This Optimus Prime costume was made for my son to go to MCM Comic Con Scotland in 2014. Optimus Prime Costume Details The costume was made mostly from boxes which were just hot glue melted together. The hardest part of the costume was the making of the head. It was built around a work safety … Read more
I’ve been coming up with Optimus Prime costume ideas and Optimus prime suits for years! My latest idea is to have a light-up matrix in the chest. The Prime Suit is a six foot robot. It’s free-standing, transforms into a semi truck and is also a comfortable costume. Features of this Optimus Prime Costume Free-standing You … Read more
For my Marionette Halloween costume idea, I bought a corset and made a tutu. I also rolled my costume in dirt and lightly spray-painted it with black to make it look old. I used a dowel and cardboard covered in contact paper to look like wood and attached that to a head band. Then added … Read more
Every year we create our own group costume for 4 girls that go out for Halloween. Each year we put a lot of thought into our costumes and try to come up with something original. We veer strongly against the typical “sexy” girl halloween costume. We had a brilliant idea of bringing a childhood love to life, … Read more
Our Treasure Trolls group costume was such a fun costume to make and wear! It was actually pretty easy also. We got nude color leotards and nude skirts and tights from a near by dance store. The Treasure Troll wigs we ordered from Amazon and they came in very quick! We also went to Walmart and … Read more
Who doesn’t have fond memories of playing with the little green army men during childhood? Or the not so fond memories of stepping on them? Nothing feels like waiting until 8 p.m. on the night before Halloween to decide on a costume. By now, all the stores have been picked clean so we were relying on internet … Read more
I was between jobs and desperately in need of cash as the month came to a close along with household bills. I always love going all out on Halloween with my friends and family. The joy it brings to absolutely everyone from strangers to loved ones while seeing others’ creativity come to life is priceless. … Read more
When I was a kid, I liked playing Dungeons and Dragons a little, but I LOVED painting the little metal figures a LOT. And I always wished that the little monsters I painted could come to life. So this Halloween it was time to make a monster. I did a little research to find a … Read more
I had been working on a costume idea for a while. While helping my friend find makeup ideas for her costume, I came across a marionette costume with makeup. I just knew then and there that’s what I had to be. It looked like so much fun. The core of my costume was homemade. The … Read more
My company has a yearly Halloween costume contest, for the best individual costume as well as for the best departmental costume theme. While my department has won continuously for the past two years, several employees were going to be out on Halloween 2014, so I decided to go to it alone with a solo costume … Read more
My daughter never wants to dress in the norm for Halloween. She has been like that since she was 5. I never got to dress her up as a princess. She says “Halloween is about being scary, not about being cute.” She felt that way when she was five and still feels the same way … Read more
We made this Barrel of Monkeys costume for our son for Halloween. The barrel was made from two barrel-like planters from Walmart. My husband attached them together with silicone and zip ties. Then he cut out the hole on top. I spray painted the barrel red and duct-taped down the ends of the zip ties … Read more