Live with Regis and Kelly
The Kids of Live Costume Fashion Show
It's that time of year again when the Live family struts down the runway in their Halloween finest. This year we're showing you some creative and budget-friendly costumes using many items that most of us already have in our own closets. A special thanks to our host, Laurie Gelman, Contributing Editor of Cookie magazine. Check out their special Halloween Hub right here!
Lori Schulweis: Bed Sheet Bonanza
Lori's skeleton costume was made by cutting up pillow cases in the shape of a skeleton and gluing it to a black t-shirt by Old Navy ($10.50, available www.oldnavy.com) along with pants from Target ($11.99, available www.target.com)

Ryan's (mummy) costume was made from strips of sheets wrapped around his body with thermal long johns underneath

Alex's (ghost) costume was made from a flat sheet

All sheets ($9.47, available Kmart stores)
Diane D'Agostino: Bat Matron of Honor and Bride
Diane and Tyler's costumes were homemade by Diane
Christine Composto: Batman characters
Christine/ Poison Ivy: Green bodysuit courtesy of Body Wrappers www.bodywrappers.com, her sequin top was bought on sale at Filene's Basement, her cape was handmade. Green suede boots are available exclusively on Target online www.target.com and her wig is from www.halloweenadventure.com

Zach's Two-face costume – was handmade from black and white cotton turtlenecks and sweatpants

CJ's Joker – shirt, vest and tie are from his closet, pants courtesy of The Children's Place, his purple coat was part of store bought joker costume available at Target stores

Ethan's Dark Knight Batman costume ($24.99, available www.halloweenadventure.com)
Dana Dodge: Spring Garden
Dana's shirt and overalls and hat are her own.

Gardening Gloves courtesy of Hable Construction www.hableconstruction.com

Sofia's t-shirt and pants are from Old Navy. The Daisy was cut from illustration board and secured with elastic. Dana and Sofia's shoes are courtesy of Crocs available at www.crocs.com
Jan Schillay-Wiener: The Wieners
Jan's Hotdog costume ($33.99, available www.target.com)

Glenn's uniform is made up of his own clothes, the hot dog vendor box was made by spray painting and stenciling a cardboard box

Caden's Ketchup costume bodysuit ($9.50, available www.childrensplace.com), his leggings are available at Target stores, and his hat was made by covering a paper birthday hat with red felt
The Consuelos kids & Greek Goddess Kelly Ripa
Kelly's Greek Goddess dress was homemade using stretch lycra and stretch sequin gold trim. Her earrings, bracelets and crown are from Costume Discounters www.costumediscounters.com and the sandals are her own.

The Consuelos kids' costumes were homemade, Michael is Indiana Jones wearing his dad's old leather jacket, Lola has her own black dress on as a witch, and Joaquin is wearing his own suit as a former Wall Street fat cat
Deborah Raptis: Peter Pan Characters
Deborah's Wendy costume is made up of her own nightgown and slippers

Amanda's onesie, leggings and hand embellished socks are courtesy of The Children's Place; Tinker Bell wand ($4.97, available www.costumediscounters.com, tutu and wings are hand-me-downs

Logan's Peter Pan tunic was handmade using green felt along with his own brown t shirt and corduroys
Michelle Champagne: Demons
Michelle and Emma's costumes were homemade by Michelle
The Gelmans: High School Musical
Laurie's Cheerleader costume from ACD Sports ($59.00, available www.acdsports.com)

Michael Gelman's basketball shorts and tank are his own, with letters made using electrical tape

Misha's Cheerleader costume was homemade from Danskin lycra skirt and a sweater vest, embellished with electrical tape

Jamie's Sharpay outfit is using clothing from her own closet, and her Sharpay wig is from Party City www.partycity.com

All sneakers on the Gelman family are courtesy of Payless Shoe Source
Happy Halloween from the Live Family!