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
This Homemade Bumblebee Transformers Costume is a Halloween costume I made for 2009. I decided I wanted to be a Transformer, and Bumblebee was always the character I thought was the coolest – he didn’t have to talk, he just acted! This was constructed from mostly cardboard boxes that computers were shipped in. The entire … Read more
This homemade Sock Monkey Halloween costume idea was not made for any one in my family. I heard through the grape vine that a friend of a friend was married to a member of the Army Reserve who has recently returned from his second deployment. Then she told me he wanted to attend a masquerade … Read more
My 8 year old son loves his Wii so why not transform him into a Wii remote? He has never been so excited for Halloween! For his Wii Remote Costume I used 4, 20 x 30 foam core board and white duct tape. The sides are white cardboard. The sizes are custom to his frame … Read more
I decided to be a Russ-style troll doll from the ’80’s and ’90’s. I knew it couldn’t be too difficult and the biggest decisions to make were what color theme to choose and whether I wanted to be a classic “naked” troll or one that had a bigger or specific theme. First I bought a … Read more
My Homemade Toy Store Costume design is for a human toy store. That’s right, not a knock-off of Toy Story the movie, but rather an actual toy store on wheels…er…feet. Take a look. I hope you like my entry! While I have uploaded some photos, I am most proud of the home video I made … Read more
My son and I love Toy Story and Mr. Potato Head. So I decided to go all out and make this Homemade Mr. Potato Head Halloween Costume. It is made with chicken wire, papier-mâché, and foam. His hat is an extra-large bowl painted black. The eyes were made with two clear ornament balls and black … Read more
I wanted to create a truly impressive Halloween costume; something where I could express my creativity. Optimus Prime and the Transformers have always been a personal favorite, and creating an Optimus Prime Halloween costume which could transform presented a fun challenge. Chest piece: Build frame of angle iron to fit over chest. Place hinges at … Read more
We decided to be a Homemade Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots Costume for one year of Halloween. It was a creative idea and we knew no one else would have them. We got at least five boxes each and had to cut them up to measure our bodies, arms, hands, and head, as well as … Read more