After many hours of exploring the coolest-homemade-costumes.com, we came across an adorable kid costume – a “devil”ed egg. My husband laid claim to this costume and I began brainstorming about a good companion costume. I came up with “angel” food cake. Most everyone got it and thought they were a quite clever Homemade Deviled Egg … Read more
My boyfriend and I wanted to be something unique and funny this year for Halloween. Neither of us wanted to be the average couples costume so we started brainstorming ideas of things that go together or things that are opposites. When I came up with the idea of the birds and the bees he loved … Read more
My son had the idea he wanted to be an “ipod Mini”. I thought it would be even more fun to make a pun on the name “ipod” and make him an “eyepod mini” as in a peapod of eyeballs with me as the “eyepod” owner listening to him (just like in the “apple ipod” … Read more
I wanted something funny/ scary. The handmade Cereal Killer Dog costume idea came from my dog attacking tearing apart a cardboard box. I also made the same costume for myself. Used a black dog coat made with 2 velcro belts sewn at chest & waist level as well as neck velcro’s on so costume doesn’t … Read more
Supplies for this costume: Raincoat Umbrella Several Stuffed Animals (Cats & Dogs) I used safety pins to secure the stuffed cats and dogs to the umbrella (on different areas of the umbrella). She wore the raincoat and carried the umbrella; I wouldn’t recommend this costume for a child younger than 5 (unless you use very … Read more
We wanted our two year old’s costume to be unique, and I wasn’t looking forward to spending $30 for a store-bought one to wear one time. My Mother used to make mine when I was a child, so I thought I would get an early start on learning how to make ones for my son. … Read more
I got the idea for this Homemade Deviled Egg Halloween Costume by looking at the store-bought Deviled Egg costumes online. My mom and I ended up making it with a thick felt material and then bought a set of devil horns, bow tie, and tail and sewed them onto the costume. It took the longest … Read more
This costume is a funny play on the better know Starbucks barista uniform. The costume consists of: 1. Green Apron 2. White Shirt 3. Black skirt or pants 4. Tip Jar that reads: “Thanks A Latte!” 5. Name tag that reads: “Mocha” or another coffee name 6. Visor or cap (with new logo sticker attached) … Read more
This is a Headcase costume. I wore white scrub pants and a white shirt (like the crazy people). I shredded the shirt at the bottom and at the arms. I then painted my face white with a little dark circles under my eyes to make me look tired and washed out and mental. I put … Read more
I was trying to think of a costume when I was listening to some ACDC’s highway to hell. “Hmmm… what a great idea!” So I went to Home Depot and picked up 4 Stair treads that were sticky one one side. These happen to have some reflective yellow material down one side which was perfect. … Read more
I thought this Homemade Miss Smarty Pants Costume was appropriate for my middle daughter. I used fabric glue to glue smarties onto her pants. I downloaded a picture of smarties candy and printed it out on Iron-On paper for her shirt.
Ok Ok I know this is not a costume that will take hours to make, LOL, But if your in a pinch or have a tight budget this is super easy to construct… also all of the items can be purchased at a dollar store. I cut a piece of posterboard into an egg shape. … Read more