Coolest Homemade Steampunk Group Costume

Dr. FrankenSTEAM, his Monster, & the Bride

This Steampunk Group Costume came from hours of labor, ingenuity, and creativity. The make up alone on me (the monster) took about 4 hours. May I present, Dr. FrankenSTEAM, his Monster, and the Bride. My friends and I had this idea to use Steampunk & Frankenstein together. The great thing about Steampunk is that it … Read more

Coolest Homeless Tooth Fairy Costume

Homeless Tooth Fairy Costume

A few years ago I had a bunch of small cavities and I was in and out of the dentist’s chair several times over the course of a few months to fill them all. I wanted to translate that experience into my Halloween costume that year. I wanted to be a dirty, grungy, creepy version … Read more

Coolest Bubble Bath Costume

Reanna's Bubble Bath Costume

My daughter came to me a few days before Halloween and told me she wanted a bubble bath costume. I wasn’t so sure how I was going to pull this off. I went to Walmart and bought a rope handled laundry basket and went to the dollar store and bought the rest of the accessories … Read more

Coolest Dental Hygiene Family Costume

Homemade Dental Hygiene Family Costume

This is my family in a Homemade Dental Hygiene Family Costume. I made this electric toothbrush from stuff I have at home. I used an old bed comforter that the kids don’t use anymore to do the body of the toothbrush. For the head of the brush, I used a hard plastic that I glued … Read more

Unusual Halloween Costume – Bubble Bath

For this unusual Halloween costume, buy a large white planter that you will be able to fit your body inside. If you can’t find white, buy the lightest color and spray paint it white. That’s what I did. Drill holes and attach rope or webbing to make shoulder straps. Also drill holes all around the … Read more

Coolest Homemade Outer Space Family Halloween Costume

Homemade Outer Space Family Halloween Costume

This is how I made our Homemade Outer Space Family Halloween Costume. I got 3 large 36 inch balloons and paper mached them for the earth, moon and sun. I let them sit for a couple of days so that everything was dry. For the moon, I added craters. I popped the balloons and painted … Read more

Coolest Lighthouse and Lost Fisherman Couple Costume

Homemade Lighthouse and Lost Fisherman Couple Costume

My husband loves lighthouses and we have visited quite a few. We also were big LOST fans. So I came up with the idea that I could be the lighthouse and he could be the LOST fisherman seeking navigational help with lighted beacon. For the lighthouse, I purchased a black hoop skirt and a black … Read more

Homemade Camping Tent Costume

Homemade Camping Tent Costume

This is our Not-So-Happy Homemade Camping Tent Costume I created for my 7 year old son this year! We got the idea after reading a little about similar ideas using only clothing to get the image but we took it a step further and created the entire tent of doom! I started with a square … Read more

Coolest Homemade Baseball Trophy Halloween Costume

Homemade Baseball Trophy Halloween Costume

For this homemade Baseball Trophy Halloween costume I took his last season’s baseball uniform, cleats and this toddler baseball bat I had gotten at Wal-Mart on clearance and spray painted them all gold. I had started out using a special cloth stencil spray, but it didn’t go far at all and was expensive! I then … Read more

Coolest Olympic Gymnastics Team Costume

Homemade Olympic Gymnastics Team Costume

My two friends and I decided to be the USA Olympic Gymnastic Team. So for our Olympic Gymnastics Team Costume we got plain black ballet leotards from a party store and added sequins, patches and decals to them. The sleeves had USA down them and there was an American flag on the back of the … Read more

Baseball Costume

This costume was a show-stopper! I used gold material to make the costume and spray painted for his socks, helmet, shoes and bat! I took a box and put self-adhesive tiles around it and then put a metal plate on the front of with the words “Most Valuable Player”. My son took home a first … Read more