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By Tina Sims and Jon Boon Oct 31, 2009

Looking for simple last-minute Halloween costume ideas? The search is on for many as the hours tick away before trick or treat. Susan Hatch has those and more including links to cookie recipes and a cute Jamie Lee Curtis photo as she celebrates Halloween here with all sorts of helpful inexpensive ideas and links to more.

Last-Minute Halloween Costumes Ideas - Balloon Boy Dad Action Figure

Another last second idea is presented in the picture to the left. You can wear a t-shirt with an arrow pointed up and go as Balloon Boy's Dad!

The man now forever known as the "Balloon boy" dad, Richard Heene, has been turned into an action figure. The under-fire amateur scientist has been immortalized in plastic by Hero Builders as a movable figurine - complete with "I’m with Stupid" T-shirt.

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TV viewers were transfixed by the sight of a silver balloon floating through the sky in Colorado. It was feared that Heene’s six-year-old son Falcon was inside the balloon.

He was later found safe at home, after apparently hiding in the roof-space above the family garage.

The Heenes now face criminal charges after police said the episode was a hoax designed to land the family their own reality television show.

(Image: Splash News)

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