Choose your favorite team. We chose a Homemade Colts Corn Hole Costume. Find 2 boxes and cut the bottom off completely. Cut a half circle so that you can lean your neck into the box. Also, cut holes in the sides of the box for each arm. Next paint them to look like football themed … Read more
I am a Senior in high school and I decided to make a Homemade Senior Citizen Halloween Costume. The costume I have is really cheap and easy to do. All you have to do is find a long skirt and a knitted shawl and a white long sleeved blouse to wear under. Then for my … Read more
I needed to make a costume because I was limited with money. I am a college student who wanted to be funny so I decided to put together an outfit my grandmother wore. I used all of her props and decided to be an old women. It was the best Halloween party ever because I … Read more
I love an easy to make costume for children. After struggling with finding a theme that would work for a boy and a girl I came up with the perfect idea! I had so much fun putting these adorable ‘Little Old Lady’ and ‘Little Old Man’ costumes together! My daughter loves to play dress up … Read more
I decided to be a Homemade Gold Fish Costume, but cute. Orange was the color I was in love with at the time. First, I needed scales; I found a light salmon colored old lady sequined sweater at Goodwill. I dyed it with RIT orange fabric dye. The boiling process curled the sequins so they … Read more
MATERIALS NEEDED for this homemade anglerfish costume: * Mesh framing wire * Poster board ($2) * Tan fabric (I used a flat sheet from WalMart) ($2) * Brown felt for fins ($0.50) * Black felt for eyes and mouth ($0.10) * White felt for teeth ($0.50) * Computer keyboard detachable light (bendable) * Black t-shirt … Read more
My Octopus costume was made by me! It took a long time but was well worth it! I got 3 pairs of purple leggings which I stuffed with polyester wadding, in a roll as to not get lumpy legs! I then put garden wire through the middle of each leg to create the curve at … Read more
I really wanted to be something scary, but that people could identify with… Something that actually exists right here on our planet, 3000 feet below the surface of the ocean! I decided first that I wanted it to be BIG! These fishes in reality are quite small, but I thought maybe if I blew up … Read more
This year, I decided to create an Ice Cream Man and Truck costume. I made the truck out of 1/4″ plywood, screws, glue, hinges and velcro; I then fastened it to a wheelchair. I had my menu for different types of ice cream, tiny doors on the back so that people would have access if … Read more
I took a narrow cardboard box and covered it in yellow fabric for this stoplight costume. I then cut out 2 holes in the front of the box. I covered these holes, one with yellow cellophane and one with green cellophane. We used battery operated blinking pumpkin lights to light up the yellow and green … Read more
My husband recently went into the Air Force, and in passing, I mentioned to him, “You know a simple, but unique idea that would be cute for the girls? Put a onesie on them and tape a triangle to their backs…and call them paper airplanes. Dad’s little Air Force.” Well, I kept thinking that that … Read more
My son loves John Deere Tractors so what else could he possibly be but a DIY John Deere tractor child Halloween costume idea. I used two cardboard boxes painted them green with spray paint for the main part of the tractor. I then painted a paper towel roll black for the stack on top of … Read more