I made this Homemade Jabba the Hutt Costume based on my son’s challenge and as a creative outlet. Notice the circle patterns on the lower body. This is a blue sleeping bag (Goodwill find) stapled to the the head. The head is formed out of ¾” foam with 1” staples and hot glue holding together … Read more
Here’s the story behind our homemade Darth Vader costume. Every Halloween my son dresses up like the character from his birthday party theme. This year he had a Star Wars party and it was centered on Darth Vader. I made a life size costume of Darth Vader and stuffed it with plastic bags and stood … Read more
Every year we ask our son, Caenen, what he wants to be for Halloween around August because he usually has a very tall order. This year he wanted to be a Lego guy. He is a Lego fanatic and just as fanatical about Star Wars, so we decided to combine the 2 ideas and make … Read more
I started out just collecting everything I needed for this Homemade Darth Vader Costume. Going to second hand stores for leather clothing items to cut up, hardware stores for screws, lights etc. The only thing that was ready made was my helmet, light saber bought at Walmart for $3.00 and ordinary black winter boots. You … Read more
My little boy just discovered Stars Wars. It all started with the day he got a lightsaber. We then watched the original Star Wars trilogy. This inevitably led to Derrick choosing to be a Jedi for Halloween. From there it was online research and Derrick noticed that a picture of the young actor in the … Read more
The Star Wars Tie Fighter with Tie Fighter Jet was a little intense but ultimately the end result was better than expected. I re-used an old Boppy pillow and covered it with black material and used it for the body of the ship. To this I glued the two side panels of the ship. The … Read more
My son had been playing the Star Wars Lego Game and thought of being Luke Skywalker’s character for Halloween. So knowing I would not find it anywhere decided to get my brain working on Star Wars Halloween costumes. We printed out a picture of the Lego character and started saving a few boxes. All I … Read more
How and why I made my Homemade Princess Leia Lego Costume! I’m a 34 year old female. I’m a creative Artist/ Sci-Fi geek/ Star Wars Fan who wanted a funny original homemade costume! What can you make out of cardboard, tape, fabric, Velcro, paint and a LOT OF TIME? JUST about the coolest costume EVER! … Read more
We went through a major Star Wars phase recently. My daughter wanted to be Ayla Secura, the female Jedi. Ayla Secura is a blue creature with 2 big blue tentacle type things coming out of her head. We went to a local beauty supply store and bought a tube of blue costume paint and a … Read more
As a Star Wars fan, I have admittedly brainwashed my kids into loving the original movies and my husband is willing to go along with our craziness! Thus the Star Wars Costume. Stormtrooper: Duct tape, duct tape, duct tape! Helmet was a plastic ice cream container, foam pipe insulation, and sheer black fabric (he could … Read more
My two children were dressed in Star wars Halloween costumes. My son was Darth Vader so as a last minute costume change we decided to make my 2 year old Princess Leia. I used a headband that I covered in brown felt and attached the buns with hot glue. The buns were 2 Crystal Light … Read more
Hello Coolest Homemade Costumes, Every year at Halloween my company has a department costume contest. Every year is also a challenge, as we can never agree on what to be as a group. While searching on the internet, we came across LEGOGuys.com and were instantly inspired. We each decided on the Lego character that we … Read more