Coolest Taco Truck Costume
This Taco Truck Costume was a last minute costume designed for a friend’ letter “T” themed party. I made it out of construction paper and poster board then topped it off with a sombrero and a fake stash.
Mexican Theme Costumes
40+ Coolest Homemade Mexican Theme Costumes
Coolest Mexican Pinata Costume
I had a Mexican themed party for my 30th birthday this year. I figured there would be lots of ponchos and sombreros so I wanted to wear something really unique. I spent a while going through my options – corn chip, chilli, jar of salsa and then finally decided to go in a Mexican Pinata … Read more
Colorful Homemade Donkey Piñata Costume
I started by cutting the tissue paper that I bought from the Dollar store into strips then cutting vertical so that the paper can blow in the wind like a real piñata. Then I used blue scotch tape to stick each strip of paper on my old sweats and sweater. About 6 hours later I … Read more
Coolest Homemade Pinata Adult Halloween Costume Idea
I am an extremely poor college student and needed to come up with a low budget costume. I was rummaging through a bag of things that I used in the summer for a story time program and found yellow streamer paper which led to the homemade pinata adult Halloween costume idea. I cut the streamer … Read more
Coolest Homemade Pinata Baby Costume
I was looking for something original and adorable for my son’s first Halloween costume. After going from store to store and seeing the same old store bought costumes over and over again I gave up! A friend of mine’s child had a Halloween birthday party, and that’s when it clicked. I will make him a … Read more
Cool Homemade Pinata Costume
After seeing a few photos online, I decided to dress up as a traditional donkey Pinata Costume. I bought a cheap sweatsuit, crepe paper, and two party hats and went to work with my hot glue gun. Row by row, I glued the crepe paper on, and then went back to fringe the ends. I … Read more
Coolest Homemade Mariachi Costume
Halloween is a big thing for our family, we are always competing and this year I wanted something original for my 6 year old son. And since we are Mexican American I wanted to go with that theme that’s why the idea of a Homemade Mariachi Costume. I got an old black suite from a … Read more
Original Homemade Pinata Costume
I made my Pinata Costume by buying a pinata and cutting it in half. I bought a bright dress, and I tied the pinata around my waist. I then dangled candy from strings from the pinata. I glued candy onto a headband, and carried a bat around with me!
Coolest Piñata Couple Costume
The best piñata costume EVER! !Olé! I decided to be a piñata for Halloween, but I still wanted to look kind of cute, so I didn’t want to cover myself in tissue paper from head to toe. I also wanted an excuse to randomly throw candy at people. After a bit of brainstorming, I came … Read more
Cool Piñata Costume
With a birthday on Cinco de Mayo, I’ve always felt a shared kinship with the piñata. This year I took it to the next level! I love Halloween so what better way to celebrate my fiesta friendship than with an ode to the traditional Mexican creation. The Homemade Pinata Costume was fairly basic in construction, … Read more
Cool Homemade Piñata Costume
I was in a party store just a week before Halloween helping a friend buy party stuff for her son’s birthday party. I was looking at all the different kinds of great Halloween costumes they had. I saw the Pinata costume and thought to myself how cool that would be to be one for Halloween. … Read more
Coolest Homemade El Chavo del Ocho Couple Costume
My husband and I decided to create this Chilindrina and El Chavo del Ocho couple costume from a well-known Mexican TV sitcom from the 70’s. El Chavo del Ocho (the kids from apartment 8) and his friend Chilindrina were hilarious on the show. We started getting pieces of the costume from thrift stores and slowly … Read more