Coolest Spaceman Costume

Homemade Spaceman Costume

I didn’t know whether to post this Homemade Spaceman Costume or not as I took inspiration from a costume already on the site. The actual astronaut suit is based on the suit posted by Greg B from Bellingham. I’ve decided to submit it though as I’ve added a jetpack and an alternative helmet for those … Read more

Coolest Saturn Costume

Saturn Costume

My 3 year old son is obsessed with space. He spouts off all sorts of facts about the solar system and universe. His favorite planet is Saturn. Of course, he requested a Saturn costume for Halloween. We took a paper lantern and paper mached it for reinforcement. A hole for the head, a wider one … Read more

Coolest Moon Queen Costume

Homemade Moon Queen Costume

The Homemade Moon Queen Costume: I love the moon, it is one of my favorite celestial bodies and wanted to symbolize it for Halloween. I painted my face as the moon and did a cardboard moon that I attached to my back, used white elastic pants and a blouse with silver dots at front. I … Read more

Coolest Astronaut Costume

Astronaut Costume

I am super-cheap, so I look for the most inexpensive items for my Halloween costumes. This year I made an astronaut costume. I bought a white sweatshirt for $4 at JoAnn Fabrics. I found NASA patches and logos on the internet – saved the images and printed on Iron-On Transfer paper (cut them out and … Read more

Coolest DIY Astronaut Costume

Homemade Astronaut Costume

My son wanted to be an astronaut for Halloween so we created this Astronaut Costume for him. We started with an old karate uniform and covered it with white duct tape. We were able to add some detail to the legs by folding the duct tape. The badges were printed off the internet and taped … Read more

Coolest Solar System Halloween Costume

Space...the final frontier.

This year, our 5-year-old wanted to be… The Solar System!! Gulp. After much debate and trying to convince our son that we needed a back-up plan, my wife and I began the quest. The assembly consisted of a bike helmet (thrift store), Styrofoam balls, plant wire, spray paint, glitter, a black t-shirt, fabric glue, and … Read more

Coolest Planet Jupiter DIY Costume with Skinny Ring

Homemade Planet Jupiter DIY Costume with Skinny Ring

My son told his teacher that he wanted to be Planet Jupiter for Halloween. His teacher came up to me and asked me if he was going to be Jupiter. I had no idea he wanted to be that. That day Jason came up to me and said “Mommy I want to be planet Jupiter … Read more

Coolest Homemade Star Costume

Homemade Star Costume

For this star costume, I started with a paper mache headpiece that had a wire base, one measured around the top of my head, another measured around my face. I joined them together with masking tape. Next I cut out triangular shapes of cardboard and taped them around the face part. I added one strip … Read more

Cool DIY Moon-Shaped Child Halloween Costumes

Coolest Homemade Child Halloween Costumes

These child Halloween costumes were very tricky to make. I used the old McDonalds commercial from the 80’s for the idea. They did a take-off on “Mac The Knife”, and called the moon head with the sunglasses “Mac Tonight”. Having no idea how to make the moon head costumes, I first thought papier-mache would be … Read more

Coolest Shuttle Astronaut Costume

Homemade Shuttle Astronaut Costume

For this Shuttle Astronaut Costume I made a zip up sweatshirt/jacket and sweatpants from orange fleece. (Pattern for both at my local fabric store.) I bought the patches online (just do a search, there are several sites which sell them.) There’s also a US Flag patch on his left arm…they’re available almost anywhere. I took … Read more

Coolest Astronaut Homemade Halloween Costume

Astronaut Homemade Halloween Costume

My 3 year old son requested his costume to be “an astronaut in a rocketship” for Halloween this year. Here is how I made this astronaut homemade Halloween costume and rocketship: 1 – I cut a diaper box to fit his torso. I cut a U shaped hole in the top for his head and … Read more