My girlfriend and I decided to do a vintage sci-fi theme this Halloween, and I started by scouring the internet for ideas for my robot costume. The ideas submitted by so many creative folks for a Homemade Vintage Sci-Fi Robot Costume to your site were a huge help, and it’s my honor to return the … Read more
I created this little girl being abducted by an alien Halloween costume to wear to work and also take my kids trick or treating in. I made a lot of costumes and thought that this would be a really cute idea. I make my kids costumes every year but this is the first time I … Read more
This is my Halloween Homemade Steampunk Costume from 2010. My mom made the skirt for me (It’s a semi-Victorian skirt with ruffles on the back and bottom) and pretty much everything else came from the mall. I’d had the sweatshirt and shoes for awhile and the blouse was used in another costume.
For this homemade robot Halloween costume I used cardboard boxes, spray painted silver. Dryer ducting was used for the arms and legs and CDs for eyes.
This homemade robot Halloween costume idea was based on a 1950’s genre. I have included a small box on the front of the robot with a voice changer to make me sound like a robot and many sound effects. There were several lights all over my robot costume. On the top I have a bowl … Read more
My daughter wanted to be a ‘Light Up Robot’ so that’s what we did! We went as a group, but you can make the kid robot, adult robot or mad scientist for the individual. Basically, her Homemade Light-Up Robot Costume is a silver, spray painted plastic container (head) and garbage bin (body). HEAD: My husband … Read more
This Alien Kidnapper Costume came as a surprise when I arrived at an outer space costume party for my best friends birthday. I first made a backpack-like harness out of cardboard, a paper towel tube, tape, ribbon, and glue. I then put a black long sleeve t-shirt on top of it and stuffed the arms … Read more
Jayden’s Homemade Alien and UFO Costume is a ride-on UFO that was handmade from a variety of different materials. His Alien costume was made from thermal pajamas adorned with space shapes made out of foam fabric and duct tape. His mask was hand painted with a glow in the dark paint that is frightfully realistic … Read more
This website was such a wonderful resource for our family this Halloween. Words cannot describe my feelings of the potential for parenting inadequacy when my adorable, gentle seven year old son announced “I would like to be a robot this Halloween, please”. The robot costume, at first, seemed like an insurmountable task. Thanks to all … Read more
This Rusted Robot Costume started out as the ABC Robot from Judge Dredd. I started making the head first and I was close working from memory only. Then I looked him up and my jaw was a little wider than Ithought to make the upper supports but I tried and the coloring was a combination … Read more
I went to a taping of ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ the TV show. For the show you have to dress up, so I decided to do something unique and created this homemade robot with lights costume. Materials: – silver spray paint – foam boards(body) – silver duct tape – Baskin Robbins ice cream bucket – … Read more
My son wanted to be a robot for Halloween, so I looked on your sight to get a few idea’s and went at it and made my own Homemade Riley Robot 9000 Costume. I went to the store and got some boxes, used some sink drains for his eye’s, some bowls for his ears, painted … Read more