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St Josephs Primary School, Slate Street, Belfast
Tuesday 9th December - Year 1 Nativity 10am/ Year 2 Nativity 1pm | Thursday 11th December 2025 - Year 3 Nativity 10am/ Year 4 Nativity 1pm | Afterschool clubs end on Friday 5th December | Friday 5th December - clubs end for the term | School office closed daily from 1pm -1.30pm
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Halloween ideas that don't cost a penny 💰👻🎃♻

29th Sep 2025

♻️ You don't need to spend money to have a great costume at Halloween 🎃 We love seeing our children recycle clothing for their costumes. ♻️ Halloween disco costume ideas using household clothes 

  1. Tourist   What to wear: Flowery shirt, shorts, sandals with socks, sunhat, camera around the neck.   Accessories: Sunglasses, back pack, map, sunscreen on your nose.

  2. Athlete/footballer    What to wear: Any sports jersey or workout clothes (tracksuit, leggings, or running shorts), sneakers, headband.   Accessories: A water bottle or small towel.

  3. Lumberjack   What to wear: Flannel shirt, jeans, boots.   Accessories: Beanie hat, carry a toy axe or make one out of cardboard.

  4. 80s Aerobics Instructor   What to wear: Bright-colored leggings or tights, oversized t-shirt or tank top (tied in a knot), headband, leg warmers (can be made from long socks).   Accessories: Hand weights (optional), colorful sneakers.

  5. Taylor Swift (choose your Era)  What to wear: Sparkly clothes & microphone 

  6. Movie Theater Usher   What to wear: White button-down shirt, black trousers, and black shoes.   Accessories: Bow tie, flashlight, ticket stubs.

  7. Chef   What to wear: White t-shirt, apron, and black trousers.   Accessories: A spatula, wooden spoon, or a chef's hat (can make one out of paper).  

8. Farmer   What to wear: Plaid or flannel shirt, overalls or jeans, boots.   Accessories: Straw hat, toy pitchfork, or a basket.  

9. Detective   What to wear: Trench coat, dark trousers, shirt.   Accessories: Magnifying glass, fedora hat, notepad.  

10. Cat   What to wear: Black shirt, black tights or leggings.   Accessories: Make paper ears and attach to a headband, draw whiskers with eyeliner, and make a tail out of a black scarf or socks.   These ideas are easy to pull together and don't require any special purchases 💰♻️