Coolest Homemade Mini Cooper Transformer Halloween Costume

Homemade Mini Cooper Transformer Halloween Costume

This year for Halloween I made a TRANSFORMABLE Homemade Mini Cooper Transformer Halloween Costume. Let me tell you why. Last year I made the coolest Iron man costume, for a school contest, entirely out of flat cardboard boxes and with absolutely no help from anyone. After winning the contest, I thought: “what will I do … Read more

Cool Homemade Sock Monkey Costume

Homemade Sock Monkey Costume

My son LOVES his sock monkey – we are on our third one in less than a year, so for Halloween I decided to turn him into his best friend, Homemade Sock Monkey Costume. I bought the fabric online, and after cutting out the pattern, sewed it to a pair of warm fleece pajamas. For … Read more

Homemade Clown in the Box Halloween Costume

Homemade Clown in the Box Halloween Costume

The Homemade Clown in the Box Halloween Costume I made is my own version of a Jack-In-The-Box. My name is Gabby, so I renamed it Gab-In-The-Box. I used a giant cardboard box as the “box” part of the costume. I then used an old striped bed sheet for the shirt and hat. I used another … Read more

Coolest Homemade Transformers Costume

Coolest Homemade Transformers Costume Ideas

Here’s the story of our Transformers costume. This idea to be Transformers was my brother’s. We knew we wanted to make our Halloween costume and not use store bought ones. At first we all agreed to be PEZ (the candy). To be more specific, Star Wars PEZ. We planned on making the heads out of … Read more

Coolest Disco Dude Lego Minifigure Costume

Coolest Disco Dude Lego Minifigure Costume

This year, my son didn’t know what he wanted to be for Halloween. After suggesting a few ideas, he finally decided on one that he liked: a Lego Minifigure. I did some research on the web, including “The Coolest Homemade Costumes” website. After collecting ideas and tips from others who have made human-sized Minifigures, I … Read more

Cool Homemade LEGO Indiana Jones Costume

Homemade LEGO Indiana Jones Costume

I have a four year old son, Jones or “Jonesy” as he likes to be called, who LOVES Legos. Maybe love isn’t even the right word. I think saying he is obsessed with Legos would be more fitting. So this year for Halloween he decided that instead of dressing up like plain old Indiana Jones … Read more

Coolest Homemade Fairytopia Barbie Doll Costume

Fairytopia Barbie Doll Costume

My daughter, Koral, wanted to be a life-sized Barbie doll this year. Together we homemade this Fairytopia Barbie Doll costume. I used a wardrobe box and cut one side to resemble a real Barbie box. I then painted the outside watermelon pink and the inside, white. Next, I sprayed glitter over the paint, printed out … Read more

Coolest Homemade Lego Minifig Pirate Costume

Homemade Lego Minifig Pirate Costume

My 7 year old son loves Lego Pirates so this year we made a Brickbeard Lego Minifig Pirate Costume. The body was made from a cardboard box that we painted and the head and hands are made up of cardboard tubes and Styrofoam that was sanded into shape and then painted.

Coolest Police Officer Lego Man Costume

Homemade Police Officer Lego Man Costume

My husband made the Lego head with a balloon and paper mache. He made the body out of cardboard with drywall compound on it. The zipper and Police badge is poster board he cut out piece by piece. The hands are Styrofoam my husband carved out and painted. The legs are cardboard and Styrofoam. This … Read more

Coolest Homemade Barbie in a Box Costumes

Barbie, Kens and Skipper!

My roommates and I wanted a super cool costume. Halloween is HUGE affair here in our city, St Johns, NL, Canada. We have a street that is closed off Halloween weekend (George st) and it is lined with bars. Everyone roams the street looking at everyone’s costumes. We wanted to go over the top and … Read more

Coolest Jewelry Box Ballerina Costume

Homemade Jewelry Box Ballerina Costume

My daughter wanted to be a ballerina for Halloween but not just any ballerina, she wanted to be one of those ballerina’s in the jewelry boxes. We used a platform push cart for her Jewelry Box Ballerina Costume that we use for a lot of our girls costumes. It helps keep them contained when out … Read more

Coolest Homemade Lego Men Adult Group Costume Idea

Homemade Lego Men Adult Group Costume Idea

My names Mark Doherty from Londonderry Northern Ireland. We take our Halloween very serious here, always trying to form group costumes and making them stand out as much as possible. 2009 was a year for Oompa Loompas, but this year, inspired by many other examples, we had a Homemade Lego Men Adult Group Costume Idea. … Read more