This is my daughter dressed as a monster carrying a baby. I used a box as the costume frame. I cut holes in the box for her arms and head. On the back of the box I duck taped a graphite shaft from a golf club (after sawing off the club head). I used cardboard … Read more
This homemade vampire carrying hillbilly illusion costume idea took awhile to plan and design. The most important part was deciding on the filler material. I ended up using lots of bubble wrap, which made the body extremely lightweight. HEAD: I first started with the head. I bought a styrofoam head, which was used for wigs. … Read more
My 4-year-old daughter love horses. While shopping for a costume she saw a medieval horse costume, one that straps onto the child by suspenders. She was very excited! I wanted the out fit to be a little bit more girlish. I don’t enjoy sewing, although I am the queen of a glue gun! First the … Read more
I originally wanted to use a refrigerator box for this Halloween but couldn’t find one in time so made a Homemade Outhouse Costume. I used a large flattened box, cut it and used packing/duct tape to get it to stay together. My favourite tool was a utility knife. It helped make the moon holes and … Read more
This Headless Doctor Halloween costume was based on Headless 08 found on Coolest Homemade Costumes.com. We decided to expand on that theme to create a headless doctor carrying a head in a jar. To create the costume, I used a pair of scrubs, a pair of latex gloves, surgical shoe covers, a $10 lab coat … Read more
My son wanted a fun but scary costume this year. So my husband and I came up with a Homemade Wolf Soup Halloween Costume. We took my bathrobe and stuffed it with pillow stuffing then supported it with PVC pipe, we stuffed the sleeves and gloves. I then safety pinned a wolf mask to the … Read more
I always try to come up with different costumes to make out of cardboard boxes. This Homemade Head in Freezer Halloween Costume was made from a refrigerator box that I cut down and painted white. I took duct tape and made handles, added letters and picture my goddaughter drew to the front and added blood. … Read more
This Head on a Platter Costume was such an easy costume to make. We got everything at the dollar tree, including the boxes. We fitted one box on top of another one and made a holes for her neck and arms. I then glued two black plastic tables clothes to the box so that it … Read more
This Homemade Headless Costume was actually an idea from this page. I used almost everything from things lying around the house. The coat and paint were the only things we purchased and the coat only cost a couple dollars (the thrift store was perfect for this costume). We used old pool ladder handles for the … Read more
The idea for this Head on Turkey Dinner Platter Halloween Costume came as a result of the early product marketing in most stores for upcoming Holiday items. We couldn’t believe that Christmas items were being sold in the middle of September, even before Halloween! We began to think of Holidays we could represent early on … Read more
My daughter saw an illusion costume online with a head on a platter and came up with this Homemade Head In A Jar Costume idea. To construct we took a old back pack and went to local hardware store and bought PVC pipe, elbows, and T-fittings to construct frame coming out of backpack. Just used … Read more
