For Halloween my 6yr old wanted to be an army soldier/deception transformer. Whew!!! it was a task, but I did it. So I spruced it up with some flavor. I made him a soldier and a tank. With a little imagination I got some boxes, all sizes. I cut a man hole on top for … Read more
My youngest loves to play tea party so when asked what she wanted to be she said a tea party. For this homemade tea party Halloween costume idea, we took an old cardboard box and cut a hole big enough for her head. Then we covered it with white paper. I attached a tablecloth to … Read more
I was given this idea from someone on the internet. Then to make it all work, I checked this site, which was very helpful in putting it all together. First I took a peanut butter jar and painted it flesh color. Then, I glued pulled pieces of cotton balls on top and here and there … Read more
My son Taylor is so creative and he wanted to make his own costume this year. He wanted make a Homemade Head on a Platter Costume. He usually likes to be something scary on Halloween. I found this spider platter and a blood-dripping table cloth so we started from that. We had a box from … Read more
For this homemade headless butler costume we started with a back pack and bubble wrap. We used a lot of duct tape and made a form which we stuffed into a shirt. When he put the backpack on his back he stuck his head thru the shirt and we cut a hole in the apron … Read more
This Homemade Dinner for Two Head on Platter Costume was the easiest costume ever. I got every thing at the Dollar store. The blood splatter is the kind you usually put on your windows, the spiders, roaches, rats and mice were all available in the Halloween isle. Basically I got 2 boxes, 1 for the … Read more
The refrigerator is my nicest creation!! As you can see I am in the refrigerator but you can see only my head in a platter with blood like if someone had just killed me and put me on the fridge. There is a mouse hanging there , there are some eyes with blood in a … Read more
It all began by surfing the web and seeing someone else with the same Headless Halloween costume idea from a few years ago. I thought to myself I should try to do that so I did and this is what I came up with. This costume has been in the works since August. My mother … Read more
I created a scene from my favorite movie Pinocchio. Pinocchio looks like he’s locked in the cage by Stromboli. I dressed him as the bad Pinocchio with donkey ears and tail. I added his friends Cleo and Figaro. I made some fake stuffed legs and shoes and a matching pair of puppet gloved hands. The … Read more
There was a civic strike which affected Garbage pickup when I made this costume. I actually had people ask me who was carrying me! Here is how I made this trash costume: Cut a hole in the back of a garbage can. Leave about a 6” rim at the top so it looks continuous. I … Read more
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