My Homemade Jellyfish Costume was made with metallic fabrics, pearls, jewels, and feathers. It also included LED lights that lit up on the inside of the Umbrella. Matched with a silver, sparkly outfit and elaborate, shimmering makeup. This costume has been my best yet!
I originally saw this homemade goldfish Halloween costume idea in Woman’s Day magazine. The design was for a toddler, but it was easy enough to customize it to a larger size. The base of the goldfish costume is a Hanes men’s 3XL orange hooded sweatshirt. I wanted it to be extra roomy, which is an … Read more
My son Anthony has been obsessed over the Titanic and my wife decided to make a replica Homemade Titanic Costume with Styrofoam board and suspenders. We have been reading books and going to exhibits so he learns as much as he can about the tragedy. I know it is not a typical event that children … Read more
I built this pilot and airplane costume at my company. Used sauna tube, foam insulation and paint. I was the pilot manning the airplane. I work at a travel company and I thought that this costume would be fitting.
This Homemade Fighter Pilot and his Airplane Costume is made with cardboard and duct tape, spray paint and a lot passion. It is a fighter pilot fling off to war. His costume is made from camouflage plastic material cut to size sewn to get together. Helmet it a motorcycle helmet painted camouflage green. He is … Read more
I am a huge fan of box costumes. They are easy to make and don’t require any swift adjustments; you simply take off the box and get in the car/go to the bathroom. Having discovered how easy they are to make and what a hit they are at parties/bar/work, I decided to make another box … Read more
This car costume is constructed using recycled cardboard, spray paint, a pair of suspenders, and duck tape. Total Spent: $20
When my son told me he wanted to be a John Deere tractor for Halloween I immediately went to the computer for a unique Halloween costume idea. Your site gave me the best ideas to start with. My husband took a cardboard box and cut it so it was narrower in the front to create … Read more
Looking in my crystal ball, I can see your future. Using some tyvek boards my husband had in the garage, I found some wallpaper that looked like wood to cover it with. It was easy to cut and then I just duct taped and used plastic ties to hold it together. I bought some plastic … Read more
My son had two loves this year. One was guarters and the other was gum. Anytime he saw a gumball machine he asked for a quarter. So that is when I came up with him being a Homemade Gumball Machine Costume for Halloween. I’m not the type that just makes a gumball machine costume, it … Read more
We chose to make a Snack Machine Costume for my son’s costume. We used a box that fit his size and a smaller box for the vending window. The outside box was painted with green and sliver paint and duck tape was used for the corner edges. The front half of the costume was a … Read more
My husband wanted to be a cactus and since we always do a family costume, I decided to be tumbleweed. My 2 daughters are flowers and my son is a tree. My husband’s costume is made of felt. The head is lined with foam rubber, with green mesh over his face. The body is a … Read more