Coolest Homemade ED 209 Robot Halloween Costume Idea

Homemade ED 209 Robot Halloween Costume Idea

Hi All… This year I took on the mammoth task of creating my own walking talking ED-209 robot from the Robocop movies. I constructed the whole thing off a scale drawing I drew up, making the framework from wood and covering in card. Although not identical to the movie version, it is a dead give … Read more

Coolest General Lee Dukes of Hazzard Costume

Coolest General Lee Dukes of Hazzard Costume 2

My son wanted to be BO DUKE from Dukes of Hazzard. I knew people might not recognize him so I decided to have him “drive” the General Lee. I used 3 cardboard boxes (2 whole & 1 cut up for the middle with the remaining pieces used for the window/roof). I used 2 wrapping paper … Read more

Coolest Alien and UFO costume

Homemade Alien and UFO Costume

Jayden’s Homemade Alien and UFO Costume is a ride-on UFO that was handmade from a variety of different materials. His Alien costume was made from thermal pajamas adorned with space shapes made out of foam fabric and duct tape. His mask was hand painted with a glow in the dark paint that is frightfully realistic … Read more

Coolest Lego Pirate Costume

Coolest Lego Pirate Costume 4

This is my version of an awesome Lego pirate costume. The costume is constructed of only 3 types of cardboard (posterboard, thick cardboard, and thin cardboard), the only thing that is not recyclable is the mouth. It is cloth so I can see out of it. That makes this Lego Pirate Costume 99% recyclable. I … Read more

Coolest Homemade 1966 Batman Costume

Homemade 1966 Batman Costume

Everyone that works at my wife’s and my cafe dressed up as Batman characters (trying for the 1966 look). All I could find in premade costumes were modern batmen, so I decided to give it a shot on my own. Mask: I made my batman mask out of duct tape and an old black t-shirt. … Read more

Coolest Homemade R2D2 Costume

Homemade R2D2 Costume

Long ago in a galaxy far, far away, a dad once said to his boy, “son, would you like daddy to make you an R2D2 costume for Halloween?” to which the boy replied, “daddy, do you think you can?” Knowing full well he was getting in way over his head, the father said yes anyway. … Read more

Coolest Vintage Sci-Fi Robot Costume

Homemade Vintage Sci-Fi Robot Costume

My girlfriend and I decided to do a vintage sci-fi theme this Halloween, and I started by scouring the internet for ideas for my robot costume. The ideas submitted by so many creative folks for a Homemade Vintage Sci-Fi Robot Costume to your site were a huge help, and it’s my honor to return the … Read more