This is a basic Halloween costume idea. All you need is an old pair of pants, a shirt, a wig, a beard and some Austin Powers teeth. Rip up your pants and dirty them with some paint. You can do the same with the shirt. Then get some cardboard and a sharpie and make a … Read more
I decorated by myself this Homemade Lobster in a Clam Shell Baby Costume. Took a stroller to create the clam shell. I took one big cardboard box and paper mached it into the shape of a clam shell. Painted the shell outside white, inside pinkish. Had to put cushion where my son laid as he … Read more
MATERIALS NEEDED for this homemade octopus costume: * Black stretchy fabric ($3 scrap at fabric store) * Pink felt ($0.25 for 1 sheet) * Purple felt ($1 for 4 sheets) * Black long-sleeved shirt * Black pants * Hot glue * Fiber fill * Wire clothes hangers * 2” wide heavy-duty nylon belt We did … Read more
This is how we made the Homemade Chef and Lobster Childs Couple Costume. My Brother, Chef was a simple white apron and chefs hat with lobster painted on apron and a pair of barbeque tongs. Lobster costume was made with red paper plates, red sweats, red duck tape, two red oven mits, and a red … Read more
My kids always want to have very original costumes, and this year, my daughter decided on a Homemade Ice Cream Truck Costume. I was an ice cream truck in the 6th grade, and while many thought it was a crazy idea, it is original and my daughter decided it was a good idea for her … Read more
My children came home from school and announced they wanted to enter the fancy dress competition at the summer fare the next morning! I was at a complete loss! Until I found this site! I quickly came up with three ideas stolen, as you will see directly from other people! As we had no time … Read more
My 3 year old son Jordan wanted to be a jet truck for Halloween after seeing the jet truck at the race track over the summer, needless to say it left a lasting impression on him. All he talks about is jet trucks and race cars, maybe I warped his little mind at such a … Read more
For Halloween this year, my construction-obsessed 3-year-old wanted to be a backhoe driver. Dressing him up as a construction worker was going to be easy – a hard hat, construction-style boots, jeans, a flannel shirt and a ‘safety’ vest with reflective tape – but how would people know that he was more than just a … Read more
We wanted to make a cool costume for our 6 year old so we decided on a Traffic Cone Costume. My husband welded a light weight wire frame for the lower half of the cone. We covered it with batting . Then I purchased 2 yards of bright orange fabric and reflective fabric for the … Read more
I took the Road Halloween Costume to an adult theme with a story. When you go 4×4’ing you go with friends, so I have a convoy. There was an accident were a deer got hit and they had to put cones in the lane to move traffic. The bulldozer has the deer and there is … Read more
This year my son wanted to be a STOP sign for Halloween. This Homemade STOP Sign Costume ended up being one of the easier ones I’ve made, so far. We used a black sweatshirt and sweatpants to help him blend into the night. For the post, I sewed a tube from shiny silver material and … Read more
Last year my boys wanted to be very creative about their homemade Halloween costume ideas. My youngest son Tanner wanted to be a Piper Cub, like the planes that his daddy flies remotely. It took me about a day and half of making when you count his daddy doing the spray painting for us. His … Read more