My 3 yr. old son loves Bumblebee the Transformer, so my wife and I started looking in stores for a Bumblebee Transformer Halloween costume to buy, only to be horribly disappointed in the quality of the costumes available. I had made his costume last year, but used foam core board and I wasn’t convinced this … Read more
I’ve never seen an episode of Thomas the Train, but what if he had an alter-ego? What if he had the ability to stand up, unrestricted by rails, and fight evil-doers? The Transformers Halloween costume was about two months in the planning stages, including collecting random pieces of cardboard, plastic and packing foam. Torso and … Read more
I made this Optimus Prime the Cartoon Version Homemade Costume mostly out of wood and cardboard, but it is much too heavy. I would recommend the use of Styrofoam next time. I made my boots out of wood on platforms with weights in them to make a rattling sound when I walk. Then I glued … Read more
This is 6 year old Nolan and he loves bulldozers. This homemade transforming bulldozer kids costume is based on the 10 second appearance of “Rampage” the bulldozer after Sam’s parents in Transformers 2. We started with the cab and hot glued the pieces into a pentagon. We cut out the blade and rolled the bottom … Read more
My child wanted to be a Transformer that transformed. After doing a lot of research and trying different ideas we came up with this Bumblebee Transformer Halloween Costume. We used this idea, because of how young our son is; we did not want anything attached to his arms. We took a box that fitted the … Read more
This year my son wanted us to be Transformers. He wanted to be Bumblebee from the movie. I looked at a lot of different ideas and came up with the idea to use football shoulder pads to connect the majority of the costume to. I had thought the robots kinda had a football player look … 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
I began this Optimus Prime DIY Costume project about a month ago after seeing a photo of someone online in an Optimus costume. I immediately took on the project and realized just how difficult it would be very early on. The entire costume is made out of a hard hat, tights, lots and lots of … Read more
This Homemade Bumblebee Transformer Autobot Costume is my tribute to my favorite Autobot, Bumblebee! Every year I attend a charity event to raise money for the local children’s hospital. However, this is not just a charity event. It is also a chance to get creative and see who can pull off the best fancy dress … 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
This is 4 year old Logan. He is in a homemade Transforming Bumblebee kids costume. First we started with the top of the camero. We rolled the cardboard to round it to the shape of the top of the car. We hot glued the sides on to keep the shape of the top. Next we … Read more
I used 30 glue sticks, paint cardboard and paper mache. Later..here it is….Homemade Transformer Bumble Bee Animated Costume, animated from the cartoon!!