Who says Halloween is just an excuse for girls to dress up in the skimpiest costumes? Not me and my sister! Every year we try to come up with something we’ve never seen before so last Halloween we decided we would be Snakes and Ladders and Chess! It took a while making the board games … Read more
This doll in the box costume my daughter and I made last year for her. We used an old baby type costume(baby dress and bonnet)to start with. She wore this outfit and we added rosy cheeks and a piece of string for people to pull and then she would say “mama”. We took an old … Read more
My husband and I wanted a couples costume this Halloween and we thought of this Homemade Barbie and Ken Couple Costume. I cut out boxes to resemble the Barbie boxes; pink paper was used for the covering, some decoration was added to the outside of the box and,of course, the names Ken and Barbie were … Read more
We were inspired by the Lego Group costume on this site, that won last year, and made our own do it yourself Lego family costume. We followed their perfect instructions and made our own versions based off of Lego Minifigures we found at the Lego Store and on eBay. We did the Disco Dude Minifigure, … Read more
This homemade Barbie in a box costume was a major hit at my costume party!!! I found two large square boxes, taped them together, cut out a hole in the front for where my body was, covered it in wrapping paper, and printed out the “Barbie” logo and pasted it on. The biggest trick is … Read more
My Etch a Sketch costume was inspired by the 80’s games (listen that was when games were fun and educational, lol). I searched for the right size box and used Grey plastic table cloth, and Red Masking Tape, and two paper plates. My family was the 80’s Family Games and we came in 3rd, so … Read more
This Homemade Lego Man Halloween Costume is by far our favorite. My husband is so handy. He created the Lego man head, from an idea that we found on the internet. But, we did change it a little to make it our own. We took a sheet of foam and cut out several circles to … Read more
When I was little I loved playing the game Operation with my brother and sister! So for Halloween one year I thought WOW, a Homemade Operation Game Adult Halloween Costume Idea would make a great costume! My mom handmade my body suit! She made the costume “plump”, just like the guy on the game! Even … Read more
Our Barbie girls costume was based on our favorite childhood toy. We used large storage boxes, paint, and loads of hot glue! After cutting and painting the boxes, we found the fonts and words we needed to print on our box. We found the Barbie logo and the Mattel sign, as well as making up … Read more
I love Halloween. Although other people may be able to pull off costumes that are seen and done on a yearly basis, I like to go away from the norm and have an original costume. Every year I pride myself with coming up with a new and fun idea for a costume. This year I … Read more
My son’s name is Jack and I like to incorporate his name in his costumes (as long as he will let me). I decided it would be fun and easy to make him a Jack from the game of Jacks. It was fun but not so easy but now since I have done the troubleshooting … Read more
My son loved playing his Gameboy so much that I was certain he would become a part of it. So we decided to put him into his game by making him a gameboy costume. I started off with 2 computer boxes. I cut a hole in the front of one to make a screen. I … Read more