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

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

Theo my son loves Thomas the Tank Engine but for carnival party 2008 at his school he wanted to be Percy the tank engine! I surfed a lot on the web collecting many ideas on your website (many thanks!). I used approximately the same method you already described to make a Thomas the train Halloween … Read more