I wanted to be creative and my son loves Play-Doh. It was actually his idea. So we began by buying a bucket that we spray-painted yellow. The bucket was also primered first. I cut the emblem out of felt and attached it to the bucket. I changed the weight to whatever each child weighed. I … Read more
This homemade Troll Doll costume was super easy and comfortable! I ordered the nude-colored body suit from American Apparel for $35. I bought pink sticky paper for the diamond shape and then hot-glued a gem to the sticky paper. In order to get my hair up so high, I put a Figi water bottle on … Read more
My son had a Jester costume for trick or treat this year but I decided why not make him look like a Jack in the Box instead of a plain Jester. So I ran around to lots of stores and finally found the right shape box to to fit my 8 year old son. His … Read more
This is a completely homemade mad scientist Lego man costume made as close to scale as possible. The materials used are primarily cardboard and Styrofoam. The paint job is made to look exactly like the mad scientist Lego minifig from a collection. The mouth is made from black panty hose such that I can see … Read more
I was trying to come up with a costume to one up mine from last year, and I wanted to keep it old school. More importantly, I needed to keep it cheap… I had 15 dollars. I am pretty crafty with construction paper, as well as cardboard. I made the entire picture out of construction … Read more
My daughter is 6 years old and this year we kept asking her what she wanted to be for Halloween but she was undecided. I thought of all the things she really liked and knew that she loved Barbie dolls. I decided, therefore, to make my daughter a Homemade Holiday Barbie Costume. It would certainly … Read more
I wanted to be Barbie for Halloween and knew that to present this icon the best I could, I required a Barbie Box. It took a total of 8 hours to complete and I was very pleased with the results of my Homemade Graduation Barbie Costume. Total cost of this was less than $20. I … Read more
This is a pair of homemade Lego blocks costume, they won first prize at a Halloween Party for the development of where we live. Easy to make, easy to wear and easy to get. Just need a box, spray paint and Dixie cups. Hot glue and you are in business!
My daughter has a collection of living dead dolls and decided she wanted to be one for Halloween. She chose Catrina from series 20 Days Of The Dead. I bought the shirt. The skirt I got at a secondhand shop. I painted the skull with fabric paint. I did her makeup, sprayed her hair black … Read more
This Homemade Barbie in a Box Costume was homemade from two cardboard boxes taped together and then painted a fresh coat of “Barbie Pink”! I downloaded the “Barbie” font and printed out the letters to glue onto the front of the box. In order to hold the box up, I glued two handles on the … Read more
We created this Lego Family Costume to wear for a local 5K Halloween Costume Race. We wanted to include our son and have really fun and unique costumes. We ended up deciding to go with one of our son’s favorite toys, LEGOS! The base of each costume consists of a solid color jogging suit, gloves, … Read more