Halloween doesn't require a trip to the costume store. These six looks come from your closets, junk drawers and recycling bin, and each one scales from toddler to grown-up so the whole crew can match. Swipe forward to pick your family's costume.

Classic Bedsheet Ghosts

Cut eyeholes in an old white sheet and you're done. Let the kids draw the faces with a marker, which is half the fun, and give each ghost its own personality: surprised, goofy or spooky. Hem the bottoms up a few inches for little ones so nobody trips, and cut the eyeholes bigger than you think you need so everyone can see where they're stepping.

Peanut Butter and Jelly

This one is perfect for two siblings. One wears tan or brown and the other wears purple or red. Cut a big circle from paper or cardboard for each kid, write Peanut Butter on one and Jelly on the other, and pin or tape them to the front. For the full sandwich, add tan cardboard squares front and back as bread slices. You'll need tan and purple or red shirts, cardboard, a marker and safety pins.

Cardboard Box Robots

Save those delivery boxes. A big box becomes the body and a smaller one becomes the head, with holes cut for the arms, legs and face. Decorate with foil, bottle caps and old buttons for dials, and draw a control panel with a marker. Give every family member a different robot with its own function written on the front. You'll need cardboard boxes, foil, scissors, tape, bottle caps or buttons and markers.

Scarecrows

Flannel shirts, jeans and boots are probably in your closet already. Sew or tape on patches cut from fabric scraps or colored paper, and tuck bits of straw, dry grass or yarn into the sleeves and collars. Top it off with a floppy hat and draw on stitched smiles and rosy cheeks with face paint or eyeliner. A bandana or a few fallen leaves gives each person a personal touch. You'll need flannel shirts, jeans, hats, yarn or straw and fabric scraps.

The Pirate Crew

Stripes are a pirate staple, so grab any striped shirt you own. Add a bandana, a scarf tied as a sash and an eye patch cut from black paper or felt, then make a hook from foil-wrapped cardboard. Give every crew member a title like captain, first mate or cabin kid, and let the littlest be the parrot in colorful scar

The Crayon Box

Everyone picks a color, and together the family makes a full box. Matching T-shirts or sweatshirts do most of the work. Roll construction paper into a cone for the crayon tip and wrap a paper strip around your middle as the label. Siblings can wear different shades — you'll need solid-color tops, construction paper, tape or a stapler and a marker.

Save the Budget for Candy

Choose the costume that fits the supplies you already have, gather everything the night before and let the kids help build it. The money you didn't spend at the costume store goes toward candy instead.