Pirates and parrots go together like peas and carrots. Well, sometimes they do, other times they fight like cats and dogs (or at least at my house). Although not used for Halloween, my boys dressed as a pirate and parrot for a costume contest (the boys finished in the pairs contest). The pirate was sewn … Read more
My son is 4 here and really wanted to be a Pirate. He loved Jack Sparrow so I started thinking how to put together a Pirate Jack Sparrow Homemade Halloween Costume. I don’t like spending money on costumes, and this one I spent $0 dollars on! My son already had a dress up chest from … Read more
I have two boys who I love to dress alike for Halloween. I didn’t want to buy the same costume from Wal-mart. I dug in my closet and got all the old shirts that I never wore and transformed them into pirates clothes. The boots I made from felt, I just constructed them to look … Read more
The Homemade Lego Pirate Costume was completely homemade for under $50. It includes the head, chest piece, a hand stitched glove, hook, sword, and leg pieces. In all, took about 2 weeks to make. I based the costume off of the Lego pirate minifigure I had at my house. The head started with insulation foam, … Read more
This homemade Captain Jack Sparrow Halloween costume idea came from a pirate hat that I saw at a Halloween store. My girlfriend suggested that I should be Jack Sparrow. At first I wasn’t sure but I was a fan of the movies and he was one of my favorite characters. I was about to buy … Read more
Here’s the story behind our Captain Hook costume. I have two boys now and thought it would be great to dress them in a Captain Hook and Peter Pan costume. After looking at store-bought costumes, and not liking the quality or the price tag, my Grandma and I decided to tackle it ourselves. For the … Read more
My 7 year old son loves Lego Pirates so this year we made a Brickbeard Lego Minifig Pirate Costume. The body was made from a cardboard box that we painted and the head and hands are made up of cardboard tubes and Styrofoam that was sanded into shape and then painted.
For this coat I traced the outline of my jacket for my Elizabeth Swan costume. This material was originally a trench coat from Goodwill. I had bought a shirt to modify but that turned out poorly. I had to removed the collar, sleeves and top and bottom pockets, this was very difficult, and if I … Read more
I bought the wig on eBay for this Jack Sparrow costume. The bone comb is a wooden spoon handle. The chest belt is a belt I found at a thrift store and safety pined to an old shirt. I bought the jacket at the same thrift store. The sash was made by tying together a … Read more
This is my version of an awesome Lego pirate costume. The costume is constructed of only 3 types of cardboard (posterboard, thick cardboard, and thin cardboard), the only thing that is not recyclable is the mouth. It is cloth so I can see out of it. That makes this Lego Pirate Costume 99% recyclable. I … Read more
When my high school group decided to throw a Masquerade party, I had to decide whom I wanted to dress up as. Quickly, my love for pirates and for the film “Pirates of the Caribbean” made me certain that I had to create a Cap’n Jack Sparrow costume. Savvy? I was taking sewing lessons that … Read more
As a child, a lot like other kids, I was obsessed with Legos, so this year, since its my second year of teaching, I wanted to be something fun for my students to enjoy. I decided to make a Homemade Pirate Lego Halloween Costume, because those were the best Legos there were. I used insulation … Read more