Set your sights towards the sea for some awesome marine costume inspiration! These squid and octopus costumes are so creative and innovative. They are exactly what you need to elevate your DIY costume this Halloween.
They may be slimy in real life, but the homemade costumes featured here are made of all different types of materials. From pink velour to pool noodles, you will see all different textures formed into your favorite sea creatures.
In addition, the colors are vibrant and fun. Let your imagination run wild. Don’t be bound by traditional colors found in nature.
Another fantastic idea that doesn’t cost a lot of money is the clever use of suction cups. Use them from bathtub mats to adorn tentacles for an extremely realistic effect.
So whether you’re looking to create a baby octopus or a grown-up squid, this collection has fabulous ideas to get you started on your own DIY costume.
Costumes are kind of a big deal in our home. My husband and I go to 2-3 costume parties a year, and I always make the costumes. They are usually pretty fabulous, so the bar was set high for our son’s second Halloween. He was a year and a half old and was starting to … Read more
This year I wanted to make a very unique and different costume. I settled on an octopus because I thought it was pretty unique and would be big and flashy. I taught myself basic sewing a few years ago so I thought I would give it a shot. Making the Octopus Costume First, I made … Read more
I wanted a costume that had crazy tentacles and lighting so I went with a squid/cuttlefish hybrid. I fabricated the entire body from cross-linked polyethylene foam rubber that was glued using contact cement. The suckers are formed by heating foam discs and pressing them into a cup shaped mold. Thin foam is sprayed with adhesive … Read more
In the summer a person on an on-line garage sale was giving away a large bag of bubble wrap. i jumped on it thinking, I know I can make a costume with this. I immediately thought of an octopus, but it was my husband who said, make him a scuba diver that has been captured … Read more
This is a combo costume that I wore with my 7 month old daughter in a baby-bjorn. The concept was an octopus with flailing tentacles attacking a snorkeler. I was really excited to do a combo costume with my child from the moment I found out I was pregnant. I knew we would be able … Read more
I was asked to make 8 Octopus Costumes for a school play. I made the Octopus Arms out of pool noodles cut in half covered in shiny fabric and made the octopus tentacles out of felt. I attached them to a black t shirt with room for the arms in the sleeves. The head was filled with pillow stuffing. The … 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!
I believe I had a very original Homemade Octopus Costume. I had some shiny pink material left over from the year before and was brainstorming what to do with it. My roommate threw out an octopus and I latched on to that real quick. Rather than being all shiny and pink, I thought it would … Read more
I made this Octopus Baby Costume completely by hand using needle, thread, material, and a bathroom tub mat. I made this for my 1 year old grandson, measured the height he was then cut the material 1 inch above so it wouldn’t drag. It was like a dress below the bottom so he could move … Read more
MATERIALS NEEDED for this homemade octopus costume: * Black stretchy fabric ($3 scrap at fabric store) * Pink felt ($0.25 for 1 sheet) * Purple felt ($1 for 4 sheets) * Black long-sleeved shirt * Black pants * Hot glue * Fiber fill * Wire clothes hangers * 2” wide heavy-duty nylon belt We did … Read more
My Octopus costume was made by me! It took a long time but was well worth it! I got 3 pairs of purple leggings which I stuffed with polyester wadding, in a roll as to not get lumpy legs! I then put garden wire through the middle of each leg to create the curve at … Read more
I know I’m probably the only person who would admit to this: I have always had this Halloween idea to dress up as a Pepto-Bismol pink squid for Halloween. Strange but true. I don’t know why – for some reason I found it immensely funny. So I decided to do it for this Halloween. I … Read more