Long ago in a galaxy far, far away, a dad once said to his boy, “son, would you like daddy to make you an R2D2 costume for Halloween?” to which the boy replied, “daddy, do you think you can?” Knowing full well he was getting in way over his head, the father said yes anyway. … Read more
Homemade Luke Skywalker X-Wing Pilot costume… This costume and accessories were all homemade (except light saber). We used bright orange cotton fabric for the suit and a white synthetic fabric for the vest. The helmet was a racecar helmet that we painted and decorated to reflect the X-Wing Pilot’s helmet. Pieces on the helmet were … Read more
I made this Homemade Darth Vader Costume 2 years ago for Halloween. I always wanted to make my own Darth Vader, and in 2009. I started. It took me 2 months to make it. Everything on this costume is homemade, exept the helmet, I bought it on Amazon.com. Chest and belt boxes are light-up. This … Read more
This Homemade Star Wars R2D2 Costume was built for my 6 year old son Bobby ( A diehard Star Wars Fan!) The bottom is a garbage can, the dome is a fiber glassed punch balloon and the legs are fiber glassed cardboard forms. A lot of Bondo, Krylon, Craft Foam and Hot Glue was involved! … Read more
X-Wing Pilot Costume My son decided he wanted to be an X-wing pilot for Halloween, so after looking at multiple Star Wars photos on the internet, here is how I made his costume: I originally planned on using orange sweatpants and sweatshirt, but when I couldn’t find any in orange I decided to make the … Read more
We used a new 32 gallon trash can, spray paint for plastic, pin striping, mom’s best mixing bowl, some stick on lights, soft black fleece, a utility knife and of course duct tape to make this Homemade R2D2 Star Wars Costume. The lights, inside and outside of the costume all work. There is a candy … Read more
For my daughter’s first Halloween I was adamant that she not wear a stereotypical store-bought baby costume. No bugs. No flowers. No pets. No, she had to wear something different. Something original. Something cool. And as with everything I try to make, it had to not only look good, but be functional as well. And … Read more
My cousin made this Homemade Ewok Costume for her little brother last Halloween. She sewed the whole thing herself just using faux fur and a piece of cloth for the scarf. He was adorable!
This is my daughter Olivia who is obsessed with Star Wars. She wanted a Homemade Ahsoka Tano Costume for Halloween. Of course she couldn’t pick the easy Princess Leia. So the costume is basically a white leotard dyed using brown orange and red Rit Dye to make the Terra Cotta skin tone. Then I sewed … Read more
My son loves Star Wars. He thinks the coolest character is General Grievous. When Halloween rolled around, we tried to find a General Grievous costume for him, but all we saw were clones and Jedi. Nobody had an evil monster like this! I decided I had to make it myself. The mask and light sabers … Read more
This homemade R2D2 Halloween costume started off with a rubbermaid trash can. The exterior details are foam, carved to different shapes and sizes. The legs have a PVC base with foam exterior. The feet are supported with the PVC and have caster-base electrical conduit boxes over them. The LED lights on the lid are from … Read more
Over the summer, I asked my 7 year old son what he wanted to be for Halloween. After seeing Star Wars for the first time, he recently became a huge Star Wars fan. So, of course, he answered ‘R2D2’. I assumed that there would be a costume that I could get pretty cheaply before Halloween, … Read more