25 Super Cute Last Minute Costumes You Can Recreate In A Pinch
If you need a quick costume for a party or other kind of event, you're probably looking for last minute costumes. Here are some super cute last minute costume ideas that would be really easy to recreate in a pinch!
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It can be hard to figure out cute last minute costumes to do when you're in a rush to get something figured out. If you're needing to figure out a costume last minute, here are some really cute ones you could do!
After you read this post, you'll have some super cute last minute costume ideas to try.
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The Best Last Minute Costumes
1. Lara Croft Tomb Raider
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This costume is so cute in general, and would make for such a good last minute costume! All you'd need is a grey/ green outfit and some belts/ buckles to use as the accessories.
2. Tinkerbell
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If you have any kind of green dress or green outfit, dressing up as tinkerbell would be SO cute! I love the dress she used, it's so pretty.
Wings would be super easy to grab from the store in a pinch, but you could also try to DIY some.
3. Strawberry Shortcake
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If you grew up watching Strawberry Shortcake like I did, this would be such a good costume to do last minute, especially if you already have any strawberry themed clothes/ accessories. If you don't, you could print out/ draw a strawberry and tape it to an all pink/ red outfit!
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4. Harry Potter Costume
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If you have a Harry Potter tie/ wand lying around (I know that sounds weird, but I know so many people who actually do lol), a last minute costume is the perfect opportunity to use it!
5. Princess And The Pea
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This is probably my favorite last minute costume idea I've seen! I'm considering doing this as my Halloween costume this year just because of how cute and easy it is.
All you'd need is some kind of pink outfit and a pink sleep mask! For the pea you could go in so many different directions. You could get a pea plushie like she did, you could carry around a bag of peas, you could carry around a single pea to pull out when people ask what you are (that would be really funny), the options are endless!
6. Joker
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A joker costume would be super easy to put together if you have a white button down, some makeup, and some green hair spray! The hair spray isn't actually essential to the costume, but it'd make it a lot more recognizable.
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7. Jigsaw
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If you're wanting to do a spooky costume, you could dress up as jigsaw! You'd need some kind of black and white outfit and a red bow tie. You could do the rest of the look with makeup.
8. Mean Girls Costume
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This would be a super simple and easy costume to put together last minute! You could do Karen like this one, or you could even do Regina in the scene where she has the holes cut out of her shirt.
9. Pirate
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A pirate costume would be really easy to put together if you have some black, white, and red clothes, especially if you have a corset and a bandana.
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10. Princess Diaries Costume
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If you're like me and grew up on the Princess Diaries, this would be such a cute costume to do! This one might require a little more planning, but if you already have a white dress like the one in the picture, it could be a good last minute costume!
11. Alvin And The Chipmunks
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This is one of the easiest last minute costumes ever. All you really need for these costumes is a red/ green/ blue hoodie (depending on which chipmunk you're being) and some yellow tape to put the letter on the front.
This would be such a funny costume idea to do with friends, as well.
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12. Britney Spears
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If you have some scrunchies, a black skirt, white shirt, and a grey cardigan, this costume would be super easy to put together!
13. Fairy
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As long as you have some fairy wings, you could wear literally any outfit for this costume. I love the lingerie dresses they used, though!
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14. 13 Going On 30 Costume
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If you happen to have a satin sleep dress and a sleep mask, this would be a super easy and cute costume to put together!
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15. Ella Enchanted
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If you have a blue skirt, white top, and preferably brown, but black would also work, belt, this would be super easy to put together in a pinch! Bonus points if you have a matching crossbody bag to add. You could also quickly print out a face and add it to any book.
16. Medieval Princess
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This is a very trendy costume idea right now. If you have any kind of long flowy dress, this would be really quick to put together. You could make the princess hat with construction paper and whatever flowy thing (scarf, tulle, streamers) you have on hand for the flowy part of the princess hat!
17. Clown
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A clown is one of the absolute easiest costumes to put together because there are SO many different ways you could do it. I think this take on it is super cute, but really all you need for a clown costume is some kind of clown makeup (lipstick for the nose, that kind of thing).
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18. Mime
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If you have a striped shirt and some eyeliner/ black eye makeup, you're pretty much good to go for this costume! Add some red accents like the beret and scarf if you wanna go above and beyond, but the shirt and eye makeup get the point across if you're in a pinch.
19. Ghost
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This is the most classic easy costume you could possibly do! You could use literally whatever you have on hand for the ghost part--a bedsheet, a tablecloth, whatever. I ~think~ the person in the picture may have used a petticoat and tied the top shut somehow.
20. Hello Kitty
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This would be a super easy costume to recreate if you have a red shirt! You don't even need the ears to recreate this costume, you could do braids in your hair to make the cat ears (there are lots of tutorials online), and you could use whatever you have on hand to make the red bow!
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21. Gary The Snail From SpongeBob
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You could 100% recreate this costume at home if you have a pink shirt and some blue pants! She decorated the shirt with construction paper, and it looks like she made the headband with pipe cleaners and construction paper.
22. Jennifer's Body Costume
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Even though I still haven't seen this movie yet (I've been wanting to foreverrr), I think this costume would be sooo good. It would be super easy to recreate if you already have long brown/ black hair, but if you don't, you could totally do this with a wig if you could get your hands on one!
23. Queen Of Hearts
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If you have a deck of cards on hand, this is the costume for you! I love how they added the cards to a corset in the first pic, but there are so many different routes you could go with this costume. You could add the cards to really any kind of top (or even make a top out of the cards themselves). I love the card crown they used in the second pic!
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24. Bad News
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If you can get your hands on some newspaper, this would be a really cute costume to recreate last minute! You could also go with a newspaper outfit like the one I linked above. You could also go the "fake news" route with this outfit if you felt like it.
25. Felix From Saltburn
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This would be a super easy costume to put together if you could get your hands on some gold wings! You could also try to diy them at home with gold construction paper in a pinch.
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