Get behind the glass costume of your favorite arcade game this Halloween. Take a look at how this fun collection of Claw Machine costumes. Discover construction tutorials and then use them to create the coolest interactive homemade costume!
Reach for the prize in these awesome DIY costumes. You will see here how people have personalized their Claw Machine costumes. There is one homemade costume called Beckie’s Claw. Another costume called “The Crane Game”. Still another called “Paws and Claws” for the most adorable dog DIY costume. Put your own stamp on the classic game for the most memorable Halloween costume.
In addition, these homemade costumes are excellent ideas for wheelchair costumes. You can see some great examples below.
So, don’t let that elusive toy slip out of your homemade costume grasp! Grab a cardboard box and start planning your best DIY costume for Halloween.
I searched the internet for a claw machine costume idea but I really wanted to create a costume nobody else had. After an exhaustive search I randomly came across a picture of a little boy who had climbed up into a claw machine and so my costume idea was born. I went to Lowe’s and … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
This is a DIY crane game Halloween costume based on the arcade game. We used a cardboard box which was spray painted yellow. We decorated it with print outs from the computer. Inside there is a piece of foam insulation that you can buy sheets of from Home Depot. Battery operated LED Christmas lights are … Read more
We decided on making the Homemade Claw Machine Halloween Costume after seeing it on your website for my 8 yr old son, Michael! We took a few different directions than the original claw machine found on your website. We started out with two large cardboard boxes, spray painted one black, one red. After the paint … Read more
For this Claw Arcade game costume, I put myself inside the game as one of the “stuffed animals.” I built the arcade box with foam core, using clear plastic film to reproduce the glass (the front one didn’t close completely so I could talk/breathe comfortably without claustrophobia setting in). At the bottom of the inside … Read more
Ever since I was little I have always loved the Claw Machine game so this year I decided that I want a Homemade DIY Claw Machine Halloween Costume. I started by purchasing 4 sheets of 24”x18” plexiglass and three 8’x 3/4” x 3/4” sections of angled aluminum. I framed up the 4 sheets of plexiglass … Read more