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

Our son really likes Toby and wanted a Homemade Toby the Tram Engine Costume for Halloween in 2009. Fortunately, Toby is pretty simple compared to the other engines in the Thomas series. We simply took a box, keeping the flaps for the side plates and cow catcher. We glued a rectangular piece of cardboard on … Read more

2010 Halloween- what to be? How about Thomas and Henry the train? Yay! For this Thomas the Train and and Friends Costume project we started with just paper boxes. Then we went to the store and bought duct tape, spray paint, and foam disks. We painted the boxes, then out the red duct tape designs … Read more

I was inspired by many of the ideas on this site, and set out to create a Homemade Thomas the Tank Engine Unique Halloween Costume Idea for my 2 and a half year old. We used two boxes for the body (well, one box for the front and then two paper box lids that are … Read more

I made all three of my childrens Homemade Thomas and Friends Costumes. My daughter was lady, middle son was Whiff, and the youngest was Percy. I made them all out of cardboard boxes and paint. I did dip cotton balls in black paint for the coal. My brother in law is an artist and he … Read more

This Gordon the Tank Engine costume was made in Hungary (Europe). My 3 years old son is a big Thomas fan and his favourite tank engine is Gordon. So I have made it for him, for his kindergarten party. I have used a big carton box and covered it with colored cardboard. It was a … Read more

My little guy like most little boys, loves Thomas the Tank, but at 18 months old, I didn’t want a bulky train type costume, so we opted for Sir Topham Hatt, and I turned his red wagon into Thomas. His part of the costume was simple. I found a little tux with tails and some … 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