Mattel recently came out with a reproduction of the 1964 version of this toy & my boys love playing with it as much as my husband & I did when we were kids. We all agreed the Rock’em Sock’em Robots DIY couple Halloween costume idea would be great for Halloween! I actually got some ideas … Read more
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
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
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
(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
I’ve always wanted to make the illusion type riding or piggyback costumes. My boys were not interested. They wanted Lego costumes after seeing last years winners. The problem making Lego costumes to scale is they are shorter and wider and my boys are taller and thinner. I didn’t want them so bulky that they couldn’t … Read more
Three years ago, I told my son, Nicholas, that he could be anything he wanted for Halloween. All he had to do was show me a picture of the character he wanted to be and I would make the costume for him. Being a huge fan of Lego, Nicholas chose to be a Lego Bionicle … Read more
We needed to come up with an idea for family Halloween costumes that were “disability friendly”…so our Homemade Lego Family Halloween Costume idea was born! But not just plain Lego’s, some of our Lego’s have a little flair to them. Our daughter’s stroller is a bunch of Lego’s together, using all of our colors. Our … Read more
First, I bought a large wardrobe box from U-Haul for my Homemade Barbie in a Box Costume. The box itself was a little too deep, so I cut it down to size so my body would stand out towards the front. Next, I cut out the showcase window. I used primer to paint the entire … Read more
This Homemade Lego Boys Halloween Costume was easy and fun to make and got tons of compliments! First, find a rectangular box to fit your child. Make sure all sides are taped well. Using an exacto knife, cut out one of the side panels for feet to go through. Cut a large hole in the … Read more
This year my son wanted to be the blue Lego Ninjago for Halloween. And he wanted to look like a real Lego. So I decided to attempt to make this Homemade Lego Ninjago Costume for him. I believe it turned out really well. It was a group effort. I constructed all the pieces and my … Read more
This Lego Cop DIY Halloween Costume was by far the funnest costume that I’ve made so far! I started from the head to the toe. I used pre cut Styrofoam for the head. One whole circle piece for the top and 2 hollow circles for the neck (different sizes- SM bottom, LG top). I attached … Read more