I promised my son that I would make him a train costume when he was wanting to be Spencer (a more rectangle train for parents that don’t have Thomas fanatic kids). He changed his mind and wanted to be Thomas, so came to this site for ideas on a Homemade Thomas The Train Costume. I … Read more

My son is a really big Thomas the Tank Engine fan, so I decided I would take the plunge to make him his own Thomas to ride in (this homemade Thomas the Tank Engine child Halloween costume idea was also a benefit because when he got tired at the end of trick-or-treating; we just loaded … Read more

My six year old son has been asking to be Thomas the Train for years for Halloween. All of the costumes that the Thomas the Train website had to offer were not only boring, but would now not fit him. I decided that it would be more fun to make him a Homemade Thomas the … Read more

My 4 year old son William, like many other kids his age, is OBSESSED with Thomas the Train. However, unlike other kids his age, William is wheelchair dependent so this Halloween I decided how PERFECT for me to dress him as the engineer & his chair as the train!!!! For this homemade Thomas the Train … Read more

This Homemade Thomas the Tank Engine Halloween Costume is James, the #5. The train is composed of 2 boxes that I painted with acrylic craft paint and then hot glued and bolted together. The smoke stack is an oatmeal container that I painted black, I then glued it on and fluffed and glued white tissue … Read more

My 3 1/2 year old nephew is obsessed with Thomas the train and allllll of his friends. He and his brother were intent on being trains from the Thomas series… and after much deliberation he decided on Gordon, the express train. With the help of entries on this site I was able to see how … Read more

Our grandson loves all the Thomas the Train characters but he loves the big red engine named James. We found a Thomas costume on your website and used the instructions as a starting point for our version. The James the Red Engine Costume is made from two cardboard boxes connected with nuts, bolts, and washers. … Read more

My 3 year old son loves trains, particularly Gordon the #4 engine from Thomas and Friends. I decided to make it for his Halloween costume! It took 2 days (because of paint) to complete once I had all of the “ingredients”. First, I grabbed a glue gun and many glue sticks. I cut the bottom … Read more

I made this Homemade Thomas the Tank Engine Costume for my 4 year old son who is a major Thomas the Tank engine fanatic. Costume is made from a diaper box framed with thin balsm wood for integrity, plastic plates for the wheels, and an old flower pot with cotton balls for the steam stack. … Read more

We always pull my son around the neighborhood in his wagon to trick-or-treat. He’s a Thomas fanatic, so I figured it made sense to dress him as Sir Topham Hatt, and his wagon as Thomas. His homemade Sir Topham Hatt costume came from thrift store clothes, and the Thomas wagon I made from cardboard, paper … Read more

This Homemade Thomas The Train Costume took me about 3 hours to make plus drying time for the paint. Please remember to consider how heavy this costume will end up being in the end. My son is 4 years old and he had no problem wearing this costume. It ended up weighing approximately 2 pounds … 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