For the Wii Remote Costume we used a cardboard box that we wrapped with white craft paper. We cut out a hole for his head and arms. We left the flaps open at the bottom for his legs. We used Styrofoam balls and cut Styrofoam for all the buttons (including a B button on the … Read more
Our family did a Toy Story theme for Halloween 2007. Our sons were Woody and Buzz (store-bought costumes, I’m sorry to say) but my husband and I were Mr. Potato Head (me) Zurg (him). This Mr. Potato Head costume was relatively easy to construct. I bought 2 yards of tan felt for the body. I … Read more
I basically made this Mr. Potato Head Costume out of fleece (the brown body) and then all of the attachments are foam paper with the sticky back… even the shoes that I covered. I did some shading on the foam paper to make the objects appear 3D. I sewed an elastic band in the bottom … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
This gameboard Halloween costume is a real working operation game. It took a lot of time but I was very please with the outcome of it. I took a cut out of my upper body made out of cardboard and set up the boxes (which are made out of aluminum baking pans) cut holes in … Read more
We wanted to do a really original costume and found one of a Lego man head on the internet. But there were no instructions so went ahead and made our own Homemade Lego Men Group Halloween Costume. We bought several sheets of Styrofoam and cut out circles with smaller circles cut inside them and stacked … Read more
All the girls want to be princesses! Here my daughter is wearing a Homemade American Girl Dolls Costume I made to match her American Girl doll’s outfit: Felicity’s Holiday Outfit. I found a pattern that was very close to the outfit – McCalls costume pattern 356 view D. I bought inexpensive and lightweight fabric that … Read more
While looking through this site for costume ideas for work (BIG competition at work!) I came across the Lego Guys! They made the BEST Lego Minifigure costumes EVER!! I guess that is why they are your 2009 winners! Well I took their directions and made myself a homemade Girl Lego Minifigure costume! I used foam … Read more