I got all of the materials at either the thrift store or the hardware store for this Flying Carpet Rider Costume. I started by cutting a hole in the carpet, then nailing it to a wooden frame. I made the frame a little shorter than the carpet so that it would ‘ripple.’ I then cut … Read more
I made this Halloween Homemade Captured Gretel in a Cage Costume to wear at my daughter’s school. I wanted something scary but not too scary for children so I decided to be Gretel from the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale. It was easy to make and people loved it. I started with 2 pieces of … Read more
My brother, Brent always has the best Halloween costumes but I think he out did himself this year. He made a roller coaster ride for him and his wife Mary. And it was detachable so they didn’t have to stay attached all night long.
I built a fireplace with a mantle out of foam core and covered it with brick contact paper. The Homemade Deer over a Fireplace Costume was affixed to me using 2 straps/belts that crisscrossed in the back and attached to the foam core above and below the mantle. On the mantle itself, I created a … Read more
Headless Mell was inspired by all the other Headless costumes on this site. It was a challenge to figure out how to create it but with all the tips from all the others – I had a “head” start. I started this Homemade Headless Lady Costume out with a toddler’s rolling backpack ($7), which was … Read more
This is how we made my son’s homemade Headless Halloween costume: We bought an old coat from the local charity shop (an XL man’s coat). We filled an old hiking backpack with rags to bulk it out and put it on my son’s back. The coat was then placed over the backpack and buttoned up … Read more
The Homemade Table of Death Halloween Costume Idea: My son wanted to create his own costume this year and as a 10 year old had a challenging idea for me. He wanted to be what he called “The Table of Death”. We started with a large section of cardboard that measured 36 inches long and … Read more
This is my Headless Woman Costume. I got the idea from your website and I wanted to be different from everyone else on Halloween. Everyone was impressed with it and thought that it was scary. I won the best costume prize too. To do it I used like an old camping backpack and I attached … Read more
My Daughter wanted to be scary this Halloween so she picked the frozen head in a fridge Halloween costume. We had a blast making the costume together. We took 2 boxes and painted them white and attached them together. Then we measured and cut the opening for her head to come through. We had lots … Read more
My son wanted to be headless this year and I actually got the idea for a Homemade Headless Boy Costume from this site. I used lots of bubble wrap to keep it lightweight. I took a longish rectangular box and put it in my son’s spare backpack. I then wrapped the box in bubble wrap. … Read more
Being a fan of the Toy Story movies, I always wondered what would happen if Andy got a different toy for his birthday. My costume this year is an exploration of that very idea. I have built big and bulky, ‘hard to wear’ costumes in the past. I figure that I’m only wearing it for … Read more
