Coolest Statler and Waldorf Costume

Homemade Statler and Waldorf Costume

This is my first time submitting a costume to “Coolest”. For the upcoming release of their new film this year I went as Statler and Waldorf from the Muppets. They are the two cranky old guys in the balcony. Every year I like to try and challenge myself both with the costume and the make … Read more

Coolest Do it Yourself Beaker Halloween Costume

Homemade Do it Yourself Beaker Halloween Costume

Every year I try to outdo myself on Halloween costumes. I was ALF, Roger Rabbit, and Sloth from The Goonies previous years, so I wanted to make my own Do it Yourself Beaker Halloween Costume this year. Everyone loved the Muppets, and Beaker looked like the easiest. Making the head was the most work out … Read more

Coolest Homemade Sweetums from The Muppet Show Costume

Homemade Sweetums from The Muppet Show Costume

I wish I had taken pictures of the process of making this Homemade Sweetums from The Muppet Show Costume. It wasn’t a very hard costume to make, it just took a lot of patience and a LOT of yarn. Materials needed: – lots of yarn ( about 8 rolls ) – glue gun and glue … Read more

Coolest Beeker Homemade Halloween Costume

Beeker Homemade Halloween Costume

As a child I loved Beaker from the Muppets. I took a heavy piece of poster board and made the tube. Applied tan foam sheets, a layer of batting, ivory colored fleece. Cut out the mouth and used black mesh and left open at bottom to be able to use a tube (straw) to drink … Read more

Coolest Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem Band Group Costume

Coolest Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem Band Group Costume

This Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem Band Group Costume was a blast. We started by putting plastic bags over two ski-doo helmets and two large balloons. We paper-mached over them a few times to make them strong. Then applied various ridges etc. and continued to paper- mache over and over again til the forming … Read more

Coolest Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker Costumes

Homemade  Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker Costumes

For Bunsen Honeydew: First I got a big ball from Walmart and paper mached it. Then I cut the mouth big enough so my daughter would be able to see out of it. I used clay to paper mache the big nose and ears and glued them on and painted it all green. I grabbed … Read more

Coolest Homemade Animal Muppet Halloween Costume Idea

Homemade Animal Muppet Halloween Costume Idea

I constructed this homemade Animal Muppet Halloween costume idea using paper mache, an old fleece blanket and yarn. The nose and eyes are plastic Christmas ornaments with paint and felt, and the teeth and spikes are carved foam. The t-shirt also has a custom “rock fingers” stencil spray painted on for the punk rock look. … Read more

Coolest Homemade Super Grover Costume

Homemade Super Grover Costume

This year all my friends decided to be Jim Henson characters for Halloween and my friend asked me to make him a homemade Super Grover costume. It was actually pretty easy to make, I found a free drawstring pants pattern online and made the pants with blue silky furry fleece material. For the top, I … Read more

Coolest Gonzo the Muppet Baby Costume

Coolest Gonzo the Muppet Baby Costume

Based solely on the mental image of one of my masculine, tall male friends dressed as Miss Piggy, I urged my friends to join me in dressing up as various characters from the Muppet Show. Everyone agreed, but one of them only under the condition that we were characters from the spin-off of the Muppet … Read more

Coolest Homemade Animal from the Muppets Costume

Homemade Animal from the Muppets Costume

Had a Halloween party to go to this year. I love Halloween and love making my own costumes. This year however I was really running behind. So the night before the party I still had no idea what I was going to be. I thought about being a Fraggle, which then led to the Muppets. … Read more

Coolest Animal Costume

Coolest Animal Costume 13

For this Animal Costume, I first cut out a large circle out of cardboard (about 19 inches in diameter). Then I measured the circumference of my head and drew a circle that size inside the larger circle that was already cut out. I cut an “x” out of the small circle and folded the flaps … Read more

Coolest Beaker Costume

Homemade Beaker Costume

After thinking and thinking about what to be last Halloween I came up with the idea of a Homemade Beaker Costume. He is by far one of my favorite characters on the Muppets so it was a perfect choice. I have seen Beaker costumes before but all of them completely inclosed the persons head. I … Read more