Coolest Headless Hockey Player Costume

Tragic hockey incident

Got the idea from this site. My son used his hockey pants and socks and we bought a jersey from Goodwill ($3.99) I took his old back pack and stuffed it with old clothes then I duct taped (love duct tape) 2 lenghts of plumbing pipes to the side facing them forward slightly I connected … Read more

Coolest Homemade Head in a Freezer Halloween Costume

Homemade Head in a Freezer Halloween Costume

My daughter has always been something cute every year, and last year she wanted to be something scary! So we made her a “Homemade Head in a Freezer Halloween Costume”. I got a water heater box from Home Depot. Spray painted the box white after adding a freezer shelf and pocket for frozen veggies on … Read more

Coolest Homemade Headless Halloween Costume

Homemade Headless Halloween Costume

My daughter asked to be a corpse bride for Halloween but I couldn’t find a cheap used wedding dress. Then I stumbled upon this site’s “headless costumes” and was totally inspired! Within fifteen minutes I had rigged up an old backpack with cardboard tubes in the side pockets and a wide coat hanger on top, … Read more

Coolest Frozen Head Costume

Coolest Frozen Head Costume 21

My 11 year old daughter wanted a different and unique costume this year. In researching the web I found this web site with lots of cool ideas, and we went for the Frozen Head Costume. I started with two boxes, the freezer part was an 18” long box and the bottom part was a 36” … Read more

Coolest Brewing Human and Witch Halloween Costume

Homemade Brewing Human and Witch Halloween Costume

This costume was such a hit that one of the bars even carded the witch! Everyone thought it was two people! I made the witch by building a frame out of plastic pipe and attached it to my back as if it was a backpack. I padded it with bubblewrap. For the head, I used … Read more

Coolest Homemade Decapitated Mad Scientist Halloween Costume Idea

Homemade Decapitated Mad Scientist Halloween Costume Idea

My 10 year old daughter loves Halloween more than any other holiday on the calendar. When she decided she wanted to be “headless” this year for Halloween, we started doing some research. We came across “Coolest-homemade-costumes.com” online and found several ideas that got the ball rolling. From Hockey players to doctors, there were “headless” examples … Read more

Coolest Alien Abduction Halloween Costume

Homemade Alien Abduction Halloween Costume

This costume consists of a backpack with a cardboard frame inside that supports the head. The head is made of paper mache over a balloon painted green with black eyes cut out of construction paper. We used black fabric to cover the head and backpack and create a cloak effect. The backpack is hidden under … Read more

Coolest Homemade Lady with Baby Optical Illusion Costume

Homemade Lady with Baby Optical Illusion Costume

I love making costumes that challenge me to think. With this Homemade Lady with Baby Optical Illusion Costume, I wanted to be the baby and the mom simultaneously. So, I am the mom’s extremities such as her hands and legs, but I am also the baby’s face. The mom’s face is a mannequin head onto … Read more

Coolest Caged Safari Boy Halloween Costume

Caged Safari Boy Halloween Costume

This Caged Safari Boy Halloween costume is a caged safari boy from the jungle. It shows how a capture of a gorilla went terribly wrong. Many people thought that this was two people! I bought the gorilla suit and cut a slit for his waist to go through and then stuffed the upper body of … Read more

Coolest Ostrich Jockeys

Ready to Ride

Tapers stilts help you stand about 7.5 feet tall, an old fur coat or similar around chicken wire makes for a great ostrich body, split an old pair of pants and drape the legs, pin shoes. And keep your balance to become an ostrich jockey.