Share Your Halloween Costume Photos With Berkeley Patch

BERKELEY, NJ — With Halloween a little over a week away, people from all over the Berkeley area are crafting creative costumes that run the gamut from spooky to kooky.

If you want to show off your costume, your child's costume, or even your pet’s, send Berkeley Patch a picture of your most bewitching look. We'll be happy to post it on our page.

To share your pictures with Patch, send them to kimberlee.bongard@patch.com, along with your child's name, hometown, what their costume is and any other relevant information you'd like to share. (Note that by sending your photo to Patch, you're giving us permission to use it in a story on Patch.)

If you haven't planned a costume yet, it's not too late. Not every Halloween costume needs a lot of time for planning. Some can be put together last-minute.

Good Housekeeping has gathered a few lists of easy Halloween costumes to pull off, along with a few tips on how to put them together quickly:

1. A cowboy or cowgirl is an easy one. Everyone seems to own a pair of jeans. Then, throw on the best-looking flannel, similar to something that could be seen on a scarecrow and some Western boots to complete the look.
2. The classic skeleton can be done in minutes. Just cut out sections of an old white T-shirt, put on some black and white makeup, and cut out a heart from construction paper.
3. Some easy-to-pull-off Halloween costumes are living puns. Like "Holy Guacamole." All that's needed is a green T-shirt, printed out avocado emojis, and a halo and wings.
4. There's always the option to dress up like a mummy. All you need is toilet paper.
5. Dressing as a live Instagram filter has become a more contemporary Halloween theme in recent years. Instagram users can pull up one of their stories, select a filter, point the phone to a blank surface and take a screenshot, GoodHousekeeping.com explains. They can print the screenshot on a thick board and cut out the middle to fit their face.