Costume Party

Rock Star

Unleash the wild in your child.

The basics

* Fun, edgy shirt. Message T-shirts work well, or you can punk up a plain T-shirt by ripping it or coloring on it with a fabric marker.

* Jeans (preferably with holes!) or black pants.

* Shoes such as sneakers or boots.

* A hairdo. You can tease your child's hair, like we did, or create a faux-hawk using mousse or gel.

* An instrument. For simplicity, buy a toy guitar or microphone.

To go a little further...

* Make a guitar from foam core, as shown. We got foam core, cut it into the shape of a guitar, glued on striped felt, and added reflective tape for strings and knobs.

* Add sunglasses. And teach her how to sneer -- or pose -- for paparazzi!