My daughter decided that she wanted to be an Alien for Halloween, but just no ordinary alien would do. She decided she wanted to be an alien in a UFO. My husband, my daughter and I all made sure we had a hand in the costume making process. We completed the idea of the Homemade … Read more
My son wanted a robot Halloween costume. I threw several different ideas up in the air but couldn’t get any ideas set in stone. One day I just started putting things together and before I knew it I had put together an award winning costume. He had a costume contest that same evening for his … Read more
It was comic relief on the 13th of March this year, and me and my friend Nile wanted to do something big. We dress up as something for nearly every occasion, and wanted to impress everybody this time. We went for the classic Robot Costumes, and was surprisingly easy to make, if a bit time … Read more
Last year my daughter and I wanted to make a really cool handmade costume for her and decided a robot was the best way to go. I didn’t know where to start so I went online and found this website which really gave us some great ideas, so I wanted to come back and share … Read more
I made my sons, ages 2 and 4 each a robot costume out of cardboard boxes, duct-taped together and spray-painted silver. The arms, head, and the bottom were all cut out with an Exacto-blade. I drew gauges, and used pop bottle tops for on/off buttons. I had to cut out holes for the buttons and … Read more
I got my homemade alien abduction Halloween costume idea for my son’s costume from this site! I took a backpack & put a rectangular box in it & duct taped it so it would stay put. I wrapped some bubble wrap around the box to add a little bulk. Then I put a jacket over … Read more
I chose to be this homemade alien Halloween costume idea last minute. I bought blue paint for $1 and went to town. I spray painted myself with glitter and painted my lips black. I found the top at goodwill and bought the wig from Walmart. I made the ears myself with long toothpicks and aluminum … Read more
When my son came to me and said: “mom, I wanna be a cool robot this year”, I knew it had to be good. We had a lot of fun making this Robot costume. Michael and I went to countless stores searching for things to use for our robot. We found a steamer and silver … 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
These alien costumes were made from a Simplicity pattern. Both costumes were made from liquid lame fabric which is stretchy and comfortable. The helmets are made from acrylic globes which have the face portion cut out. The globes are actually exterior light fixture covers which I found on the internet. The boy’s boots are rain … Read more
Me, my husband, and daughter designed our steam-punk costumes. Almost everything for the costumes was purchased at thrift stores. The goggles were purchased at Nappa Auto Parts and spray painted. We took apart four old wind up clocks and some pocket watches for the hats and accessories. The arm bands were made from very small … Read more
Rob Ott is his name… and this year I decided to take this homemade robot to the next level. In 2009, I made a cardboard robot costume for Halloween in about 4 days. I hooked up LEDs and a few lighted switches and some Christmas lights. It turned out to be a smash at all … Read more