So, we have a COOL ROBOT to make, lets get the materials…. We got/bought : * Box for the head – buy or ask local stores for free! * Box for the body – free * Two boxes for the feet (tissue box size) – free * Dryer vents * Silver spray paint * Grey … Read more
Well the idea for this Homemade South Dakota Snow Globe Costume came from a picture I saw on the internet of a little girl who was a Hawaiian snowglobe. I thought, “Hmmm, I should see what I can come up with to be a South Dakota snowglobe!” The obvious choice was to involve Mt. Rushmore. … Read more
We used a toilet paper box for the body of the robot costume, a smaller box for his head and spray painted them with silver paint. We hot glued gears and circuit board’s, belts and whatever else that my company was throwing out to both the front and back of the boxes after they were … Read more
It was a lot of work but it was totally worth it. I had wanted to be a mermaid before but never found a mermaid Halloween costume that was what I had in mind, so with the little money that I had and a lot of trial and error I completed my perfect mermaid look! … Read more
My 3-year old daughter, egged on by Dora the Explorer, wanted a Homemade Mermaid Girl Costume. Apart from the obvious problem of making a tail that a little girl can run & climb in, I also didn’t want her to be going outside the house in a top that looked like a bra. For the … Read more
My husband and I went as a mermaid and fishermen duo. For this fisherman and homemade mermaid costume idea we found almost everything at Value-village and other second hand stores. For the top I used one of those hold-you-in-full-body-bra-things you can find at Sears or the Bay. Than I used some silk fabric found in … Read more
A $3.00 dollar venetian blind and some scrap material turned my son into a winner at two local costume contests with this Peeping Tom Costume. I used an old book back with the collapsible handle and wired them so that the stayed in the up position. I then attached the blind, which I had cut … Read more
I have been known to strip off my clothes and streak when introduced to alcohol. All of my friends know this, so I thought a censored streaker easy Halloween costume would be perfect. For all of three dollars, and about 20 minutes of my time I created this costume. All you need to pull this … Read more
This is my 4yr old daughter who loves Lil Toot. It’s lots of fun making a Halloween costume so I was up for the challenge. I used cardboard for the different shapes of the boat. Then I reinforced it with papier mache to get rid of all the construction imperfections and painted it. For the … Read more
Thanks to our unique costume ideas, this was a fun Halloween. Kim saw the picture for the 2010 winter Olympics and thought to make a coupled theme. Took a bit of brainstorming but it worked great. Kim as the Inukshuk took a lot of boxes and fitting (prep work). This costume turned out great. We … Read more
I was always told that if you make your own Halloween costumes it is always much more fun than buying one ready made so I got the idea to do an Ipod shadow commercial by watching a commercial during one of my regular television shows. I saw the commercial and decided that’s what I wanted … Read more
You take a vest, white fabric, eye color fabric, black felt, grey gauze and padding. Fabric paint and glow in the dark paint. You cut the eye color fabric to the desired circle size. Then paint starting from the middle going straight out to create depth. Add glow in the dark paint to random white … Read more