My husband and I dressed up in Bart and Lisa Simpson Costumes. I made the wig with a latex swim cap. I glued jumbo sized cotton balls to make the hair, and then sprayed it with paint when finished. The jumpsiut has lettering on the back, “SPRINGFIELD PENITENTIARY.” My husband is Lisa. The necklace is … Read more
So for Homer we were going to use a swim cap cause he has a lot of hair but it broke so we ended up getting a snowman hat from Michaels arts and crafts taking it apart and spray painting it yellow. For the hair we used pipe cleaners, both on the back of his … Read more
My friends and I decided to go in a Smurfs costume for Halloween. None of us sew so the glue gun is our best friend! We bought some thick foam and cut out the shape of the smurf hat, glued the two pieces together and then covered them with a white flannel sheet. We also … Read more
We wanted to do a couples costume & since we grew up in the 80’s, what better than smurfs! Luckily my husband already had maroon pants from a previous costume as a used car salesman! I searched thrift stores for a white dress with no luck, so had to sew one! We also made our … Read more
As others have stated, the key to a good Spongebob costume is finding the right box. We got lucky – the new vacuum cleaner we purchased in early October was exactly the right size. I sprayed it with white primer and cut generous holes for the face and arms. Then, I spray painted eggcrate foam … Read more
My Homemade Spongebob Halloween Costume Idea was created with: -A large Box -Construction Paper -2 cans yellow spraypaint -rubber black shoes with attached black shoelaces -socks with 2 stripes on each (colored with sharpies) -brown capris, rolled up -yellow sweatshirt -white sleeves, cut off from an old shirt -yellow leggings The entire costume took several … Read more
First of all, thanks to everyone who posted their photos of a Homemade Thomas the Train Halloween Costume – you’ve inspired what my son considers to be the coolest costume ever. To make our Thomas the Train costume, I used the following materials: • 1 Styrofoam cooler • 1 Styrofoam minnow bucket • 2 Thin … Read more
My 3 yr old son “Dilly” wanted to be a conductor for Thomas The Tank engine. So I thought why not make it and have the memories of a project with my son. So with the help of my little one we made it happen. I converted our 2 seater Radio Flyer Wagon into the … Read more
My twin sons are obsessed with Thomas the Train. So, we took an old broken down wagon and made it into a giant Thomas for them to ride in while dressed as engineers. For their DIY Thomas the Train Halloween Costume: We had two train hats we got for $5 at a train museum gift … Read more
We made our Coolest Homemade Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head Costumes entirely out of felt. We used about 3 yards each of brown fabric for the body and other scraps we had for the parts. Most of the parts were stuck on with hot glue. The sides of the poncho-like body and the ears were … Read more
Used “Headliner” Fabric for the skin of potato…..it’s good because it has foam on the back side so it gives it some poof. I had to line it with an old sheet because the foam won’t go through sewing machine, easily. The lining is good anyway if you decide you want to stuff it. All … Read more
I always want to be something unique for Halloween, so last year I came up with the idea of Buzz Lightyear. As a kid, Toystory was my favorite movie so I thought it would be fun to try it out. I took a look at his costume and came up with a female version, Luna … Read more