This year’s annual Halloween costume contest has a big – pun intended – twist. I’m pregnant! As you can see from the photo, my belly will play a role in whatever I dress up as for Halloween this year. Here’s how the contest works:
You suggest your most zany and frugal Halloween costume for me to wear.
The most unusual and fun costume is what I’ll dress up as. Bonus points for a costume my husband and I can do together.
I’ll prance around town in your costume and post a picture of me in costume. No matter how silly it is!
Comment with your idea for a Halloween costume by Oct. 19, 2011. That gives me about a week to put the winning costume together.
Interested in more preggo details?
We’ve having a girl. I’m due late January. Yes, I did recently get re-married and yes, I got pregnant on our first try!!!! I consider myself extremely lucky to have so much love and happiness in my life. My family and friends have been so incredible supportive, even strangers are nicer to me than normal!
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Here are the results of the 2010 Halloween costume contest and the 2009 Halloween costume contest. I also dressed up as a vending machine costume last year!
Also, I’ve been semi-secretly writing about babies and money for Mint, including a cost comparison of cloth v. disposable diapers, baby gear money traps, and a story on how to get everything for your baby for free or almost-free.
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Welcome to Bargain Babe! I’m Mara, and I’m so glad you’re here. I am an obsessive bargain hunter and penny pincher, and I am determined to live a full life without EVER paying full price. 
You and your husband could be a Nun and Priest.
@Michelle Simon and @Carrie great suggestion! That would be a hit. 🙂
Congratulations!
Congratulations!!!!! Why don’t you go as Kate Gosslin? LOL
Congrats! you could always go as the pregnant nun and priest combo…LOL My gf did the “she was the plug” and he was the “socket” that would be cute also…
All the best to you and your expanding family.
For Halloween, you can go as Santa and your husband can be an elf or Mrs. Claus!
Congratulations!!!
BB could be an oven and BBDH could be a baker – bun in the oven ensemble 😀
Congrats! I was pregnant last year for halloween and we had a girl. I just dressed as a pumpkin. I got an orange maternity top and used felt to cut out eyes, nose and mouth. Then, I used two sided tape to attach the felt to the shirt. Yes, admittedly it didn’t stick that well. I guess you could try sewing it or using velcro to keep it attached better. I liked the idea that I could continue to wear the shirt after halloween, too. You could come up with your own variations and improvements on the idea.
When one of our neighbor couples was expecting their first baby (also a girl), she came to the big Halloween party as a nun, and her husband dressed as a women of questionable morals, including outlandish make-up, a long-haired wig, fishnet stockings and high heels. Watching him try to walk in those shoes was worth the price of admission! They were the hit of the evening.
Congrats! I was pregnant last year for halloween and we had a girl. I just dressed as a pumpkin. I got an orange maternity top and used felt and two sided tape. You could also use velcro or sew on the felt. I wore the shirt after halloweeen, too.
This is what my husband and I did last year at work (we work together) when I was preggo. I dressed us as a bun in the oven…and he was the Bun Maker.
Really easy to do:
1. Go to Walmart or even a Dollar store. Buy 2 matching aprons and oven mitts (I recommend a solid color like blue, green, red, etc). We did a light blue because we had a boy.
2. Then go to Party City and buy 2 chef’s hats…they had cheap paper ones.
3. Go online find a picture of an oven with a loaf of bread in it. I think I found a picture of an oven and then one of bread and used the Paint program (on most all PCs) to merge them together. I labeled the apron across my chest as “Bun in the Oven” (I used packing tape) and put the oven/bun picture on the belly area. Then across my hubby’s apron “The Bunmaker”). You could even have your hubby carry around a loaf of French bread.
I think I spent $15-18 total for all this, maybe even less than that. People at work got a kick out of it.
Congrats on your pregnancy! I am also pregnant and due at the end of January. Here is a link to what I plan on wearing for Halloween. It isn’t really a costume, but very cute.
http://gladditudesbumptees.spreadshirt.com/skeleton-maternity-costume-for-a-girl-A3622204/customize/color/2
Congratulations on your growing family!!
Mazel tov!
Congratulations to you. Will you bring the baby to the next frugal fest in LA?
I have 2 suggestions that you may want to cover your bulging belly:
1. the Pillsbury dough boy. Your husband could go as a stick of butter.
2. a head of garlic. Don’t forget to rub a bit of the bulb on yourself for an authentic aroma. Your husband could be garlic bread or a chef.
Congrats BB on your new family. I wish you all the best:))
I was going to suggest the Bun in he Oven option too – it is such a great idea and so cute! It is what we did when I was pregnant for the first time to announce our pregnancy to our whole family since it was around Halloween time! But instead of two aprons, I like the version where you are actually an oven (use cardboard box with a hole in it for your head and paint like an oven with a picture of a bun baking inside drawn on it) Then have your hubby in apron and chefs hat instead of carrying around a french bread loaf, have him carry a spatula to add to the effect or a mixing spoon! LOVE IT!
Congratulations! You’re going to be a wonderful mom.
Costume: For you, a tee that says, “Bargain Baby” and hubby can have a tee that says, “Bargain Baby Maker”.
Yes!! the Age of Aquarius!! Go with a solar system circling your belly — use maybe a wide belt… and Make Mr. Bargain Baby… a shooting star??? yes terrible pun… sorry….
AWESOME! I loved being pregnant! My husband and I went to a Halloween party right before our 3rd kid was born (he was due 10 days after Halloween). We went as hippies…we used store bought costumes. Mine consisted of pants and a lime green tube top and vest so my belly was completely exposed. Everyone that didn’t know I was PG kept coming up to us and poking at my tummy exclaiming how cool and real our “love child” looked. Even after I told them there really was a baby in there, most still didn’t believe it was real.
Congratulations on your pregnancy, enjoy every minute! Stephanie
Congrats!! Not that I’ll win means its already been stated but a girlfriend of mine did the pregnet nun last year wit her guy as the preist and it was a huge hit! She used a short dress and had white thigh highs. They did a pic of her head bowed, hands in prayer and him kneeled down kissing belly. Awsome…
Mazel tov on your new little’s impending birth. I feel as you are the Bargain Babe, why not dress up as a coupon insert with your husband going as a page out of the Sunday comics.
Or a pair of dice?
Congratulations!! You can dress up as a Mummy to Be.
I have no costume suugestions for you, Julia. But I do congratulate you and your husband on the happy news. The future of Bargain Babe has been assured.
You should be Juno and have your hubby go as the dork in the track uniform.
@Mvbg OMG! We both LOOOOOVE that movie. That would be so frickin awesome!!!!
You could be a fried egg and your hubby could be bacon…your bump would be the yellow and be circled with white poster board…while your husband could have long cardboard enhanced with brown paint with a face cutout. you both could wear chef hats and carry flippers…sounds quick and easy to me!!!LOL
@Margaret Very creative use of the bump!
Congrats!!! Motherhood is great! Kids are crazy but wonderful;). There are so many standard ideas….Peanut M&M, Almond Hershey Kisses;).
use a large trash bag & white glove & dress up as a raisin–heard it through the grapevine raisin! Congrats on your pregnancy!
Congratulations…Know that you will make a great mother…go as a bag of watermelon seeds…wish you the best.
paint you belly to look like a basketball, you dress like pole and hoop, have hubby dress as a basketball player
You could wear your wedding dress.
Congrats! You can go as a jar of Prego Spaghetti sauce and he goes as an italian chef. I cant wait to be preggo for halloween so i can do this idea! Maybe next year!
You could go as Ocoto-Mom and the hubs could go as Dr. Michael Kamrava, the implanter.
Sounds like the preggo nun has been a bit done. I like the mummy to be – but I’m real corny.
Congrats to your family. I can’t wait to read of your joy & rapture after the baby is born. It is truly the best.
the preggo girl from juno and the boy
Congrats Julia!! What great news 🙂 Fashion a tiara out of a silver belt and silver cardboard with some doodads. Put it around your waist with a tag that reads “Toddler & Tiara in Training.” (You’ve seen Toddlers & Tiaras, right?) Your husband can go as the dad. He probably already has the costume for that 😉
You could go as an ultrasound machine with the picture of your baby taped to your belly…it would be the baby’s first Halloween too!
Giant Legos made out of spray painted cardboard boxes & plastic cups!!
If you go as Juno, make sure you pick up a gigantic jug of Sunny D. I have seen this huge size at the 99 Cents Store.
When I was pregnant, for Halloween, I went as the Virgin Mary.
Every year, my husband and I wear “Mummy” and “Deady” sweatshirts when we take the kids trick-or-treating. You could make your own w/fabric paint or iron-on letters.
Congrats on your exciting news!
Congratulations mommy-to-be! How fun to be able to work your belly into your costume! You can really get creative with it. Here are a few of my costume ideas:
Cat and fish bowl:
A friend of mine did this when she was pregnant, and it was adorable! Dress in all black. Get black cat ears and a tail from the store, or make your own using black fabric. Draw a cat nose and whiskers on your face with black eyeliner. Tie up the black shirt or cut a hole in it so your belly is showing. Paint your belly to look like a fishbowl (this is the part that really makes the costume cute and unique!). For a couples idea, your husband could wear a dog costume 🙂
Mother Nature and Father Time costume:
For Mother Nature, make a wreath of ivy and fake flowers (super cheap from the $ Tree) to wear on your head. On top, wear a green shirt tied up or with a hole cut out so your baby bump will show. Paint your belly blue and green to look like the Earth (if you’re not artistic, there are lots of websites you can download a free Earth stencil from!). Finish with a long brown or green peasant skirt (I always see these at Goodwill and thrift stores) and sandals.
For Father Time, wear a long bathrobe in a neutral color like white, brown or black, tied at the waste with a length of rope. Draw “wrinkles” at the corners of eyes with eyeliner, and use flour or baby powder to make hair look white. Add a white beard (I’ve seen these for cheap at places like Big Lots and Walgreens, maybe even the 99 cent store or $ Tree would have something that would work). Accessorize with lots of different kinds of clocks and watches (especially pocket watches, hourglass timers from board games and the old-fashioned twin bell alarm clocks) – they can be worn hanging from a necklace, pinned onto the robe, etc. Complete the costume with sandals and a cane or walking stick (you could even use a really large stick from your yard for this!).
Jun and Paulie from the movie Juno (I had already typed this one up before I noticed someone had already mentioned it, but it still might be helpful):
For Juno, wear an orange and white striped shirt, jeans, a black zip-up hooded sweatshirt, and Converse or a similar style of sneakers. Wear your hair in a ponytail and carry a giant jug of Sunny D or a giant Slurpee or Big Gulp cup.
For Paulie, you need a burgundy T-shirt, yellow shorts, yellow wristbands and a yellow headband. Add tube socks with yellow stripes and a pair of running shoes. If one of you is artistic enough to pull it off, paint the “Dancing Condors” logo from the movie onto the shirt with yellow fabric paint.
congrats to you both and you should go as adam and eve all you need to do is wear something green get some flowers from the craft store for your hair and leafs to cover you and get an apple mabey a plastic snake wont cost more than a few bucks for flowers and 99cents for snake and add some leafs to hubby juno is always good but bun is way over done
You should be a clam lol, or your belly anyways, wear a white shirt, and have the baby be a pearl!!! Get some sort of a shell for the top and bottom of your stomach… Your husband could be a crab haha <3
Don’t know if you’re into Sci-Fi… but when my friend was 7 months pregnant for Halloween she dressed up as pregnant queen Amidala from Star Wars (Revenge of the Sith) She made her costume; and she looked great!! Husband could go as a Jedi (or specifically Anakin Skywalker)
Congrats!!! Your family could go as skeletons! All you need is black sweats for you and your hubby and some fabric paint for the bones! Dont leave out the sweet baby… paint a skeleton baby curled up in the fetal position on the stomach of your shirt and Im sure everyone will love it! Plus plain black sweats are really cheap and comfortable… since you will be expecting in January you will want to stay warm and comfy! Hope this helps!!!
p.s. Walmart is selling a set of black sweats for like 9 bucks… and white fabric paint (Tulip brand) is 60 cents to $1 online. 🙂
@Gloria Great suggestion! We just saw a link to a T-shirt with a mama and baby skeleton for $30! Making it ourselves would be a lot cheaper.
Old prom dress, tiara and sash reading “Miss Conceived”. Husband goes as pagent announcer with Microphone.
@Karen Very cute idea! And it would be easy to pull off – just put on a fancy dress and make a sash. My husband could wear a suit and carry around a mic and tiara that he would place on my head.
Congratulations…what a blessing! I think you should make your “baby bump” a fish bowl. Your husband should dress as a fisherman and written on his shirt should be…”I’m fishing for a bargain baby”. Whatever you decide to dress up as, I’m sure you will have twice as much fun next year dressing up your new addition to the family! Happy Halloween!
@Alison P. I like the fishbowl idea! The bump could transform into anything sort of item I’m carrying, really. I think someone already suggested making it into a basketball or pumpkin with paint or a T-shirt. There are lots of possibilities!
One year, my friend and I went as trees with a clothesline in between with little clothes hanging from tiny clothespins. We had fun, but after awhile wanted to “cut the strings” and separate so as not to be twins.
Congrats, my idea is how about painting your belly to look like the Staples Easy rebate button.
Congrats Dear! Why don’t you and your hubby switch roles. You be the big, beer bellied guy. And him, the dolled-up housewife.Use your pregnant belly by making a homemade costume that incorporate a “beer belly” or gut, traditionally associated with rednecks. Cross dress and become a hillbilly with a huge beer gut, straw hat and bandanna.
OR
Use your pregnancy to develop a character for your homemade Halloween costume. Lots of characters aren’t funny by themselves, but can be very funny if you add pregnancy to them. Try being a pregnant plumber, with low-hanging jeans, a work shirt, a baseball hat and a fake mustache made out of construction paper. Or be a pregnant doctor, nurse or dentist, using scrubs and the appropriate details, like stethoscopes and face masks. Try a pregnant football player or other sports character.
Gypsy With Crystal Ball
Rub the belly/crystal ball and predict whether it will be a boy or a girl. Wear a long, flowing, gypsy-like skirt and a white or black plain shirt. Use cloth paint to draw a crystal ball over the belly. If the shirt is white, paint a black circle on top of a little stand. If the shirt is black, paint a white circle on top of a stand and fill it in with white paint. Get creative with the crystal ball. Jazz up the outfit with flowing scarves, a lot of jewelry and makeup and a head scarf.
Man With Beer Belly
Poke some fun at the opposite sex by turning a baby belly into a beer belly. Wear loose-fitting jeans, men’s jeans if possible, and a stained old T-shirt. Wear a men’s cap and draw in a little five o’clock shadow with a makeup pencil or body paint. Carry around an empty beer bottle or can and shove a remote control in the back pocket for good measure. Just don’t actually drink any beer.
OR As a couple you could…
Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head
Dress up like the classic toys. Make these costumes yourself. Use brown-colored fleece or felt to make the body, and colored felt or fleece to make the rest of the parts. Use hook-and-loop fasteners on each piece so friends can put you together and swap your parts.
Pregnant Nun and Priest
Be scandalous and dress up like a pregnant nun with her oh-so-friendly priest. Nun costumes are loose and comfortable, so your figure will fit it well. For the priest costume, wear black pants and a long-sleeved, collared black shirt or a long-sleeved, black gown with a collar. Insert a piece of white card stock in the collar. Wear a large cross necklace, if you’d like.
Tweedledee and Tweedledum
Dress up like Tweedledee and Tweedledum from “Alice in Wonderland.” These round twins are over-the-top and eccentric. Make a costume out of silly, oversized overalls and a Hula-hoop to create the perfect, round waistline. Decide whose personality better suits “Dum” versus “Dee.” Write your Dee and Dum names on your hats.
Sumo Wrestlers
Rent sumo wrestler costumes. You two will be the hit of the party in your big costumes, and you’ll have built-in comfort when sitting with all that padding.
Im pregnant, due Dec and Im going to be a black pregnant cat… I want to be able to play with the makeup and Im gonna get the cat ears & tail and wear black and attach two rows of nipples on the front:)
Hello, I think it would be really cool for you and your Hubby to be a plug and socket and you can have a cord coming out near your belly button area or you can be the plug and baby is the socket.
wear a black jumpsuit of overalls easy to find . make a pattern or what a outlet looks like and layer it over the jumpsuit. I think you can buy a outfit online if you do not want to make one.
I have more detail to the outfit if you are interested. Blessings to you and your family
I want to say congrats!!!
What came first Chicken or EGG!!!
Husband can be chicken, dress in all white, yellow party hat for beak, and red glove for gaggle( i think thats what it is called).
Your the egg!!! dress all white, and paint belly Yellow for the yolk..
My second idea would be A sneetches couple. All yellow outfits, add some yellow feathers can get cheap if you tear up yellow boa!!! But you will be a sneetch with a star on the belly.. Paint a STAR on the belly..
My husband and I have tossed a few ideas around since I’m preg also. I really want to go as Beyonce and Jay Z and he wants to go as Juno and Paulie Bleeker. I’ve also seen some costumes where the woman dresses as a preg 60’s housewife and the man dresses as the milkman. We are also having a zombie party and my unborn child will be a baby zombie coming out of my belly. It’s probably not my most tasteful costume but I think it’s kind of funny.
First of all, congratulations!!
Second, I had a friend who was pregnant at Halloween a few years ago, and her husband suggested they go as a football player and a cheerleader in trouble. It was hilarious, and everyone loved their costumes.
Congratulations! Very happy for you and your husband.
The most frugal idea I can think of is to dress up as a bag of jelly beans. Use a clear trash bag, cut out holes for arms and legs, slip it on and then blow up balloons (jelly beans) to fill it up. Add a tag that says Jelly beans 15cents and a ribben around your neck. My SIL did this years ago…
I still think that you ought to be a cloud. It will use all your lovely curves!
i was going to recommend a preggo nun, but i think there’s entries for that already…how about painting your belly as a pumpkin or the front of an oven?
I buy vintage photos and cracked up when i found one of a woman who, for Halloween, had merely put on a fake beard…instantly transforming herself into a bearded woman (like they used to have at the circus). Being a bearded pregnant woman would make it even funnier without any extra effort (or expense).
I’m pregnant2 congrats! I have a few suggestion. 1. You be a sea horse& ur husband a fishing pole! 2. You/cat (catsuit) him/dog 3. You/egg him/sperm & last you/lil red riding hood & him/wolf! I hope u like my ideas! I’m gonna be a cupcake! Lol