My 6 year old son Declan is fascinated with sharks. My handmade shark eating child Halloween costume is inspired by my son’s love for sharks and the movie Jaws. I started off the costume by making a paper mache helmet so he could wear it with comfort and could take the costume on and off … Read more
The secret to this Homemade Saltwater Aquarium Costume is to have a really good sturdy box and lots of zip ties. I went to the UPS store to buy the box (~$8). I cut holes in the front and sides and wrapped the edges in duct tape to make it look like metal and to … Read more
My daughter uses a wheelchair so a Mermaid costumee was a perfect costume for her. I used real shells on her top by drilling holes in them then sewing them to her top and adding glitter. The bottom is out of sequin fabric with large sequins add to the fin. I made the wig by … Read more
My husband and I went as a mermaid and fishermen duo. For this fisherman and homemade mermaid costume idea we found almost everything at Value-village and other second hand stores. For the top I used one of those hold-you-in-full-body-bra-things you can find at Sears or the Bay. Than I used some silk fabric found in … Read more
My boyfriend’s son is really into the ocean. The life inside of it, the colors, the animals, everything about it. So, last year he went as the walking ocean. What you will need: A pair of blue sweatpants and sweatshirt Small Baggie of Sand (optional) A few sea shells Pictures of the ocean (animals, sea … Read more
My 5yr old couldn’t make up her mind for Halloween so we got online and did a search. When we got to this site we saw all kinds of stuff and she couldn’t get over some of the fish tanks so I suggested making the Dentist’s tank from Nemo. She loved it and this was … Read more
The Homemade Killer Fish Halloween Costume Idea took me about two and a half days to complete. I constructed it entirely out of cardboard, masking tape, thin wooden dowels, and posterboard for the scales. It took a lot of putting it on and off in the beginning just to make sure that it would fit … Read more
Our Jellyfish costume was completely hand made with love! We used umbrella hats for the top and covered them with fabric which we painted and added glitter. We wanted the jellyfish to look as realistic as possible, so we knew they had to light up. We purchased cheap light up swords and carefully dissected them … Read more
The top includes shells made from an iridescent quilted fabric attached to a metallic jersey. The tail is made from a wide variety of fabrics including shantung silk, taffeta, and sequins on jersey. Two slits between the front and back portion of the tail allow for maximum mobility. The best part of this mermaid costume … Read more
I have searched online for a cool realistic looking Mermaid Woman’s Costume for years and after finding nothing FOR YEARS I decided I would go ahead and make one! I used a lot of shiny blues, greens, yellows and any ocean colors I could find. I used parts of old dresses that I got from … Read more
This is a Homemade Baby Octopus Costume we made by making a cape with four legs, green circles stitched on for tentacles and purple tights and onsie with more tentacles sewn on to make the other four legs. We took a purple ski cap and made a pattern for eyes and a big octopus nose!
Ok, sooo I’m sure some of u are wondering what a dork fish is… well only people that watch Blue Collar Comedy would really know what it is unless you have heard it from someone. A dork fish is a silly thing that my husband started calling our son after watching that show. It was … Read more