We attended the Halloween party in Florida and I wanted to make a unique stand out costume for my kids. The thought process began with something iconic. I came up with the ice cream everyone eats and recognizes. I made the pattern with brown paper bags. Fashioned after a box of the ice cream bars … Read more
I put these Aqua Teen Hunger Force costumes together a day before the party, so they could be better but there was no time, it was such a blast making them and wearing them. They are all made with cardboard boxes and spray paint and some foam sheets.
This is our Homemade Alvin and the Chipmunks Group Costume. We bought long turtle necks from Walmart and used fabric paint to put our letters on. We had shorts on under our turtle necks. Then we got glasses for Simon, and hats of the other two. Really easy and cheap!!
At the University of Leeds (England) there is a pub crawl called the Otley Run which is traditionally completed in fancy dress. It consists of around 20 pubs/bars and ends in one of the main clubs in the city centre. For my 22nd birthday I had decided on a ‘Kids!!’ theme for the event and … Read more
Quailman is the Super Hero alter ego of Doug Funny from the Nickelodeon/Disney Channel cartoon, Doug. This Costume was fairly simple to put together and decently cheap. Items needed for the Quailman Costume: Brown kids belt (to wrap around head as seen in photo), a large dark red towel (used as the cape attached with … Read more
So, as most kids, my 1 1/2 year old son wouldn’t wear his costume. So instead of making a fuss, my husband and I decided to do most of the dressing up. My son loves Bob the Builder (and I have to agree, it is pretty entertaining) and after he found a hardhat at a … Read more
I love Anime, and my favorite is Digimon. When a friend told me about cosplay, which is a combination of Costume, and Play, I decided to try it out. I loved Guilmon, and I thought why not try a Guilmon from Digimon Costume? I used craft foam from Joannns, cotton red fabric, and sculpy clay. … Read more
I wanted a homemade costume that was out of the norm and for some reason Gumby popped into my head. I decided I had to make pants and a top so I could walk around. I had a big roll of thin foam (used for making duck decoys) that was given to me. I found … Read more
My 3 year old daughter decided that she wanted to be Hello Kitty for Halloween and I decided to go for “Mom of the Year” and making her a Homemade Hello Kitty Costume! I started by sculpting the head shape out of high density foam. I used an electric knife to cut the foam. Next … Read more
We decided this year that our Halloween costumes would be Cheetara and Inspector Gadget. Cheetara’s costume was 90% homemade. The only thing purchased in whole was the tights. The gold arm was the leg of a second pair of tights. The leotard was custom cut and sewn. The boot covers were made from a custom … Read more
My husband and I found out that we were going to be in the Halloween parade, and we wanted to have costumes that related to each other, so we decided to be two crewmembers from Planet Express (from the show Futurama.) In order to make his mask I had to paper machéd the basic skeleton … Read more
For Halloween I decided to make a Homemade Binder Costume from Futurama. It was one of the more expensive costumes for me to make but it was more than worth it and all the trips to home depot for supplies! The body is made of a cement pillar casting from home depot, which I cut … Read more