I made my Barbie box out of Sonic Drive-In cup boxes that I got from the store manager for my Homemade Barbie in a Box Halloween Costume. Their boxes are long and narrow, unlike normal storage boxes. I used two that I slid into one another and taped down. I put a cord through the … Read more

First, I bought a large wardrobe box from U-Haul for my Homemade Barbie in a Box Costume. The box itself was a little too deep, so I cut it down to size so my body would stand out towards the front. Next, I cut out the showcase window. I used primer to paint the entire … Read more

To make my ultimate pink Barbie costume, I took two large moving boxes I bought at Wal-Mart for $2.99 each. Then, I closed one end of the first box, duct taped the two boxes together in the center, and left the second box open at the bottom so I could walk in it. Then, I … Read more

This homemade Barbie in a box costume was a major hit at my costume party!!! I found two large square boxes, taped them together, cut out a hole in the front for where my body was, covered it in wrapping paper, and printed out the “Barbie” logo and pasted it on. The biggest trick is … Read more

My three little girls all love the American Girl dolls so we decided to make them all into Homemade American Girl Dolls Halloween Costumes themselves. We ordered each of them an American Girl logo t-shirt to wear from the American Girl website. This was the most expensive part of the costume. We then went to … Read more

First off, I just want to say thank you to every one on the website, you guys are so amzing. For this Homemade Barbie in a Box Costume get a wardrobe box from your local clothing store or home hardware. Then we cut a hole in the front of the box. We then got some … Read more

I was stressing about an original costume, with me being pregnant. I didn’t want the same old paint your belly thing, so I came up with this Barbie costume.

I did a little research before I started this Homemade Action Figure in a Box Costume. I originally was going to be a Barbie in a box but then I thought screw that! I’ll be MYSELF as a super hero. I knew that NO ONE on the planet would be wearing my costume that way! … Read more

I took a wardrobe box and spray painted it pink. I hot glued glitter and snowflakes, wrapped packaging saran all around the box and borrowed a neighbor’s daughter’s prom dress. I was a Barbie in box costume. I wrote “inclusive holiday Barbie 2006” at the bottom of the box.