I got this idea for the Homemade Cabbage Patch Costume from this web site. I loved Cabbage Patch kids when I was little and still love them. My son was so cute people said he looked like a doll, so I decided to have some fun with him and Halloween. My husband and I made … Read more
This year I decided on a homemade CandyLand costume for Halloween. I was trying to think of something fun and originally thought either cotton candy or Twister but I kept seeing Twister costumes at the Halloween stores and wanted to be something different. So I made myself a plain white dress as a base. The … Read more
Homemade Lego minifigure costume inspired by the cartoon Ninjago and my son. It is made out of styrofoam and acrylic gesso for the most part. Cutting, sizing and carving the styrofoam took quite some time. After several trial and errors, I ended up stacking then gluing the pieces into a 2 foot block then began … Read more
Well I have seen Barbie in a box costumes online before, but I wasn’t pretentious enough to think I was a California or Princess Barbie (plus I look horrible as a blonde) so why not add some humor and be brunk B***ch Barbie!?! Most versions I found online of a Homemade Barbie in a Box … Read more
My 7 year old son LOVES Legos and wanted a Homemade Lego Man Costume for Halloween. However, I have to warn moms out there that this is not a practical trick or treating costume!! It’s hard to see in at night and impossible to keep up with your trick or treat buddies and be prepared … Read more
Two of my friends and I do a local Halloween contest on a dinner / party cruise boat every year. Each year we make our own costumes. So far we have one first place award (for these Homemade Lego Men Halloween Costumes) and two second place awards. We decided on the Legos because we wanted … Read more
My daughter wanted to be her favourite board game for Halloween this year, Operation. We started our Homemade Operation Board Game Halloween Costume Idea by searching for a box that was large enough. After some struggles, we found a box that was long and wide enough but I was worried about the depth. Luckily, she … Read more
I was stressing about an original costume, with me being pregnant. I didn’t want the same old paint your belly thing, so I came up with this Barbie costume.
I was having a hard time coming up with a costume for my 10 week old daughter, Calista, and wanted something different than the typical jalapenos, ladybugs and tootsie rolls that were on the store shelves and would also incorporate her stroller in some way. I actually got the idea while browsing some of the … Read more
I made this woopie cushion Halloween costume for my daughter Avery. She loved it. And after trick or treating said it made all the “old guys” laugh. It was a hit. I started off by purchasing material that was the same pink hue as a woopie cushion. Then I cut out the shape of a … Read more
This year, as with every year, my roommate and I made our costumes entirely out of duct-tape and cardboard. I decided on a Blood Angel Space Marines costume and for effect, the mask has functioning fans, LEDs, and there is a flash bulb inside the barrel of the bolter(gun). This whole project took about a … Read more
I love the 1980’s and knew I wanted to be a Rubik’s cube so my mom and I made this fun Homemade Rubik’s Cube Costume. I bought a roll of duct tape for each color in the cube and got a box. Then I covered the squares with the duct tape and, after that, with … Read more