Awesome Homemade Costume Idea: The Claw Machine

Awesome Homemade Costume Idea: The Claw Machine

This is one of those costumes that started small and quickly escalated into something larger than life.  My daughter wanted to be a Claw machine for Halloween.  After looking at various picture on internet I decided that it would be too heavy for her to carry around on her shoulders all day, so I decided … Read more

Kara’s Krazy Klaw Machine Kostume!

Kara's Krazy Klaw Machine Kostume!

My daughter always has outrageous costume ideas, and starts planning usually a year in advance. Well, this year she had decided to be one of those arcade claw machines and of course, her wish is my command! She has chosen some interesting characters, but I had a feeling we were in for some hard work … Read more

Cool DIY Claw Machine Halloween Costume

My 7 year old son loves to play the claw game! He wins a prize every time. He even prefers his allowance to be in quarters so that he can play. So wh

My 7 year old son loves to play the Claw game! He wins a prize every time. He even prefers his allowance to be in quarters so that he can play. So when asked what do you wanna be for Halloween this year, he said inside the Claw Machine! So we decided to make it … Read more

Awesome Homemade Claw Machine Costume

Awesome Homemade Claw Machine Costume

My son wanted to have a costume that was unique so we decided to make his costume. He wanted to be a video game so we picked the Claw Machine and we got started. This was a lot of fun to make, we used a large box for the costume covered with vinyl and poster … Read more

Intimidating Costume Idea Results in Kudos for Mom: The Claw Machine

Intimidating Costume Idea Results in Kudos for Mom: The Claw Machine

My son, Jackson, decided he wanted to be The Claw Machine for Halloween.  I was a bit intimidated in the beginning.  I started thinking through how to build the costume in my mind, trying to predict any difficult areas; and there appeared to be a lot of possible difficulties.  We went together to buy the … Read more

Coolest Homemade Captain Claw Pirate Crane Machine Costume

Coolest Homemade Captain Claw Pirate Crane Machine Costume

Captain Claw pirate crane machine costume Wearer: Benz, 8 years old Ahoy, me hearties! I’m Captain Claw! My SUPER CREATIVE mom turned a cardboard box into a working arcade game! She taped 3 of the top flaps down and taped the top flap up after cornering the edges. This would be the front sign. All 4 … Read more

Coolest Homemade CLAW Machine Costume

Start with one med. storage box and one large storage box, duct taped together. Spray painted the top and bottom. Cut out three sides of the top box and glue on clear vinyl to the openings. Wire two kitchen tongs together for the ‘claw’.Attach handles to the inside of the large box, for carrying. Decorate … Read more

Coolest Claw Machine Costume

Homemade Bozo's Big Prize Claw Machine Costume

I saw a claw machine as I entered Big Lots one day… then decided then that it would be my costume. It was made out of 2 cardboard packing boxes from Lowes. I painted them red and cut out the window area and duct taped clear vinyl to the inside. I zip tied small PVC … Read more

Coolest Homemade Toy House Claw Machine Costume

Homemade Toy House Claw Machine Costume

Parents hate them, kids love them. I’m talking about the Toy House Claw Machines that you find at a ton of restaurants these days. My Claw machine is the best though; EVERYONE loves it. I started off with one big box. I cut 3 of the sides out and, on the back of the one … Read more

Homemade Claw Machine Halloween Costume

Homemade Claw Machine Halloween Costume

For Halloween this year, I wanted to be something funny, so I started looking at ideas online and saw a Claw machine. I found a box, and we measured out three sides for the windows. After cutting them out we used plastic paper to cover them, you can find it at Joann fabrics and then … Read more

Coolest Homemade Claw Vending Machine Costume

Homemade Claw Vending Machine Costume

My Homemade Claw Vending Machine Costume was designed to be one of those prize machines found in every arcade. I was trying to find materials that weren’t to heavy as I was going to enter a costume parade. I purchased a garment box from a local moving and storage store. Purchased clear plexi-glass from Home … Read more

Coolest DIY Claw Machine Costume Idea

Homemade Claw Machine Halloween Costume

Here’s another good Halloween costume, a Homemade Claw Machine Halloween Costume which is fun and easy to make. All the items you will need are some big cardboard boxes, some duck tape, a load of teddy bears, some fake money notes and rubber bands. Also some lightweight see-through plastic and some silver foil cardboard for … Read more