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
How to be a not-so-typical Mad Scientist! I had been in awe of the backpack monster costumes with aliens and other sorts on different websites, so I came up with my own version of a Homemade Mini Mad Scientist and Assistant Optical Illusion Costume. I took an old school bag backpack, the kind with rollers … Read more
For this piggyback costume I used a garage suit stuffed in the bottom and worn on the top. A graduation gown – worn on the bottom and stuffed with a mannequin on the top. Walk a bit hunched over and it looks like you are riding.
A lot of time and effort went into the process of this unique Homemade Scary Night Rollercoaster Costume. My sister and I watched the Halloween episode 2008 of Regis and Kelly and saw this costume and thought it was great and just had to make one of our own! We started the venture out by … Read more
This homemade baby optical illusion costume was a hit! This is an incredible optical illusion that will keep people staring at you for hours at a party trying to figure this out. It is a lot of fun. I promise you will get so many laughs. The key to making the optical illusion REALLY work … Read more