Coolest Jurassic Park III Velociraptor Costume

Last year I decided to build a velociraptor from Jurassic Park. I wanted it to be life-sized (in the movie it\'s 12 and a half feet long); it would

Last year I decided to build a velociraptor from Jurassic Park. I wanted it to be life-sized (in the movie it’s 12 and a half feet long); it would be my most ambitiously difficult Halloween costume yet. Shortly after the last Halloween, I settled on the male raptor design from Jurassic Park 3 (it would … Read more

Coolest Woman’s T-Rex Dinosaur Costume

Homemade Woman's T-Rex Dinosaur Costume

RAWR! This year I decided to be a dinosaur for Halloween so I could spend the entire night RAWRING! I didn’t buy a single thing to make this Woman’s T-Rex Dinosaur Costume but instead had it lying around the house. Step one: to make the shape of the mouth I used a plastic container, the … Read more

Coolest Dinosaur Costume

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This home sewn dinosaur costume was made for my 6 year old son. It consists of a jumpsuit as a body and a head constructed of cloth and cardboard fitted for the child’s head to be looking out through an open mouth. The body is a simple one piece jumpsuit style easily adapted from any … Read more

Tiny Terrifying T-Rex Costume

T-Rex Costume

My four year son was obsessed with T-Rex’s last year, so Mom had to deliver! I made his T-Rex head out of a children’s plastic fire fighters helmet. I turned it around and started shaping the head from cut up cereal boxes and masking tape. I glued on the fabric with carpenters glue and plastered … Read more

Coolest Homemade Jurassic Park III Velociraptor Costume

Homemade Jurassic Park III Velociraptor Costume

This year I decided to build a velociraptor from Jurassic Park. I wanted it to be life-sized (in the movie it’s 12 and a half feet long); it would be my most ambitiously difficult Halloween costume yet. Shortly after last Halloween, I settled on the male raptor design from Jurassic Park 3 (it would be … Read more

Cool T-Rex Dinosaur Costume

Homemade T-Rex Dinosaur Costume

The head of the T-Rex Dinosaur Costume is made of chicken wire fitted over a Star Wars trooper helmet and two shoe boxes. The shoe boxes formed the snout. Then the head was covered with paper mache and spray painted. The body is made of two sets of long johns, one pair is the pants … Read more

Coolest Homemade Pteranadon Dinosaur Costume

Homemade Pteranadon Dinosaur Costume

My son always wants a costume that you can not go buy at any store. One year it was a Rainbow Trout (He had to be a full length fish. He could hardly walk, and truly looked more like a merman in my opinion.), the next was a Dungeness Crab (which won the contest here … Read more

Dinosaur Costume

My son is really into Dinosaurs and wanted to be a Velociraptor. So with a lot of imagination I came up with this costume. The head is made from plastic canvas that I cut and sewed together to get the basic shape of the dinosaur costume head. I then used paper mache to form the … Read more

Coolest Homemade Baby Pteranadon Costume

Homemade Baby Pteranadon Costume

After making my six year old son’s Pteranadon costume, my three year old daughter decided her costume just was not as good as her big brother’s. She really wanted to be a Pteranadon too, so that she could be like her big brother. I had already fumbled through the making of a Pteranadon, so I … Read more

Dinosaur Costume

For this costume I followed McCall’s Pattern # 2335, size 3-4. This size was too big afterall, so hopefully it will be next year’s costume, too! My son had a blast being in his costume! He even willingly wore the hood. My friend gave me the green fabric and I bought the striped fabric for … Read more

Coolest Dinosaur Kid Homemade Costume

Dinosaur Kid Homemade Costume

My 5 year old LOVES dinosaurs! I was really worried when he decided that he’d be a Triceratops for Halloween. I was not quite sure how I would pull off a dinosaur kid homemade costume. After digging for some thick jersey for the body and velvet for the horns, I realized that maybe it wouldn’t … Read more

Cool Homemade Dinosaur Costume

Homemade Dinosaur Costume

Five days before Halloween I needed to find a costume for my 2 1/2 year old. Grandma and Grandpa, who normally purchase my kids’ costumes were not able to contribute more than $25 between both. I therefore decided to try making a Homemade Dinosaur Costume. I searched online for some ideas and decided to see … Read more