My 3-year-old son said he wanted to be a robot for Halloween, so I knew I was going to have to make a homemade Robot kids Halloween costume. Wastebasket body, dryer vent arms and legs, custom cardboard head, plastic cup ears, and LED battery-powered Xmas lights from Target, with white plastic leg caps from Home … Read more
When searching for Homemade Robot Costumes, I grew tired of only silver ones which mostly seem to be made out of tin foil. I was inspired by my son’s robot room decorations from Target and my husband I decided to be robots (much to the delight of our kids). To make the costume, I cut … Read more
I look forward to Halloween every year, even more so now that I’m older and have a husband that is willing to dress up in whatever I make for him! This year he dressed up as Shamu, the killer whale, and I dressed up as a SeaWorld Trainer! His costume started off as a hooded … Read more
For Halloween 2006, we went with a pirate theme. Our two sons went as pirates, as did I, and their aunt went as a keg of rum. PIRATES The boys’ costumes were simple. We used black pants we already had for both. The Captain’s vest was made from inexpensive red fabric. I hot-glued yellow felt … Read more
My son (and I!) love Hulk Hogan, and I purchased a Hulkamania shirt online for his birthday. Later, we found a padded muscles costume at the Goodwill, and decided to have a little fun and turn him into Hulk Hogan for Halloween. We purchased a flames bandanna, a boa from the dollar store, gold sunglasses, … Read more
About two months ago I was having a particularly hectic week and I was neglecting my appearance. I stopped shaving altogether and soon I had a substantial beard going. I also had fairly long hair, because for quite some time I had been avoiding getting a haircut. If I recall correctly, shortly after that same … Read more
Wow, how labor intensive were these Mermaids Costumes? At least 100 man hours, but it was sure worth. We (Leigh Anne and Dawn) try to make our own costumes every year. It wasn’t easy to walk/shuffle in the costume, but they were sure a blast to wear. Once we settled on mermaids, we started with … Read more
We had another costume lined up for my son, but it ended up being too small, so this was very last minute. Mens doo rag that I tied to fit his head. Then I cut a piece of a child’s blonde wig and sewed it to the back of the doo rag. I cut the … Read more
My daughter’s favorite hobby is to paint. This was the easiest costume I have ever made and meant the most to her than any of our Halloween costume ideas so far. I already had everything on hand. I used a long sleeve white dress shirt from her big brother’s closet and let her go to … Read more
This website is the best as we are always looking for people who will actually appreciate our hard work that we do every year on our Halloween costumes! This year we chose Luau costumes (since we love Hawaii and our backyard is decorated in a very tropical way) and picked the title “Luaus for less”. … Read more
These simple Halloween costumes are something that I (Mom) decided to do. I wanted us to be different, have a message and include everyone in our newly shifted family. Since we adopted our new puppy in September from a humane society we wanted others to see how important it is to drive safely and consider … Read more
The costume I made is simple and fantastic. It cost me nothing! It took me a few minutes to complete but looks nice and fashionable. I had the idea because my daughter loves dancing and singing. She is pretty and natural. So, I wanted something that matched her. For her hairstyle, I used a cabbage … Read more