We are from Boston, so of course we picked the New England patriots when thinking up this Tailgater Costume. I think it’s pretty funny how some grown men get all crazy with paints and stuff for the games so that’s how the idea came to mind. The Patriots were playing that night too so a … Read more
Inspired by Waynes World which was very popular during my brother’s teenage years, I made this rock star costume for my 11 year old nephew. It was created using a box, a pair of boots I bought at Good Will, an Indian wig that we cut into the mullet, and some scrap material I had … Read more
This Homemade Homeless Child Costume probably goes better for kids seeming how it’s meant to be funny.
All we needed for these Chola gamg costumes were tan baggy pants (we went to the thrift store and got men’s dress pants), a bandanna, dark makeup, suspenders and a belt. We used black liquid eyeliner to make fake tattoos. You can add accessories like a rosary or fake gun too. It was so much … Read more
This is a Homemade Baby Octopus Costume we made by making a cape with four legs, green circles stitched on for tentacles and purple tights and onsie with more tentacles sewn on to make the other four legs. We took a purple ski cap and made a pattern for eyes and a big octopus nose!
Ok, sooo I’m sure some of u are wondering what a dork fish is… well only people that watch Blue Collar Comedy would really know what it is unless you have heard it from someone. A dork fish is a silly thing that my husband started calling our son after watching that show. It was … Read more
I won an award at the Castro Street Halloween festival in San Francisco with this Jellyfish Costume Design! I started with some soft Styrofoam packing pieces, an umbrella and a hula hoop. CONSTRUCTION: I made a shoulder pad/costume stand out of two pieces of Styrofoam packing pieces large enough to put my head through (from … Read more
I made this Homemade Jaws Shark Costume for my freshers ball at uni where the theme was “movie night”. With no money but a lot of cardboard I took the obvious decision to go as Jaws. The head, fin and tail are all just cardboard, paper mache and paint. I was pleasantly surprised at how … Read more
We came up with the idea for this costume because of our love for old cars and hot rods. We also wanted to give the cardboard box costumes a run for their money ! I started by using a fiberglass stroller body to mold paper mache over the top, for my 3D body. Once it … Read more
My two year old son loves John Deere tractors so I thought I would dress him in a John Deere tractor Halloween costume. My husband and I designed a tractor that amazed my son. It was made out of two cardboard boxes. It consisted of a real steering wheel from an old play jeep that … Read more
My 4 year old son loves airplanes, so I decided to build a Homemade Pilot and Airplane Halloween Costume for my future pilot for his Halloween costume. First, I constructed a model out of construction paper just to figure out the design. I modeled it after a Classic Piper Cub. Then, I bought some supplies: … Read more
My daughter told me she wanted to be a stop sign for Halloween. Well, I thought that was kinda boring so I talked her into being a Pedestrian Sign. Yellow is her favorite color anyway. For this homemade pedestrian crossing sign Halloween costume I started off by buying a large piece of styrofoam from a … Read more