After winning first place 2 times and 1 time second place with previous costumes, we needed a new idea for this years local “Carnaval”. Searching this site for a while, I found the Lego Minifigures. We decided to build something like that. After carefully measuring a real minifigure and scaling it so it would fit … Read more
When my son said he wanted to be a board game for Halloween, I admit, I thought he was crazy! What I didn’t know is how awesome it would be and how much everyone would LOVE it! Supplies for Uncle Pennybags Monopoly Man Costume: * 1/2 in. 4 ft. x 8 ft. Foam Insulating Sheathing … Read more
My three little girls all love the American Girl dolls so we decided to make them all into Homemade American Girl Dolls Halloween Costumes themselves. We ordered each of them an American Girl logo t-shirt to wear from the American Girl website. This was the most expensive part of the costume. We then went to … Read more
My idea for this Halloween was Lego themed. So we decided on a Homemade Cat Woman and Robin Lego Minifig Costumes. I got the inspiration from your site. The Lego heads were first. I used foam board, cereal boxes and freezer paper. I cut out a circle to fit mine and my husbands head and … Read more
My son wanted to be a Lego man for Halloween, and he is crazy about zombies, so we decided to mix it together and make a Homemade Lego Zombie Costume. We cut the body out of cardboard, and used Styrofoam circles to make the top part of the head, and neck. I then took some … Read more
My best friend and I decided to go as Raggedy Ann and Andy costume. The costumes were really easy. I got most of everything we are wearing at thrift shops. For Raggedy dolls, I took plaid material and sewed the shirt for them both very basic and simple. The striped stockings are white tights with … Read more
The secret to having the best Halloween costume is to simply be a Troll Doll. You need a nude leotard, tights, hair spray paint (different colors), and a water bottle, AND TAH DAH! Homemade Troll Dolls Group Costume.
My work Christmas party has a fancy dress theme every year, and this year’s was quite broad, being “A Step Back In Time”, so basically anything from the past. After much umming and aahing and different ideas at a group level (including The Flintstones and Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure), I decided to go my … Read more
My son really loves Transformers but all the costumes out there looked so cheap. This Transformer Kids Costume Idea took about 3 weeks but I did not spend more than a couple hours a day on it, and a lot of that time was waiting for the paint and glue to dry. First I looked … Read more
My 8 year old daughter loves sock monkeys. So, this year she asked if I would make her a homemade Sock Monkey Halloween costume. I had looked all over for a sweat outfit that was the same color as the original sock monkey, but I couldn’t find any. So, I found a women’s shirt that … Read more
My 5 year old LOVES Transformers! When he asked me a few months ago to make him an Homemade Optimus Prime Child Costume, I started to collect boxes and took on the challenge! We decided to create a costume from the original Optimus Prime (the one from the cartoons when I was a kid!). I … Read more
I came up with the idea to be a paper doll for Halloween through the power of Google. I was actually researching for best costumes for 2011. I was directed to the Disney’s Family Fun website where they had an idea for a paper doll costume for kids. So I said ‘I can do that’. … Read more