OttawaStart's Ultimate Ottawa Halloween Costume List - 2012 Edition (sinkhole and more)

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Looking for costume ideas for the Halloween party you’re attending this weekend?  Here is our second annual Ultimate Ottawa Halloween Costume List.  ( You can read the 2011 list here. )

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  174 Sinkhole.
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The obvious choice this year.  I'm dressed up in the photo on the right with a simple black garbage bag, a license plate and some caution tape.  (Unlike my pathetic design pictured at right, you should probably cut holes out for vision and breathing.)

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  Maman.
 ](http://ottawastart.com/a-very-dramatic-photo-of-maman-that-giant-spider-in-front-of-the-national-gallery/)
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Dress up as the giant spider in front of the National Gallery.  Have a friend accompany you with a camera to take pictures.

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  Rideau Canal Skateway.
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Encase yourself in a giant block of ice.  (A very temporary costume.)

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  Bridgehead Coffee Cup.
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There are lots of instructions online for
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 creating a coffee cup costume
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.  Add the Bridgehead logo to give it an exclusively Ottawa feel.

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  Terry The Hot Dog Guy.
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You know the guy who sells hot dogs at the corner of Bank and Laurier? Just get a toque and a tray of hot dogs and maybe some tongs and you're all set.

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  Calypso Water Park.
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Find some flexible white dryer pipe, paint it blue.  Put on a swimsuit and wrap the blue pipe around yourself.  Maybe a some goggles or floaties too.

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** ** What’s your best Halloween costume idea? ** Add your comments below.

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** ** See also: ** Ottawa Hallowen Guide

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