Share Your Best Costume Pics With Long Branch-Eatontown Patch

LONG BRANCH-EATONTOWN, NJ- With Halloween a little over a week away, people from all over the Long Branch-Eatontown area are starting to figure out their Halloween plans, which course include a great-looking or funny costume.

Patch is looking to show off its readers' most scary and creative costumes this year, which you can do via email. It can be you, your kids, or even your pets!

Not every Halloween costume needs a lot of time for planning, however. 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.

Here are a few of the fastest do-it-yourself Halloween costume ideas:

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.

To share your pictures with Patch, send them to brian.harris@patch.com, along with names, hometowns, what their costume is, and any other information you'd like to share.