Great no-sew kids' costumes you can make at home

These simple homemade getups are guaranteed to rock the party. For more detailed diagrams, go to familyfun.go.com/magazine.

Fortuneteller costume

Our soothsayer's pals can see a glittering vision of themselves when they peer into her crystal ball, thanks to the mirror and battery-operated tea light tucked inside.

Craft materials:

1-gallon globe-shaped plastic fishbowl (ours cost $7 at a pet-supply store)

5-inch-diameter round mirror

Silver star garland

Iridescent cellophane wrap

2 battery-operated tea lights

7-inch-diameter plastic plate

Glue dots

Flowing clothes, head scarf, and costume jewelry from your closet or a thrift shop

Time needed: Under 1 hour

1. To make the crystal ball, frame the mirror with the looped garland and secure it with glue dots. Use additional glue dots to adhere the mirror vertically inside the globe. Loosely crumple two or three sheets of cellophane to fill the space behind the mirror.

Shortly before using the ball, adhere the switched-on tea lights to the center of the plastic plate, then use more glue dots to attach the plate to the overturned globe.

3. Have your child put on the clothes, head scarf, and jewelry.

Target costume

Hit the Halloween bull's-eye with an easy duct-tape design applied to a black shirt — then score an extra point with our arrow hat, made from a length of wire hanger and two straws.

Craft materials:

Red, black, blue, and white duct tape

Parchment paper

Assorted sizes of plates, bowls, and glasses

Black sweatshirt and pants

Wire cutters

Wire hanger

2 plastic straws