Coolest Optimus Prime DIY Costume

Homemade Optimus Prime DIY Costume

I began this Optimus Prime DIY Costume project about a month ago after seeing a photo of someone online in an Optimus costume. I immediately took on the project and realized just how difficult it would be very early on. The entire costume is made out of a hard hat, tights, lots and lots of … Read more

Coolest Pet Shop Toy Costume

Coolest Pet Shop Toy Costume

My daughter desperately wanted to be a Pet Shop Mouse for Halloween, and after searching and searching the internet for such a costume, I came to the realization that I would have to figure this one out on my own. I started my Pet Shop Toy Costume with a punch-ball balloon and blew it up … Read more

Coolest Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head Costumes

Homemade Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head Costumes

My husband and I decided to be Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head for a costume party that we attended for Halloween this year. For the bodies of the costumes I purchased tan felt. I then used a t-shirt of mine and his to use as a pattern to mark where the neck area and arm … Read more

Coolest Homemade Bumblebee Transformer Halloween Costume

Bumblebee Transformer Halloween Costume

My child wanted to be a Transformer that transformed. After doing a lot of research and trying different ideas we came up with this Bumblebee Transformer Halloween Costume. We used this idea, because of how young our son is; we did not want anything attached to his arms. We took a box that fitted the … Read more

Coolest DIY Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head Costumes

Homemade DIY Little Bo Peep Halloween Costume

This DIY Little Bo Peep Halloween Costume was VERY simple to make! All we used for the body was panels of cut cardboard (4 in a potato-like shape and 4 for the side panels) and various colors of felt for the body details. We wore white long sleeve shirts and bought two cheap pairs of … Read more

Coolest Homemade Optimus Prime Kids Costume

Homemade Optimus Prime Kids Costume

This is 8 year old Branson in his homemade Optimus Prime kids costume. We started printing all kinds of pictures of Optimus Prime. First we started with the sleeper and the cab. We rolled the cardboard so that the sleeper would be round. Then cut out the other pieces and hot glued them all together. … Read more

Coolest Homemade Transformer Tank Halloween Costume Idea

Homemade Transformer Tank Halloween Costume Idea

This Homemade Transformer Tank Halloween Costume Idea took nearly twenty hours of work to make. It was inspired by viewing many attempts of Transformer costumes online. I decided I wanted to be able to keep it simple and functional at the same time and still look as real as possible. This costume was built twice. … Read more

Coolest Homemade McDonalds Monopoly Couple DIY Costume

Homemade McDonalds Monopoly Couple DIY Costume

With a family of 6, McDonalds is just a part of dinner at least once week! As I sat in the drive thru, I realized I had the idea for this years costumes, a Homemade McDonalds Monopoly Couple DIY Costume. I purchased several clothing items from the local Goodwill and Salvation Army, made my own … Read more

Coolest Homemade Doll Costume for a Baby

Coolest Home Made Halloween Costumes

My mother made this costume for my daughter’s first Halloween. I always make homemade Halloween costumes for the kids’ and I like their costumes to be relevant to them. Since she was too young to have a favorite character we made her into her doll. We used pink fleece to make a jumper then added … Read more

Transformers Halloween Costume

(Editor’s note: We decided to put this costume in the Transformer’s category although it was called “Armor of God” by its creator). I made this Halloween costume entirely out of ‘WASTE FOAM” from appliance boxes. It was a project for our Church and I wanted to be a bit more creative than an “Angel” or … Read more