Halloween Monster Costumes

We are going old school monster this week for Halloween. Here are five classic monster you can channel this year, easily recognizable and easy to find costumes.

Dracula/ Vampire

The blood sucking monster weren't always the shining beings of today, they were thought to be a menace sucking blood of living creatures at night fall. Channel them with an old Victorian costume or give it a modern twist but don't forget a white pasty complexion, fangs and some fake blood.

Werewolf

Transform into a hairy monster with super human strength with the Werewolf costume. All you need is a wolf mask, hairy hands and feet, some torn clothes and you are good to go.

Frankenstein

Rock out in Frankenstein costumes as a couple. All you need is green face paint and some make up skills to bring the monster to life.

Mummy

Mummy are the zombie of the past except they are bound with white strips of fabric. All you need is a white fabric, cut it up into section and bound yourself with it and you have to get that mummy walk down to part.

Sea Monster

We're talking about the Creatures from the Black Lagoon here or you can DIY some crazy sea monster with your own imagination, don't forget to add in scales and fin.

Get all your face paints and fake blood here and all the Halloween costumes and decor you can get your hands on here.

Classic Halloween Costumes

Halloween is a month away but we have already started stocking Halloween costumes in store and online as its our biggest night of the year. For Halloween costume, you can never go wrong with the classics, so here we have five classic costumes that are the epitome of Halloween.

Ghost

This is the easiest one to do if you got a white sheet to drape yourself over with holes for the eyes or you could go with the white face paint and a costume for the ghostly look.

Witches & Cat

The witches and the cat costume are always going to be the one to go for ladies, all you need is a black dress, a witch's hat and a broom. For the guys, you can opt for a wizard ensemble. A cat, being the witch's familiar is easy to create with the cat kit which includes cat ears and tails.

Skeleton

You can never go wrong with being a skeleton in Halloween.

Vampire

Be a blood sucker this Halloween with a classic Transylvanian inspired costume, fangs and fake blood.

Zombie

The zombie costume has grown in popularity over the years, all you need is your regular clothes or a pre-made costume, fake blood and a ghostly make up look.

Get ahead & shop for your Halloween Costume now:

5 DIY Balloon Ideas for Foodie Parties

For all the food lovers, there is a great way to decorate your party by making balloons into your favourite foods.

Pizza Balloons

For all the pizza lovers, we found a fun little DIY from Aww, Sam.

source: Aww, Sam

Burger Balloons

If pizza isn't your thing (how could you not love pizza!), we got a quick little DIY to turn those yellow balloons into burgers instead.

source: Studio DIY

Doughnut Balloons

Why not make balloon dessert like the doughnut balloons, great for kids and adults alike.

source: Studio DIY

Icecream Balloons

Everyone screams for icecream, these tiny gems are cute and makes great table centre pieces or photo props.

source: Oh Happy Day

Fruit Balloons

For the health conscious, why not try to decorate your salad  or fruit bar with these adorable fruit slices balloons or you could make actual ones with latex balloons, get the DIY from Oh Happy Day and hang them or put them on straws.

source: Balloon Time

source: Nelly Jelly Craft Parties

For all your plain latex and foil balloons, get them here: 

Reading Festival Parking

If you are attending the Reading Festival (28th - 30th August) this year, we have ample car parking at the back of the store. Book it in advance to avoid disappointment by calling us at: 0118 950 8597  

We are located infront of Rivermead Leisure Centre, you won't be able to miss it as we have huge clown fancy dress on the front.

Additionally if you are looking to dress up at the festival, we have a huge range of fancy dresses, wigs, face paints, glow sticks and flags in store, so why not drop in during the weekend.

Fancy Dress: Suits

Suits can be used as fancy dress in different ways. A black suit is the most versatile one where you can practically put on different accessories to emulate different characters. Go as Blue Brothers or Men In Black with black glasses, hat  or an inflatable gun and is great for couples. They are also a great option for going out as in group whether it be channeling secret agents or characters of the movie Reservoir Dogs.

The other suit you can get your hands on is the black and white striped suit to dress up as either the movie character Bettlejuice or to go as Robin Thicke from his  2013 VMA performance  which was a big trend in Halloween that year. For Bettlejuice, you only have to get a wig and some face paints and can be paired with Lydia Deetz for a couple costume.

There are plenty of other suits you can use to dress up as character or stand out in the crowd with our stand out suits.