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
My son LOVES his sock monkey – we are on our third one in less than a year, so for Halloween I decided to turn him into his best friend, Homemade Sock Monkey Costume. I bought the fabric online, and after cutting out the pattern, sewed it to a pair of warm fleece pajamas. For … Read more
The Homemade Clown in the Box Halloween Costume I made is my own version of a Jack-In-The-Box. My name is Gabby, so I renamed it Gab-In-The-Box. I used a giant cardboard box as the “box” part of the costume. I then used an old striped bed sheet for the shirt and hat. I used another … Read more
Here’s the story of our Transformers costume. This idea to be Transformers was my brother’s. We knew we wanted to make our Halloween costume and not use store bought ones. At first we all agreed to be PEZ (the candy). To be more specific, Star Wars PEZ. We planned on making the heads out of … Read more
This year, my son didn’t know what he wanted to be for Halloween. After suggesting a few ideas, he finally decided on one that he liked: a Lego Minifigure. I did some research on the web, including “The Coolest Homemade Costumes” website. After collecting ideas and tips from others who have made human-sized Minifigures, I … Read more