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 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
Cool Three Amigos Costume
This Three Amigos Costume was so much fun! I took Black buttondown shirts and shortened them to make the jackets and then free-hand drew on the symbols and squiggles on the arms and legs of the pants (which I used black hospital scrubs for). I used white puff-paint and silver glitter to make the designs … Read more
Coolest Three Amigos Costume
I’ve always wanted to make this Three Amigos costume ever since I saw the movie years ago. I just had to figure out how I was going to pull it off. And have 3 willing participants – My husband and his two best friends were all for it. I started with having the guys get … Read more
Coolest Homemade Three Amigos Group Costume
I had the idea of dressing up my family in a Homemade Three Amigos Group Costume for YEARS. It just took the right party for me to decide to get every thing together! I started out with 3 straw sombreros from the party supply store for around $4 each. Three cans of black spray paint … Read more