Bonus points if you convince your older brother to give you his costume from five years ago.

Perhaps you’ve already made your plans for tomorrow night; perhaps you’re scrambling to find some. Rest assured, no matter where you’re at now, the perfect party is waiting for you… if you can get in. Bwog can’t come down to let you in — we would but it’s so crazy up here and we forgot to check our phones — but we have the next best thing: an entry in our costume closet. Claire Friedman brings you the last of our Columbia-inspired costume ideas: a Fake ID

You Will Need:

• A large rectangular posterboard. The dimensions of the posterboard are up to you, but we recommend roughly 2 by 4 feet.
• Colored sharpies/ crayons
• Scissors
• A Google search of a Maryland ID
• A real 21+ ID if you actually want to be let into any sort of bar

Execution:

Step 1: Cut a square hole on one side of your posterboard. The square should be large enough to fit your entire head, but should leave enough space at the top for ~art~

Step 2: Begin copying the Maryland ID pattern (thanks, Google!) onto the front of your posterboard. Yes, we realize that crabs are hard to draw; take comfort in the fact that it looks pretty shitty on the real thing, too.

STOP: Make sure that when you hold up your posterboard, your face is on the left side. If not, start over. Try to be better this time.

Step 3: Give yourself some fake credentials. Your chosen name should rival McLovin and your age should be at least 27.

Cost:

The cheapest costume we thought up, this one clocks in at around $10.