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
My daughter had her heart set on being a vampire for Halloween. There are many types of vampires to choose from – she decided on a goth vampire. The vampire costume was easy to make. We found a black goth style dress from the $15 dollar store. Added a pair of red leggings, some black … Read more
To make this simple Homemade Zombie Costume, you will need: A white T-shirt Fleecy material (preferably a pink colour) Cotton Wool Red Paint Fabric Glue PVA glue Water Scissors White and black make up Fake blood To become a zombie you have to be bitten by a zombie. I found that it helped to think … Read more
This grotesque costume of a waitress is easy to make. I purchased a white blouse and black pants at a local thrift store. I purchased the apron and hat online for about $40.00. The wig I had leftover from a witches costume. The rat in my mouth is operated by a toggle switch with your … Read more
The cloak of the Grim reaper costume was $17 and the mask was $10 at Goodwill. The belt I made chain knots with $1 twine. To make the staff I glue gunned grey cheese cloth, wrapping it around most of the way down gluing separate pieces at the top and bottom making it look tattered … Read more
My daughters wanted to be zombies for Halloween, but we couldn’t find anything at the stores. So we went in their closet and found old pants and shirts, and ripped them up. Then they got to stomp them in the mud (which they loved), and I glued twigs, moss, and leaves to them. I used … Read more
My little guy wanted to be something scary for the first time this year, so he decided to go in a headless costume. I searched the internet for ideas and found this site. I got ideas from several submissions and incorporated it into this costume. My husband coaches high school baseball, so I decided to … Read more
My sisters and I went to a costume party as witches. I was the good witch. I bought a wedding dress at the goodwill, added more layers to the skirt and then made the crown out of clear velma from scrapbooking. I also added a lot of glitter and I sparkled!
The movie “The Sixth Sense” from a few years back was the inspiration for my Dead Bicyclist Halloween Costume. It was in the scene where the little boy was in the car with his mother and they were stalled in traffic (a bicyclist had just been hit a few blocks up ahead). As the mother … Read more
My son came up with this Head on Platter Homemade Halloween Costume and it was really easy to make. He wanted to be something scary, but didn’t want to buy a costume that everyone else has. We started with a large sheet of foam core for the table top and cut a hole in the … Read more
We wanted something simple but scary so we had a few ideas put together and came up with this Homemade Zombie School Girls Costumes. It was very cheap to do, blouses cost from 2.50 – 5.00. Skirts cost under a tenner. The ties were our own from school. For the make up brought some white … Read more
