I made these cool Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head costumes with movable parts for my hubby and I two years ago. The potato body is felt and a draw string bottom which allowed us to stuff and pull tight to close. The parts are felt and stuffed like small pillows with Velcro on the back … Read more
I moved into a house with my best friend and 5 strangers in our last year in College. We all were so different but became the best of friends. For the Halloween party that year I came up with the idea of dressing up as Tetris. It sounds cheesy but it resembled the way our … Read more
Last Halloween my boyfriend and I decided to go as cops and robbers for Halloween, but with a twist! Instead of normal cops and robbers, we were Transformers! I went as the robber and a black four door and he went as the SWAT member with a SWAT van. We started by getting a ton … Read more
The engineer in me decided to make a transforming costume for my office costume contest a few years ago. I got the idea for this awesome Transforming Ferrari costume that really transforms from the series of Transformer movies that were in theaters. I made the costume out of leftover boxes after moving into my new … Read more
I home make my son’s costumes every year. So when my 6 year old said he wanted to be a Lego man for Halloween, I was up for the challenge of making a Lego Boy costume. I made the head out of Styrofoam and used yellow duct tape for the color. I sanded the Styrofoam to make … Read more
Luke Skywalker Collector Action Figure in Original Box I purchased this Luke Skywalker costume last year and then decided to update it for another years use. That’s when I came up with the idea for a collectible toy box. It was a big hit and lots of fun. My son was definately the hit at the … Read more
Last year, my boyfriend and I went in a Barbie and Ken in a box couple costume. I wanted to do something unique, and although we saw another Barbie and Ken at a party we went to, they quickly took their boxes off after seeing ours. Ken and I went to a few bars, and … Read more
My son loved Transformers, especially Optimus Prime! So, we decided to attempt making an Optimus Prime Transformer homemade Halloween costume. My wife used numerous boxes, paper towel rolls, spray paint, an old hard hat, LED touch lights, duct tape, patience and tons of hot glue to hold it all together. This costume took about … Read more
After searching the web for an original costume for my 7 month old son, I stumbled over a picture of a child dressed as “chucky”. I found that “Chucky” and the “My Buddy Doll” from the 80’s were eerily similar. Since we always call my son “Buddy” and he looks like a baby doll we … Read more
I could not say no to my son Dylan when he wanted to be a Transforming Optimus Prime for Halloween. We made this creative Transformers costume from scratch. Deciding what materials to use as we went along. To make this costume we used boxes, paper towel tubes, tires from an firetruck toy, spray paint, paint, … Read more
This is a homemade costume idea I made that is supposed to be a broken doll that reveals the demon within the doll. Ever wonder if your dolls are alive? Watch out or she will get you in your sleep. I spent three weeks just working on making the corset for this outfit. For the … Read more
Last year for Halloween my fiance and I wanted to make a grand entrance so we decided to get some over sized boxes, paint them pink and enter the party as a real life Barbie and Ken Halloween Couple Costume. First we went to a storage supply store and bought a massive wardrobe box. We … Read more