You don’t have to speak Minionese to wear these awesome costumes, but it definitely helps. Funny and lovable, you will have so much fun creating these DIY Despicable Me and Minions costumes.
There is something about those domed heads that simultaneously makes us laugh and want to hug them. Once you see these, you will have a hard time resisting making them for Halloween this year.
There are so many creative takes on recreating Gru (it helps if you have a bald head) and the Minions. And when you get a group together, you can share in the costume making and hilarity.
Minions come in all shapes and sizes in this collection of Despicable Me and Minions costumes. All the construction secrets are revealed here! Get inspired to create your own evil Gru, nonsensical Minion or even Kyle Dog. You will even see a Minion Batman and a 3PO Minion.
So sit back, grab some bapples and get ready to laugh at this super fun selection of Despicable Me and Minions costume designs.
The eyes really moved! (though not very well). Just used camping mats rolled up and painted Styrofoam cap covered with standard drywall spackle and sanded and painted. Eyes are made from HomeDepot Plumbing PVC Pipe connectors. Eyeballs were from Styrofoam balls from Jo-Anne’s fabrics, with threaded rods stuck into them for movement! Eye lenses were … Read more
This was such a cheap costume to do! And we got so many compliments! All you need is jean high-wasted shorts (we bought jeans from the thrift store then cut them), suspenders, a yellow top, black gloves and goggles! We made the goggles using a black headband (from Target), then painted/glued Styrofoam cups to it … Read more
I love to create costumes, to me it’s just fun to be something else for a day. I also have been a mascot for my high school and college where I get all the fans pumped up. So for Halloween last year I could not think of anything better to be than a Despicable Me Minion … Read more
When trying to decide what my college friends and I should be for Halloween, we went through a lot of different ideas. We needed something warm, (it gets cold up here in Ohio on Halloween), cheap and fast. Superheros? Too cliche. Crayons? Been there, done that. 90’s Cartoon Characters? Over done. We couldn’t think of … Read more
This Homemade Minion Costume is made by my husband. Minion’s head was started by paper mache for the top, then thin cardboard was also paper mached to give cylinder look. Holes on the side were cut out for my son’s arms to come out of. Fabric was glued onto the Minion’s head and a small … Read more
We care for four girls at a children’s home and we wanted to dress up in a theme for Halloween. Our own daughter suggested we dress up like Despicable Me characters. I immediately had an idea how to make the Minion costumes for our girls. I started with two 24″ beach balls and taped them … Read more
This is my son, Erik, as one of Gru’s Minions. We always make our own costumes, but when he said he wanted to be a Minion, I was stumped. I often go to the local thrift store for inspiration when creating costumes — this year was no exception. I was stumped, however. Then, one day … Read more
For this DIY Despicable Me Minon Halloween costume I first started with one inch foam sheet to form top of body. I then used yellow felt to cover body. I looked out through the mouth. The goggles were formed using the same one inch foam. Lastly, I used jean material to make pants for the … Read more
I had no idea what I wanted my 3 year old and my one year old to be; only that I wanted to have homemade costumes for them. While visiting my parents I found some empty tubs that once contained pretzel sticks, and came up with a homemade Minion Halloween costume idea from the new … Read more
My Grandson’s favorite movie is Despicable Me, so of course he wanted to be a Minion for Halloween. I started out using a inflatable punching bag for the head. I covered it with paper mache’. When it dried I formed cardboard around the head to make the body. Then I covered it with paper mache’ … Read more