Original Homemade Headless Boy Costume

Homemade Headless Boy Costume

Found this homemade headless boy costume idea from this site! Everyone loved it! Used parts we had at home and cost only 5$ for the fake blood and make-up! Used an old Star Wars kite and stockings filled with plastic bags… an old foam head minus the head – pretty cool and very scary!

Cool Oscar the Grouch Costume

Homemade Oscar the Grouch Costume

Broke my leg and had a lot of time on my hands. Building this Homemade Oscar the Grouch Costume was my hobby for the better part of a month. I’ve seen other Oscar costumes with Oscar’s feet poking out the bottom of the trash can. Everyone knows that Oscar can’t move his own garbage can. … Read more

Coolest Homemade Flying Carpet Rider Costume

Homemade Flying Carpet Rider Costume

I got all of the materials at either the thrift store or the hardware store for this Flying Carpet Rider Costume. I started by cutting a hole in the carpet, then nailing it to a wooden frame. I made the frame a little shorter than the carpet so that it would ‘ripple.’ I then cut … Read more

Coolest Captured Gretel in a Cage Costume

Homemade Captured Gretel in a Cage Costume

I made this Halloween Homemade Captured Gretel in a Cage Costume to wear at my daughter’s school. I wanted something scary but not too scary for children so I decided to be Gretel from the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale. It was easy to make and people loved it. I started with 2 pieces of … Read more

Coolest Severed Head Fortune Teller Costume

Homemade Severed Head Fortune Teller Costume

My daughter wanted to be scary and dead. She really wanted to do the head on the platter but it had been done a lot before so we decided to do something different. So she was “severed head fortune teller.” This Severed Head Fortune Teller Costume was really easy and just required a lot of … Read more

Coolest Homemade Cyborg Costume

Homemade Cyborg Costume

I was invited to ‘tryout’ for a haunted maze. I started off making a list of cool things I had around the house. I wanted to have a “second head” mounted above mine for a tall stature so with that, I drew the costume on paper using some of these items from the list. I … Read more

Coolest Port-A-Buzz Costume

Homemade Port-A-Buzz Costume

My husband and I decided to make a Homemade Port-A-Buzz Costume because his nickname is Buzz with all the friends we hang out with, and he was the construction guy using it. We like to do couple costumes so I had a shirt made so that I went as the maintenance person and carried a … Read more

Coolest Homemade Bathtub Costume

Homemade Bathtub Costume

I was trying to figure out what I wanted to be for Halloween and I decided that the costumes that win are always a little suggestive! One day the idea came into my head that I wanted to be in a shower. Since that has been done so many times, I changed this Homemade Bathtub … Read more

Toilet Costume

I love making Halloween costumes and nothing beats the toilet costume. I love original costumes and this one won first place in a contest at work! The costume also made the front page of the local newspaper! I found a box that fitted over my shoulders and covered it in white glossy paper. I made … Read more

Coolest Shuttle Astronaut Costume

Homemade Shuttle Astronaut Costume

For this Shuttle Astronaut Costume I made a zip up sweatshirt/jacket and sweatpants from orange fleece. (Pattern for both at my local fabric store.) I bought the patches online (just do a search, there are several sites which sell them.) There’s also a US Flag patch on his left arm…they’re available almost anywhere. I took … Read more

Astronaut Costume

My nephew requested an astronaut costume for Halloween this year. (It went well with his older brother’s sun costume!) I used a pattern; the material is vinyl. The patches were ordered off of the internet. Total Spent: $25