My son was two and was crazy about his Potato head, so we decided that he would have a Mr. Potato Head costume for Halloween. I just took brown cotton fabric and made a big sleeve with it and gathered it at the top and bottom and put elastic. I used foam and card board … Read more
We saw a picture on this website of some girls dressed as trolls and LOVED the idea. We decided to try and make our own Homemade Troll Dolls Group Costume. We bought nude leotards from an online dance store, got some nude tights and colored hairspray and then went to work. We used sheets of … Read more
My 15 month old daughter, Alicia, is wearing her homemade Laugh and Learn Puppy costume, designed to look like the Fisher Price toy. She really enjoys this toy and likes pushing all the buttons to hear the songs. I started with a used brown puppy costume and set about transforming it into the toy. I … Read more
We decided to dress as Troll Dolls for Halloween because we wanted to dress up as a group for fun and seeing as there were eight of us and there are a variety of Trolls to choose from we all agreed that it was a great idea. We also wanted something different and that we … Read more
Having seen pictures of Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head DIY costumes on this site, I decided to give it a try. I used about 2 1/2 yards brown felt for the bodies and various colored felt squares for the parts. I sewed the top and sides of the bodies and then used Velcro to secure … Read more
So here is our photo of us dressed up in our Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head Couple Costumes. The body and the pieces were made from thick card and the kids were up really late colouring in all the pieces. The pieces were actually attached with Velcro, so you can move them around, which was … Read more
The Hair: Half a 2L coke bottle and a buttload of hairspray. Tease the shit out of your hair and fasten it above the bottle. Secure with bobby pins and hair spray. You can’t see it in the picture but I also covered it in green glitter. The Body: Bought a dancer’s leotard and made … Read more
I used 30 glue sticks, paint cardboard and paper mache. Later..here it is….Homemade Transformer Bumble Bee Animated Costume, animated from the cartoon!!
For this homemade Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head Halloween costume idea I used: * Floor underlay (for potato shape) * Foam Sheets of various colors * Brown Acrylic paint for body * Super glue to stick on face features * Duct tape to hold front and back of costume together * A bowl with black … Read more
These DIY Optimus Prime and Bumblebee Halloween costume ideas were made creating a pattern out of paper and taping it together. Then once the measurements were worked out, the helmets and other pieces were cut out of styrofoam and attached with hot glue and duck tape. The body pieces are styrofoam wrapped in fabric. The … Read more
Looking for a costume for the ultimate smarty? Be a Rubik’s cube! Basically, this is just a variation on a box costume, so it is super easy to make. Materials: -Either 3 boxes that when stacked together make a cubic shape or enough cardboard to make your own boxes that fit this description -Red, orange, … Read more
I decided to make my Halloween Costume this year since, being 7 months pregnant, there wasn’t much out there for me to buy. Being a natural brunette, I couldn’t think of anything more fun than a Homemade Expecting (Pregnant) Barbie Costume!