hit movie “M3GAN,” featuring a silly robot.
Spirit Halloween already has a costume ready to buy. Feeling creative and want to make your own? Check out Neat Repeats in Worth. Not only is this a great thrift store, but a portion of their proceeds go towards the Crisis Center for South Suburbia.
Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images / Spirit Halloween
Witch’s Brew
If this drink’s name caught your eye, the quintessential Halloween movie “Coraline” must be right up your alley! Have you and your doll go as Coraline and Wybie.
For Coraline, the costume can be found in its entirety at Spirit Halloween For Wybie’s look, try thrifting a leather coat at Neat Repeats in Worth and Paint it with Silver Fabric from any craft store such as Michaels or JOANN Fabric and Crafts. Still need inspo? Watch this video to help your creation come to life!
Donut Dudes in the library
Hot Chocolate
If your go-to drink when it’s getting chilly out is hot cocoa, match your lovely childlike spirit by going as Bluey and Bingo. Have the whole fam dress up as the Wheelers to make it a fun night. Using tan and blue fabrics thrifted from the Bridge Thrift store in Tinley Park craft section, make this a super fun DIY for the whole family.
For further instructions, consult: How to make a Bluey and Bingo costume
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