Comments on: Let's Play Dress-Up!!!

Question: Let's Play Dress-Up!!!

LoopyG — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:31:53 -0800

Help me pick a costume for this years round of Purim Parties!

So here's the deal. What are some good ideas for costumes for Purim that I can make cheaply and easily. Say a budget of $10, and a time limit of 1 hour of preparation. Any costume considered, no matter how wacky!

By: hermitosis

hermitosis — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:13:11 -0800

Depending on how closely you want to stick to actual jewish themes, it would be worth searching through the many Halloween costume threads for cheap/wacky costume ideas.

If you're looking for more traditional (yet wacky!) ideas, I recommend you go as Queen Esther. On stilts.

By: hermitosis

hermitosis — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:15:02 -0800

Oh, and while my suggestion stands, you may want to mention your gender and any other details/limitations that might dictate whether it's really funny or just plain wrong for you to show up as any variety of queen.

By: LoopyG

LoopyG — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:15:28 -0800

Traditional doesn't matter. And Queen Esther is taken as my girlfriend is going as her... =)

I will check out some Halloween threads though. Who else has some tips?

By: pinky

pinky — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:27:32 -0800

Go as a Hamentaschen. I recommend poppyseed.

By: amro

amro — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:29:13 -0800

I vaguely remember dressing as a hamentashen for Purim one year when I was a kid. All you need is two pieces of posterboard cut into large triangles. Decorate them with tan and red (or the color of the filling of your choice) felt to resemble hamentashen, then string them together sandwich board-style.

By: amro

amro — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:29:29 -0800

pinky beat me to it !

By: amro

amro — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:30:16 -0800

Also, that should be "all you need are..."

By: pinky

pinky — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:01:55 -0800

ha!

Apricot might be nice as well, if you consider yourself a "fall."

By: electroboy

electroboy — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:15:26 -0800

What about going as Haman?

By: solotoro

solotoro — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:37:42 -0800

Or, go as a hayman (=haman? *crickets chirping*)

By: Carol Anne

Carol Anne — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:00:04 -0800

Mordecai?

By: defreckled

defreckled — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:18:36 -0800

Just in case Solotoro's pun wasn't bad enough, you could go as a scarecrow. Ugh.

By: Faint of Butt

Faint of Butt — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:25:17 -0800

If your girlfriend is dressing as Esther, wouldn't King Ahasueros be the natural costume for you?

By: LoopyG

LoopyG — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:20:53 -0800

Kingly garments are hard. But hamentashen, that's perfect! Brilliant! Superb! I figure I can do it for about $5, and 30 minutes (plus time to go to the store).

Thanks everyone!

By: pinky

pinky — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:47:43 -0800

I helped persuade a stranger to dress as a pastry. This is the most awesome day ever!