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KIDS, CATS, AND DOGS!! arc Thrift Stores Have Everything You Need to Make This a Ghoulishly Great Halloween!!

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Halloween is all about candy, tricks, treats, and finding the BEST COSTUME EVER!!

Good news!! Our stores are full of Halloween must-haves: makeup, masks, gowns, hats, capes, and more. We’ve got kids – little ones and even teens – covered!! And, if you’re looking to dress up your furry best friend, we’ve got lots of great ideas for them, too!

All of our 24 arc stores are fully stocked with ready-to-go costumes, most for way less money than you’d pay elsewhere. Superheroes, clowns, princesses, warriors, TV and movie characters…we’ve got ‘em all.

But, if your child wants to make his or her own costume, arc is the perfect place.

Here’s a list of some sweet and creative ideas for build-your-own costumes for kids and pets!

KIDS:

Princess:

  • Gown
  • Tiara
  • High heels
  • Cape

TOTAL COST AT ARC: $10

Football Player:

  • Football jersey
  • Helmet
  • Football

TOTAL COST AT ARC: $10

Cowboy:

  • Cowboy hat
  • Cowboy boots
  • Jeans
  • Vest
  • Holster

TOTAL COST AT ARC: $15

Baby Pumpkin/Jack o’ Lantern:

  • Over-sized orange t-shirt (to be stuffed with newspapers) (Draw on jack o’ lantern eyes, nose and mouth)
  • Green tights
  • Orange beany hat
  • TOTAL COST AT ARC: $10

Baby Bunny:

  • White onesie/footy pajamas (glue on pink piece of felt from craft store to make the tummy)
  • Bunny ears

TOTAL COST AT ARC: $10

Clark Kent/Super Man:

  • Suit jacket and tie
  • Glasses
  • Superman t-shirt (to be worn underneath)

TOTAL COST AT ARC: $10

PETS:

Baby Ghost:

  • White onesie (draw or glue on black eyes and “O” shaped mouth)
    TOTAL COST AT ARC: $2
  • Baby Pumpkin/Jack o’ Lantern:
  • Over-sized orange onesie or t-shirt (Draw on jack o’ lantern eyes, nose and mouth)
  • TOTAL COST AT ARC: $3

Ballerina:

  • Tutu (fit around dog’s waist)

TOTAL COST AT ARC: $2

Mummy:

  • Wrap your pooch in an Ace bandage: $1.99

“Cat Lady”:

  • Several stuffed kitties.
  • T-shirt
  • Attached stuffies to t-shirt
  • TOTAL COST AT ARC: $10

Bronco Fan:

  • Bronco T-shirt

TOTAL COST AT ARC: $5.99

Harry Potter:

  • Red and Gold Scarf
  • Glasses

TOTAL COST AT ARC: $5

Everything you could possibly need – whether your little one wants to be a princess, a cowboy, a monster, a ghost, or a superhero – is available and affordable at your local arc Thrift Store. Arc Thrift Stores also have caldrons full of spooky and fun decorations to make your home festive for all those trick or treaters.

All items are 50 percent off on Saturdays (excluding current color tags and green tags).

Be the spookiest…or the cutest…ghoul on the block!! Visit any one of our 24 stores throughout Colorado today!!

Click here for locations. 

arc Thrift Stores Have The State’s LARGEST SELECTION of Amazing Costumes!

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People come to arc for all sorts of things. There isn’t ANYTHING – except for maybe plastic gutters, refrigerators, and scrap metal – that you can’t find at an arc store. And, all for a great price!!

This is especially true of Halloween costumes!

Fall is perhaps one of most favorite times of the year!! The crisp air, the leaves changing, a pot of soup on the stove, a cozy sweater to warm you up…and HALLOWEEN! We LOVE Halloween!! We love how creative this holiday can be…how silly, goofy, and even how scary!!

So, as you are noodling over what you are going to dress up as this year, know that there isn’t a ghost of a chance you’d walk away without the perfect Halloween costume if you’re shopping at arc Thrift Stores!!

Arc Thrift Stores has the state’s largest selection of build-your-own costumes. Our stores are full of Halloween must-haves: makeup, masks, gowns, hats, capes, and more. Costumes for kids, grown-ups, even pets!! We’ve got everything you will need to make this Halloween ghoulishly wonderful!

Here are some easy, inexpensive, and creative suggestions…all found in the aisles at arc!

Flapper: Show off those great legs and do the Charleston!!

  • Dress: $7.50
  • Bag: $1.50
  • Headpiece: $1
  • Necklace: $1
  • Cigarette holder: $4

TOTAL COST AT ARC: $15

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Dorothy From The Wizard of OZ:  There’s no place like Arc for the perfect costume!!

  • Dress: $6
  • Ruby Red Slippers: $4
  • Basket and stuffed dog (“Toto”): $5

TOTAL COST AT ARC: $15

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Willy Wonka: A little imagination goes a long way at Arc!!

  • Wig: $5.50
  • Jacket: $5.50
  • Top hat: $3
  • Colorful Pants: $4
  • Scarf: $2

TOTAL COST AT ARC: $20

Belle:

  • Princess Dress: $5
  • Candlestick (“Lumiere”): $2
  • Clock (“Cogsworth”): $3

TOTAL COST AT ARC: $10

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And, we even have tons of spooky and fun decorations to make your home festive for a party and for all those trick or treaters.

All items are 50 percent off on Saturdays (excluding current color tags and green tags).

Click here for locations. 

 

 

Party Decor Ideas for Kids and Adults

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It’s that time of year again! We just LOVE Halloween at arc Thrift Stores!! It’s spooky, fun, a little silly, and super creative!

A lot of you are probably planning your kids’ school Halloween party, or having a party at home for the neighbor ghosts and goblins. Maybe you’re having your friends over to celebrate with a more adult-themed version of trick or treat!!

Well, at arc you will find everything you need to make the most ghoulishly delightful party ever!! And, the best part? You don’t have to drive all over town and you don’t have to spend a ton of money! It’s one-stop party décor shopping at arc!!

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Here are some ideas:

Potion:

Little potion bottles can make a great Halloween decoration for your tablescapes. Mineral oil and food coloring mixed with a bit of water to create the potions in the bottles is inexpensive and easy. Buy your little potion bottles in all shapes and sizes from the Bric Brac department of your local arc Thrift Store. You can then fill them with little plastic spiders or plastic eyeballs or fingers to create a creepy décor piece. Bottles range from $0.49 to $1.99 each

Spooky Candles:

  • Votive candles (at arc for $2 – $5)
  • Black, orange, and green felt (at arc for .50 a sheet)
  • Glue

Wrap votive with black felt. Cut out pumpkins from orange felt and add green accents (leaves, top of pumpkin, etc.). Attach with glue.

Wrap votive in orange or green felt. Cut out bats with black felt. Attach with glue.

Candy Man:

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  • Jeans ($8)
  • Flannel Shirt ($5)
  • Cowboy hat ($2)
  • Cowboy boots ($15)
  • Baskets ($1.50/each)
  • Candy
  • Pumpkin (carved with silly face)
  • Newspapers

On the table where your party food will be served, lay out the jeans and shirt, as if a person were about to wear them. Stuff the arms, chest, and legs with newspapers. Cut out sections in the jeans, and leave the buttons of the shirt open.

Fill baskets with candy. Slide the baskets into the cut out sections of the arms, the open (unbuttoned) area of the chest, and legs of “Candy Man.”

Place jack o’ lantern as the head, and top with the cowboy hat.

Adult version:

 Candy Man isn’t just for kids!! Instead of the flannel shirt, boots, and cowboy hat, pick the jersey of your favorite rival football team (Patriots, anyone?!?) ($10 at arc). And, instead of candy, fill the baskets with chicken wings, chips, and dip!!

Treats:

Ghoulish Gummies

  • 1 cup of cold water
  • 1/2 cup of corn syrup
  • 6oz packet of your favorite flavor Jell-O
  • 4 envelopes of unflavored
  • Gelatin

Dissolve the corn syrup in cold water with a spoon. Dissolve the
Jell-O and gelatin in the corn syrup and water mixture. Transfer to
small pot and cook over medium heat until bubbly. Remove from heat and carefully pour into fun, Halloween-inspired ice molds or cake molds (available at arc for $4 – $8). Set on the counter for 5 hours (no need to refrigerate) and carefully remove from molds.

Adult version:

Change the amount of water to ¾ of a cup, and add ¼ cup of vodka.

Monster munch

  • 4 cups popcorn
  • 1/2 cup mini marshmallows
  • 1/2 cup Reese’s prices
  • 1/2 cup candy corn
  • 1/2 cup melted white chocolate

Pour popcorn and candy onto a cookie tray (at arc for $3) and drizzle with chocolate.

Allow to harden and break up with fingers and either put into a large
bowl or separate into treat bags (box of 25 at arc for $5) and tie with orange and green ribbon (at arc for $2 a roll).

Adult version:

Instead of candy, use nuts and chocolate chips. Drizzle with caramel.