Our son and daughter are HUGE Lego fans, easily spending hours weekly building different creations from our buckets of Lego. When we saw the idea on this site for a Lego Boy and Girl Minifig Couple Costume, we attempted to replicate it, however with some minor changes that made it simpler for us, as busy … Read more
The adventures of Legoman originally started 3-4 years ago, when I decided to take my mother to one of Australia’s largest Bush Doofs. Taking over 2 weeks, the Homemade Legoman Costume was made out of Styrofoam and PVC piping. The reaction was so grand over the 4 day event, that he not only sparked a … Read more
My son wanted a Homemade Jack in a Box Halloween Costume after playing with one in a store. He liked how it would pop up and surprise you. My son loved ducking inside and when someone went by he would pop out. He enjoyed the costume and so did many other kids and adults. It … Read more
This is a Homemade Ballerina in a Jewelry Box Costume that I had made. My daughter loves jewelry boxes and of course loves dressing up as a pretty ballerina so this costume was a perfect fit for her! I made it from a moving box that my sister gave me and an old pink fleece … Read more
For this homemade Bride and Groom Lego Halloween couple costume idea – I started with 2″ foam insulation for each head I cut two circles and attached them with three dowels then covered with cardboard. For the bride I added a smaller foam piece to the top of the head and a tiara with tool … Read more
My boyfriend wanted to be the “Monopoly Man” or Rich Uncle Pennybags from the board game Monopoly for Halloween. He bought a secondhand tuxedo suit for $30, a cane for $5 at a local Halloween store and we made out our own Monopoly money (you can actually download a patten to print out on color … Read more
My 6 year old son’s favorite game is Sorry, and this year he decided that was what he wanted to be for Halloween, Sorry Gameboard costume. I purchased 2 pieces of foam board and painted on to look like the gameboard and painted the other to look like the top of the box. My kids … Read more
My Coolest Barbie Costume was pretty and easy and pretty cheap to make! It was a last minute costume that took about an hour of shopping and getting ready in total. First you need a pink dress and shoes! I bought my pink dress from Charlotte Russe in the mall for $20 and my pink … Read more
This Homemade Lego Stormtrooper Costume was worn at Anime Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center in July of 2010. It was really fun to make, and I had a tight deadline as I had come up with the idea merely 4 months prior to the event. With many trips to Lowe’s hardware for supplies, … Read more
My 3 year old niece wanted to be Bumble Bee so I got busy on ideas for a Homemade Bumble Bee Transformer Costume. I set to work. I first had to find the proper fabric and foam. A new saving grace was finding stiff felt. Most of my time making the costume was trouble shooting. … Read more
When Standing, the Homemade Optimus Prime Transformers costume looks like a robot and when kneeling/crawling, it transforms into a semi-truck. See the costume in action: I got the idea for this costume on youtube, with the various “transforming” costumes out there and decided to try my luck at it. I chose Optimus Prime since a … Read more
Every year at my high school we have homecoming week, which is an entire week full of spirit days. Every year we have a “class theme day”, and the senior class theme was Toy Story. My boyfriend and I decided to be creative and make our own homemade Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head couple costume, … Read more