Thursday, October 22, 2009

Awesome Halloween Poster and Costume Ideas from GOODWILL


I've been driving around seeing this awesome poster slapped up on walls for some time and after taking a closer look I realized that it's for Goodwill!

Seriously, this is a poster I'd be proud to have framed year 'round.
Reading left-to-right you've got a jack o' lantern to start you right off, and then you get into the Universal monsters:  Frankenstein's monster, Dracula... then you're back to generic Halloween fare with a ghost.
Back to a Universal-like mummy.
---I'm going somewhere with this, I swear---


Then a pirate:  always a staple even before Jack Sparrow ever showed up.
Then we've got a green-faced witch.
I like my witches "green-faced."
Not sure why.
Maybe it's my admiration of the Don Post Halloween III:  Season of the Witch masks. 
Next:  a skeleton.  And a friendly skeleton at that.  Always welcome the skeletons.
Then, in quite a coup, a hockey mask.  Sure we all know it's Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th.  But you're not seeing any Freddy Krueger faces on that poster.  Oh no.
Up next:  a devil face.  Also a staple costume, like the pirate, since the '50s.  
Our last Universal Studios-like monster:  wolfman.
And then....... um... a... smiley face?  Is that supposed to be something?
maybe it's a plain-faced Michael Myers-like character?
It's certainly not Scream-like.
Anyone?
Any ideas?

Lastly, head on over to the Goodwill New Jersey site at GoodwillNJ.org for some simple yet great costume ideas based on stuff you can find in Goodwill stores.
There are punny ones like:
Leaf Blower:  Go outside and grab a handful of leaves that have fallen on the ground. Pin the leaves on your shirt and pants. Save one leaf and pin it on to the brim of a baseball cap so it hangs in front of your face. When someone asks you what you are blow the leaf hanging from your cap and say, "A leaf blower".
Character costumes like:
Betty Rubble:  Go back to the Stone Age! Take a blue fitted sundress and cut the hem so it looks jagged. Wear a black wig done "Betty Style" with a bow or bone at top. Glue a small rock or bone to the top of the halter dress.
 And "Easy Costumes" which are about as no-brainer as you can get:
Old Man/Woman:  Dress in something old looking. Stuff some newspapers to create a large behind that juts out. Put baby powder in your hair to turn into a silvery color, Carry a bulky black purse and a cane. Complete the look with wire framed glasses and a hair net.
 Just don't ask your grandmother for tips on that last one.  Seriously that's just embarassing...

3 comments:

Diane said...

the last one is the standard goodwill logo. super cool poster!

Wendy the (Very) Good Witch said...

Totally love the art work on this poster. I am as sucker for clean, bright graphics like this. Thanks for sharing!

Max the drunken severed head said...

A great post. Haven't seen this poster in my area, a lot of fun to see the great Halloween graphics.

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