For Daphne – I bought the go-go boots and the wig on eBay. I got the dress at Target and shortened the hem and added the pink ribbon trim. Used left-over pink ribbon as a headband. I made the green ascot from material that I bought at Walmart. For Fred – Got the shirt and … Read more
The whole family decided to get in on this Shrek and the gang costume! We had Shrek: Sleeping pants and shirt from the thrift store, cut and old brown vest short and put brown socks over some slippers for the boot effect. Fiona: Cut and old red Renaissance gown and trimmed in gold with hot … Read more
My son wanted to be Shrek, and at the time their weren’t any Shrek costumes out there. So being crafty I decided ‘homemade’ is always better. I found some green t-shirt material and some brown cotton material and some dark brown velvet and started to sew. For this homemade Shrek costume I made a hood … Read more
Otto (The Simpsons’ Springfield Elementary School Bus Driver). The headphones were homemade out of cardboard, wrapped wire and used children’s kitchen pans for the earpieces (wrapped in red felt). The shorts, shirt, hat and shoes were all purchased separately to reflect the exact colors that Otto wears.
This is a Homemade Krusty the Clown Halloween Costume from The Simpsons. For Krusty, I drew immediate inspiration. The biggest challenge for me was, of course, emulating that zany hair. How I did it(from head down): I cut up a long, wool-like, aqua-green scarf from Walgreens into two pieces. I then filled each end with … Read more
This Smurfette costume was pretty easy to pull off. I got the little white dress and yellow wig at a thrift store, and the blue tights and blue body paint at a Halloween supply store. I made the hat from cutting and sewing an old white t-shirt and stuffing the top.
These were our homemade Smurfette, Brainy and Handy Smurf costumes. Items needed for these costumes were: – white winter caps – 3 pairs of long thermal underpants – 1 pack of big and tall white socks – blue long sleeve shirt – blue stretch gloves – 2 tubes of blue paint per person – one … Read more
SpongeBob is one of our favorite fictional characters. He is a little silly but innocent, honest, hard-working, kind, and friendly. Our 5 yr. old daughter loves Spongebob, so we built a Spongebob Halloween costume for her at home. It was a great craft project for the family. The design choices we made were related to … Read more
Using hot glue & leftover ice cream cone cushioning foam, the homemade Spongebob costume’s body is a simple rectangle leaving one end open. Arm holes were cut in the sides & a rolled piece of foam was glued in for a sleeve. I went online to find a pic of Spongebob’s face & drew a … Read more
I used one large box for each of the Thomas the Tank Engine and Percy costume. All I did was cut the top flaps into the shape of the back of the train, and used masking tape to hold it together. This also gave my kids a place to stand in the center of the … Read more
My son loves Thomas the Tank Engine. All the costumes you can buy for Thomas the Tank Engine didn’t replicate the real train. We made a 3D Homemade Thomas the Tank Engine Costume with matching colors and proportions best to our ability. We didn’t want it to be heavy since a 4 year old was … Read more
Like many others, my 3-year old son is a Thomas fanatic. So I figured if I could make him a Thomas the Train Unique Halloween Costume I’d be his hero forever. I had seen some Thomas costumes in the store, but thought they were pretty boring. So I searched online, came across this site, and … Read more