I was invited to a Halloween party this year that is an “Under the Sea” theme. So I decided to make a starfish costume! (other people were pirates, mermaids, fishermen, sharks, etc and I felt that starfish are often forgotten about, despite their important role they play in the ocean…what would an ocean be without … Read more
Always been a fan of the movie Jaws and decided to make it come to life with some foam, spray paint and other supplies from around the house, I was able to make a pretty awesome Shark Attack Costume! This was easy to transport, easy to wear and definitely a hit at the party. I … Read more
I’m in a wheelchair, so its hard to come up with great costume ideas. This Homemade Short Bus Wheelchair Costume idea came off of the movie Napoleon Dynomite and Bench Warmers. Made it out of a recliner box and regular box. Bought push lights that really light up for the headlights. I don’t have a … Read more
I deliver mail and my 3 year old son thinks it’s pretty cool, so I decided to go to home depot and got a big cardboard box. I made it fit around his power wheels truck (3×5). I cut it out to look like my mail truck. I painted it white and put some postal … Read more
My two year old wanted to be a Choo Choo train, and I wanted the costume to be something that involved sewing, which I am in the process of learning. So instead of creating the typical cardboard train costume, my mother-in-law and I brainstormed and made our own pattern out of news-paper. We came up … Read more
My wife and I came up with a vision of a “Trucker Girl on a Mud Flap” (you know the little hot silver seductive women on the back of mud flaps). I don’t know how it started or came about… but It came out pretty incredible. I am an extremest, I take things over the … Read more
I got this costume idea from another Coolest-Homemade-Costume submitter. They made the original version of this and I wanted to share my version of it… and prove that with a little elbow grease it’s possible to recreate these great costumes on this site! My son is obsessed (to say the least) with Hot Wheels cars. … Read more
My son wanted to be a traffic light for Halloween, so I went to work. Considering I do not sew, I put the entire homemade traffic light kids Halloween costume idea together with a hot glue gun. My son’s reaction when he first saw the finished costume made all the effort worthwhile … he said … Read more
My son is absolutely obsessed with John Deere so naturally he wanted to be a tractor for Halloween. Being brought up in an era of homemade Halloween costumes and birthday parties we opted for our own unique Halloween costume idea. It was a good bonding experience with my son to watch an empty egg box, … Read more
I am a HUGE M&M collector. I have an entire room full of M&M items. Everyone tells me it looks like a store. I have M&M candy dispenser, many many pins, magnets, clocks, radios, everything you can image in an M&M. I also have M&M towels sheets pillows, plates, cups, mugs, silverware. M&M items in … Read more
This is a DIY crane game Halloween costume based on the arcade game. We used a cardboard box which was spray painted yellow. We decorated it with print outs from the computer. Inside there is a piece of foam insulation that you can buy sheets of from Home Depot. Battery operated LED Christmas lights are … Read more
Over the summer I had some time on my hands and started thinking about my favorite holiday, Halloween! Just like many of the themes and ideas on Family Guy, I wanted to do something that really reminded people of the 80’s! Just then one of my favorite movies popped into my head “BIG”! I would … Read more