Have any good Halloween costume ideas?

Last year, my son wanted to be a pile of leaves. It took a while to contruct his costume, but we got it done. He wore an orange sweat suit, and we pinned garlands of autumn leaves on it. Then I took an old baseball hat, and glued more leaves on it. He carried a small rake with him. I wish I had a picture of him, because, whether he thought so or not, he was adorable! A coresponding outfit for you could just be you, with a rake, and a garbage or yardwaste bag? hee hee! My son, this year, thinks he's going to be spiderman. Lord, help me! I don't think I can afford the prices of those costumes!!

Skeleton with pumpkin head and an scythe, Would be cool i guess =)

One of the quickest and easiest outfits owuld be a white sheet over his head with eye holes and a belt around his waist. Allyou need then is an empty bottle of wither scotch, brandy, rum etc. and he becomes a "Departed Spirit"

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Halloween! Thinking back to when I was a kid, some of the costumes my mom made for me and my brothers: Lion, Devil, Skeleton (that one was SOOO cool, but so much work for my mom), Grim Reaper, pumpkin, witch, clown, superman, horse (I begged one year to be a horse!) The Devil was really so cute on my little brother. A 5 year old has probably outgrown the pumpkin, and the grim reaper is probably to grown up for him. I don't know, there are so many things.. Bat, Spider, vampire... I like spooky or scary costumes for halloween. None of this princess stuff... I don't know, ask him what some of his favorite things are...

i have a few ideas,what about a butterfly,and a butterfly catcher.the catcher can wear khakis short,and shirt,safari hat,boots and a net.or maybe a pair of dice as a costume.