For Halloween 2010, my husband and I constructed what can only be described as a “contraption”, so it appeared that I was giving birth and he was the baby! We started with a rolling cart used to hold folding chairs and an old funeral home gurney. We put a base across the bottom of the … Read more
I am a pharmacist and work for Walgreen’s so when someone suggested I do something work related for the office costume contest, a prescription bottle costume immediately came to mind. It came together easier than I thought it would, and only cost me about $30 in supplies and about 6 hours of my life. I … Read more
My Cat was recently diagnosed with Diabetes, so I originally wanted to recycle the many syringes I go through, but aside from porcupine, I blocked on ideas and I didn’t have enough yet for my one idea. So it finally occurred to me to just BE a Homemade Syringe Costume. I really wanted a cylindrical … Read more
This Homemade Plastic Surgery Junkie Costume focused primarily on the make up! I was a Plastic Surgery junkie so I highlighted my cheekbones, plumped up my lips, and made my face look plastic, as well as adding some black dotted surgeon lines and arrows. I wore a short authentic hospital gown with the phrase “make … Read more
This year for Halloween, my 4 year old dressed up as a Mad Scientist and his 18 month old brother as the monster he created. I thought it would be fun to dress up to, so I went as Experiment X, the Mad Scientist’s failed experiment. For the Mad Scientist costume, he wore some tan … Read more
I came up with this Plastic Surgery Socialite Costume idea after watching lots and lots of Nip-Tuck! I had this fancy sequined dress in the back of my closet and a blingy necklace. I applied make up to look like bruises under my eyes, surgeon’s lines, and a little bit of blood from the rhinoplasty. … Read more
Everyone in the family was sick. There were memos flying around work about being extra cautions and washing your hands and I thought it would be great to come in to our company Halloween Party and spread the Swine Flu. Only problem is, I’m a dude and I can’t sew! So my wife put this … Read more
Me and two of my friends wanted to make our own costumes and we all work in health care so we decided to be a Homemade Nurse and Pill Bottles Group Costume. The pill bottles were made of pressed board and bent and screwed together with a 2×4 inside. We then had straps that we … Read more
This Homemade H1N1 Swine Flu Halloween Costume idea plays on the hysteria of the H1N1 Swine Flu outbreak. Accessories: white surgical mask and gloves VERY original and very timely!
When we were trying to find a cool Halloween costume this year we came across a picture online of a giving birth costume and thought we would try to replicate it. We built a hospital bed on wheels with plywood and 2×4’s with things we had laying around our garages. They also built a chair … Read more
During my first year (2009) in grad. school at Radford University, I decided that since the swine flu has been such a scare, that it would make a great “scary” Halloween costume! Unfortunately only one picture was taken that night, and you can’t clearly see “H1N1” on the shirt. I had fun pretending to sneeze, … Read more
This Homemade Mamogram Machine Costume was a last ditch attempt at a semi decent, funny costume. I had 15 minutes before I left for a party and was freaking out. Luckily, due to the wonders of TV, I heard a breast cancer ad and *bing* a light went on in my brain. All I used … Read more