Is there something strange in your neighborhood? Who ya gonna call? Ghost Busters costumes! Check out the costume collection below of the coolest movie inspired DIY costumes for Halloween.
Will you be a ghost or a ghost buster this Halloween? The choice is a hard one to make. Browse through these homemade costume pictures and tutorials to help with your dilemma. Another fun option is always the Stay Puft man. Also, check out the clever Ghost Busters symbol costumes here.
In addition, if you loved the newest take on the classic movie, there are a whole slew of female characters for your DIY costume inspiration.
So learn how to construct a proton pack for your best homemade costume. Then, prepare to blast your way through the crowd this Halloween. And don’t forget to share you costume with us here to inspire others on their DIY costume journey.
I made this great Ghostbuster costume from things around the house for my son. It took about a week. starting with a large cardboard box, attaching things from garage and house..such as a tissue box, water bottles, nuts, bolts, plastic rings. I spray painted the entire box black and then embellished with stickers, Christmas lights, added … Read more
Who could forget Ghost Busters, or better yet the Stay Puft Marshmallow man (sent to destroy the earth?). For my baby’s 2nd Halloween I choose to make this Ghost Busterscostume. I bought a white stretchy shirt and stretchy pants and sewed a lining inside so I could stuff with batting. The sailor part of the … Read more
This year my friends and I were determined to win the group costume contest in an annual party that grows every year. Since it is the 25th anniversary of Ghostbusters, we decided that was a WONDERFUL theme! With the help of a dear friend, I designed and made all the costumes for all the characters … Read more
My 5 year old son Chase is a huge Ghostbusters Fan. After Halloween last year we purchased a stock Ghostbuster costume online with the blow up backpack. After a year of catching ghost, the backpack had a blow out and would not hold air. So, we decided to make our own Ghostbusters Homemade Halloween Costume. … Read more
This is the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Halloween costume from Ghostbusters fame. He is about 7 1/2 ft tall. The upper body is made of layers of foam remnants clear packing tape and held together by hot glue. The skin is felt like material from a dry goods store and glued on like a moppet. … Read more
I wanted to make a big Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Costume for a long time but never thought I could do it. I made this for Halloween this year and I think it’s going to be my best costume ever. It was done all in one week and all hand stitched and stuffed. The head … Read more
This Stay Puft Marshmallow man Halloween costume wasn’t very difficult. The pants, I had to make, with a simple pattern, but made the waist huge, and with an elastic band that stretched. The top was a white sweatshirt. I made the blue handkerchief and tie. The hat is Styrofoam discs glued together, then I hollowed … Read more
I got the idea for this Homemade Stay Puft Marshamallow Man Costume from this site, but I am someone who needs perfection so I decided to elaborate on it. I bought 2 pairs of sweat suits (1 med., 1 XXL) and I sewed them inside of the other. Then stuffed each section with stuffing from … Read more
The four of us obviously got this Homemade Ghostbusters Costume idea from the movie “Ghostbusters.” It took awhile to think of what to use for the costume. We used a white hooded suit, that is similar to a hazmat suit – which ended up being extra larges when we got them in the mail, but … Read more
My name is Vinny and I LOVE Ghostbusters! This is why I asked my grandma to make me this awesome Homemade Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Costume. She made all of the marshmallows for my arms and legs out of stretchy fabric stuffed with cotton. They are like donuts that I put on individually over white … Read more
Here is our Completely Homemade Ghostbuster and StayPuft. All but the Ghostbuster patches were homemade. We had a great time and the Stay Puft was the center of attention all night. He WAS hard to miss! Our Ghostbuster pack was packed with lights. We used battery operated LED Christmas lights and blinky star lights in … Read more
I made these homemade Ghostbusters and StayPuft Marshmallow Man costumes for my husband and three sons. The Ghostbusters were easy to put together, although the proton packs took a bit of work. I bought tan-colored shirts and pants from our local thrift store, made iron transfers for the Ghostbusters’ patches on each arm and the … Read more