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
I saw this idea for a Homemade Vending Machine Costume on this website but there weren’t any detailed instructions so I had to go with what little information I had and some small pictures. My daughter loved it. Everybody said it was the best costume they had ever seen. Items needed: •Box big enough for … Read more
For this homemade claw machine Halloween costume idea I took a box and cut out the front and two sides. I then cut an opening in the back to be able to get in and out of the box easily. I put a piece of cardboard in the middle of the box and to the … Read more
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 decided after looking at many Halloween costumes that I would make my very own Homemade Zoltar from the movie “Big” Costume. I managed to get a big strong box from work which the new printer had come in, and started by cutting out where I needed the front to be and also the sides … Read more
I have a huge Halloween party that I go to every year and each year I try to come up with something better than the last… This year I was the star from the movie “Big”…Zoltar! I came up with the homemade Zoltar Halloween costume idea over the summer but with the help of my … Read more
First we started this Homemade Claw Drop Halloween Costume with 2 boxes, cut holes for his arms and a hole in the top of the big box for his head, then a hole in the bottom of the top box for his head. Then I cut out a window for his face. I used gift … Read more
Every year we come up with different party costumes. This year we made a kissing booth. This is what you need to make this costume: two boxes, one small and a half of one the kind canned goods come, in some red and white material, white puff paint, some quarters, four wooden rods, a frog … 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 Isabella in her homemade Lemonade Stand costume. I started out with the box and wrapped it in yellow paper. With one of the flaps I made the shelf by adding 2 pieces under it to make it stay up. Wooden dowels in the pack attached to a sign. I wrapped both yellow and … Read more
My costume is a Homemade Zoltar Costume from the movie “Big” with Tom Hanks.
I came up with the idea for this kids Halloween costume after helping fill the vending machine at my work. I used one large box. First thing was to cut arm holes and an opening for her head. I then made a back panel in the box so you could not see my daughter inside … Read more