Kelly in a princess costume that uses pink iridescent taffeta, a floral jacquard inset on the bodice, and organza for the sleeves and peplum. We found the crown at Gymboree, and she had sparkly pink ballet slippers from H&M that wouldn't stay on her feet. I found some pink stretch-velvet ribbon at M&J Trimming http://www.mjtrim.com and made straps with that.
This was for a school play, rather than Halloween. Sarah was 'The Sun', so we made a skirt, cape and crown of gold lame to go over a gold bathing suit. I used the cardboard from a cereal box inside the crown to give it some shape.
Another easy one. An inexpensive witch hat, fake nose and nails, sheer greenish yellow liquid eyeshadow and a black eyebrow pencil, on top of a black dress and tights.
Two cats. The first one was so easy I still feel guilty every time I see this picture. We taped paper ears to a black headband, gave her a white T-shirt and black leggings. I don't think she even had a tail! At least the following year I managed to sew a white felt circle to a black sweatsuit and make a hat. Not to mention the cat nose. (She made me pay for this later.)
Here is Sarah, dressed as Zorak from the Space Ghost cartoon. This one was tough. It was hard to get the hood shaped the right way. I ended up using a wire hanger in the mouth. We got lucky with the color of the dye we used on the thermal underwear. Blue cotton makes up the chest band and wings, and yellow felt was used for the arms and legs. We found a pair of yellow gloves for the finishing touch.