For this Homemade Porcelain Goddess Costume I made the back wall with a large piece of foam core recovered with checkered yellow and white contact paper. On this back wall I affixed the toilet paper roll off to the side and the porcelain toilet tank that I would wear over my head like a hat … Read more
Halloween has always been a huge deal with my family; I have never bought a costume! I have been everything from Cruella De Ville to a dead prom queen. My parents have been everything from Frankenstein and bride of Frankenstein to Dr. Jackal, Mr. Hyde. We absolutely love Halloween at my house, we used to … Read more
I love making Halloween costumes and nothing beats the toilet costume. I love original costumes and this one won first place in a contest at work! The costume also made the front page of the local newspaper! I found a box that fitted over my shoulders and covered it in white glossy paper. I made … Read more
I have seen a boy in a white outhouse picture online and that was my inspiration for this costume. I got boxes from my grand-dad (washer and dryer boxes). My cousin Chad and I spent two days constructing the costume. We cut and applied the ‘wood panel’ contact paper (two rolls from Kmart for $12), … Read more
Every time my son made it down the hall to bathroom he would end up playing in the toilet, so that’s where I came up with the idea. I enjoy making Halloween costumes, so I started off by using flat side of a box to make the bowl. I shaped it to look like a … Read more
Each year we try to come up with something unique for my kids on Halloween. I always give them several options and let them choose. This year my son Colby, age 12, decided he wanted to be inside an outhouse Halloween costume. I was able to make this costume out of a refrigerator box. I … Read more
Man oh man. I put a lot of work into this Homemade Outhouse Costume!. I think it looks great. Everywhere we went, people were taking pictures of my son. This is how I constructed this cool Outhouse costume for my son: I got a big cardboard box from my job, and cut it up. The … Read more
I originally wanted to use a refrigerator box for this Halloween but couldn’t find one in time so made a Homemade Outhouse Costume. I used a large flattened box, cut it and used packing/duct tape to get it to stay together. My favourite tool was a utility knife. It helped make the moon holes and … Read more
