I decided to make a mummy costume because I wanted to be something that is typically associated with Halloween, but also something that you don’t see very often – especially homemade versions. I’ve seen many mummy costumes from a package, but never a successful homemade one that also looks flattering. Hence, the idea was born. … Read more

I have 4 children, the oldest being 10, and have never purchased a costume. I love the challenging ideas that the kids come up with every year. Well, this year my 5 year old wanted a Homemade I Love My Mummy Costume. I didn’t think that this was going to be very challenging at first, … Read more

There is a history behind this Ninja Mummy costume. :-) My 12-year-old son wanted to be a “furry character” for Halloween this year, so I went shopping. I found a great gorilla costume for $39 at a Halloween costume shop, but my hubby saw the price tag & said “Absolutely NOT! He has to do … Read more

This costume is literally a white shirt, black stretch pants and 10 rolls of gauze. We wrapped her from head to shoes in gauze. Don’t wrap too tightly, so it can be removed easily later. We ran out before we got to her arms, but because her shirt was white she was able to pull … Read more

My son’s mummy costume was a huge hit. I stared with his old karate costume, bought some gauze fabric for $3 at Walmart and used fabric glue. I cut the fabric into strips about 12″-18″ long and began gluing them onto the karate outfit. I left lots of pieces hanging off. I found a bit … Read more

my son is 2 in this picture. I didnt want to dress him up in a plastic superhero costume, so I made this Homemade Baby Mummy Costume out of spooky fabric at the Halloween store. I started at his feet and wrapped him like a mummy. He loved it and got tons of compliments. Super … Read more

Homemade Mummy Costume, Good Old-Fashioned Monster Fun! All the pre-made mummy costumes we found were crummy, looked like uniformly layered petticoats! This costume took 20 hrs to make (including the time to figure out what I was doing!) but he looked like a movie monster and got lots of compliments. Inexpensive. Minimal sewing in straight … Read more

My son Landen wanted to be a mummy this year. Instead of just wrapping him in gauze I took white fabric that I had on hand and ripped it into strips. I then soaked the strips in tea overnight, in the morning I put them in the dryer. I bought a pair of stretch pants … Read more

This Homemade Mummy Halloween Costume was very easy to make and very inexpensive. We started with some old sheets. My daughter had lots of fun helping to tear them into strips (make sure you tell them NEVER to do this with your good sheets). Then we soaked them in tea in the kitchen sink to … Read more

I made this Mummy Spider Webbed Costume for my nephew, but he didn’t want to be a regular mummy so I made him a webbed mummy being eaten by spiders. First I had him wear a white turtle neck and some long thermal pants. I cut a sheet into long strips. I started to wrap … Read more

I am a mother of two wonderful children, my son is 5 and my daughter is 3. I am also the daughter of a very artsy, creative mother who shared her secrets with me at a very young age. Thank you Mom! Halloween costumes and Birthday cakes are my forte. I am told every year … Read more