This epic Thomas the Train costume started out as a train for my two year old nephew for Halloween turned into an obsession for a 48 year old “child”. I started with a shipping container for the cylinder body. I then formed the face out of clay on an old fan base and wire mesh screen. … Read more
My husband Arsenio made these awesome Cranky the Crane and Diesel 10 character costumes for himself and our son, Egon, from scratch by sculpting cardboard. Egon’s a huge Thomas fan, so these two grumpy characters were a natural choice for Halloween costumes! We both had an awesome time making them – him shaping the bodies, … Read more
My boys absolutely loved Thomas the Train. For Halloween, 2 years ago, we decided to have them be Thomas and James trains. l figured l could make the costumes, and they wouldn’t cost a whole lot, plus they’d look better than the store bought ones. For the trains themselves, l got cake boards~cardboard circles for … Read more
Intro: I didn’t know what I was going to do for my son Sam’s Halloween costume this year. Then I saw a Thomas costume online for $25 when I was out shopping yesterday. It felt really cheap and chintzy when I pulled it out of the packaging (especially the hat); not worth what they were charging. … Read more
This is the Thomas the Tank Engine costume I made for my son this past Halloween. The chassis is a Little Tykes wagon, with the pull handle at the back. The body is entirely cardboard, affixed with hot glue. I coated the whole thing in Plasti-Dip (hoping to ruggedize it somewhat), then spray painted it … Read more
My son has been a huge Thomas the Train fan for over 2 years now. I knew last year that the only costume I would get him to agree to would be Thomas. After spending hours searching for Halloween costumes online and in stores, I realized, like many others, that the only one available to … Read more
My son wanted to be Thomas the Tank Engine, but not liking the costumes on sale, we decided to make our own Homemade Thomas the Tank Engine Halloween Costume. We began with some boxes. There is one box for the body of the train, one for the coal and curved roof portion and another for … Read more
I have 2 nephews… they are obsessed with Thomas the Train and allllll of his friends. The boys were intent on being trains from the Thomas series… the youngest was unable to pick… he wanted Bash AND Dash. After constructing his brothers Gordon, the Express Train, I had a better grasp of how to begin … Read more
I got the idea for this homemade Thomas the Train costume from a combination of ideas I had found on this site and also from Google images. I basically made the train out of boxes and a wagon. I did a lot of taping and cutting to create the right shapes. I used buckets covered … Read more
Unable to find a great Thomas the Train costume for my little man – they all looked like bibs! – I started on a Homemade Thomas The Train Costume project, as my son is obsessed with Thomas. We started with cardboard boxes, paint and a cake plate for the face. I used a little hat … Read more
My three year old has been in love with trains for well over a year now. The only toys we even have in the house are trains. So it was obvious to make him Homemade Percy Train Costume, since that’s whom he carries around and sleeps with. I got a box from the liquor store … Read more
My almost 3 year old son Bodhi is an avid train and Thomas fan. When he told me that he wanted to be Thomas for Halloween this year we looked online to see what we could purchase. There was nothing at all that we saw that looked cool so I decided to build him one … Read more