Go to infinity and beyond this Halloween with this out-of-this-world collection of DIY Buzz Lightyear costumes. If your ship has crash landed in this section, you are in luck. You will find beautifully crafted, homemade costumes. In addition, each costume here comes with it’s own unique point of view. First of all, not all Buzz Lightyears here are male. Even more so, not all of them are clothed in a traditional space suit. Stretch your imagination with astronauts in tutus, shorts or skirts. Furthermore, there are incredible step by step instructions to guide you. Whichever version of Buzz appeals to you, you will confidently learn how to create your own space invader costume. So if you still don’t have a costume, it’s no intergalactic emergency. Just set your laser to stun and get ready to be amazed by these awesome DIY Buzz Lightyear costumes!
Ever since I saw the first Toy Story film in a movie theater as a ten-year-old on December 31, 1995, I have been a fan of Pixar and Disney films. In the first movie, Andy Davis receives a Buzz Lightyear toy for his birthday, and at first, Buzz is unaware that he is a toy. … Read more
With my son being in love with Buzz Lightyear it was no questions as to what he was going to be. We had the store bought costume for play but as a kid of a mom who made all my costumes I couldn’t bear to let him wear a store bought costume. Although we did … Read more
It all started with a white, plastic trash can, with removable lid. My three year old wanted to be Buzz Light year, from Toy Story. He was very specific, however, and did not want the soft, store bought kind. He wanted to BE Buzz. So, I purchased a plain white, kitchen trash can, with the … Read more
For my child’s 5th birthday we decided that we wanted a mascot to visit to present the birthday cake, at that time their favorite Disney film was Toy Story. I spent many hours trawling the internet for a decent looking mascot to hire for the event but felt none of them were worth the money … Read more
Connor has a leukodystrophy, which means he loses motor function as his disease progresses. So Mom and Dad try to take moments in his life and make them as special as we can. Every year I let him pick what he wants to be for halloween. Whatever he picks, we have to work off of … Read more
A couple years ago, I attended Costume College in LA and the theme was “space”. Most of the attendees are women who specialize in sewn costumes, period pieces. I dont sew. Two months before the event, I decided to take on Buzz Lightyear – out of foam. This was my first full foam costume and … Read more
This year we decided to make Buzz Lightyear and Jessie the Cowgirl costumes. We started early in September. We had a ton of fun in these costumes. People were asking to get their pictures taken with us (or trying to sneak them and getting caught so I would pose). My favorite part of the night … Read more
Buzz Lightyear has always been my favorite Pixar character since I was little. I was Buzz three times for Halloween when I was younger, but the costume I had was basic. The main story started when I finished watching the cartoon spin-off ‘Buzz Lightyear of Star Command The Adventure Begins’ towards the end of August. … Read more
This costume was very cost-effective and easy to make! I already had black workout shorts and a green tank top to use for this costume. On the tank top I drew the bud light logo in the center and wrote year underneath it. On the top left I drew the red circle button that is … Read more
I love Toy Story and always wanted to make an awesome Buzz Lightyear costume. You don’t see many of those due to the difficulty of crafting the armor pieces. So I set out researching how to make costume armor. Some great resources for me included: Punished Props and the foam armoring books by Bill Doran … Read more
Every Halloween, I try to choose a costume that nobody else will be wearing out, and since Buzz Lightyear is popular year after year (and even though I love it every time), I decided to go with his slightly less known version: Mrs. Nesbitt. Construction of this Nesbitt/Buzz Lightyear costume took 2 months, starting in … Read more
This Bud Lightyear costume was such an easy costume to make. I already had a Bud Light shirt that I cut, but you can just tape a Bud Light symbol onto your chest too. I bought Buzz Lightyear inflatable wings at a costume store for $10. I used purple and green duct tape, and at … Read more