Our whole family went camping the weekend before Halloween and we were a themed family. Boardgames. Here is my Monopoly Game Costume. First I drew everything on a plain white poster board, then used packing tape to tape it to a large piece of cardboard and cut off the extra and left about an inch … Read more
I had seen a number of Lego mini-figs on this site and elsewhere on the web, but I wanted to take the LEGO idea to the next level and really make the costume memorable. After a bit of thinking, sketching, and tinkering, I came up with LEGO Indiana Jones (of video game fame)! Here’s how … Read more
This year I had a Homemade Barrel of Monkeys Costume for Halloween. I work with kids and thought that this would be a great costume for our Halloween party. This was one of the easiest costumes I have made, but everyone that saw it LOVED it! I used two “Keg Tubs” (12 Gallon rope handle … Read more
We created a homemade Twister group Halloween costume, one person in each color of the game. We each purchased one board game. We took the actual flimsy mat of the game and made dresses. This was a little tough, because they rip easily. We cut holes for the head and arms and then made them … Read more
We went as the infamous 1980’s treasure troll dolls. We found nude body suits at a costume shop and hose from a local clothing store. It was very hard to find hose without control top as it shows thru bodysuit. We found nude colored slippers for our feet at a shoe store. Once we figured … Read more
Warning: This took some time constructing. Also the taxi I called would not pick me up as I was unable to get in the car in costume – put the body on once you get there. I made this Optimus Prime Costume on a budget so it’s entirely made from recycled cardboard and a heap … Read more
I have always loved playing the game of Tetris. I thought it would be fun to create a Homemade Tetris Costume for Halloween. The difficult part was figuring out what kind of boxes to use because they had to be the same size. I went with medium sized u-haul boxes. It took 4 boxes for … Read more
(SORRY-in the pictures one of my lights fell off…i noticed just now, If you scroll at the bottom… you’ll find links to see my costume in a better way). This homemade Transformer (that actually transforms) Halloween costume took a whole week to make. I got the idea to make a transformer costume, but then I … Read more
For the Wii Remote Costume we used a cardboard box that we wrapped with white craft paper. We cut out a hole for his head and arms. We left the flaps open at the bottom for his legs. We used Styrofoam balls and cut Styrofoam for all the buttons (including a B button on the … Read more
Our family did a Toy Story theme for Halloween 2007. Our sons were Woody and Buzz (store-bought costumes, I’m sorry to say) but my husband and I were Mr. Potato Head (me) Zurg (him). This Mr. Potato Head costume was relatively easy to construct. I bought 2 yards of tan felt for the body. I … Read more
I basically made this Mr. Potato Head Costume out of fleece (the brown body) and then all of the attachments are foam paper with the sticky back… even the shoes that I covered. I did some shading on the foam paper to make the objects appear 3D. I sewed an elastic band in the bottom … Read more
This year for Halloween I made a TRANSFORMABLE Homemade Mini Cooper Transformer Halloween Costume. Let me tell you why. Last year I made the coolest Iron man costume, for a school contest, entirely out of flat cardboard boxes and with absolutely no help from anyone. After winning the contest, I thought: “what will I do … Read more