The frozen head in fridge costume started out as a water heater box. I cut it down the left side to make the “doors” then placed a piece of cardboard in the bottom of the “freezer” section that rested on my daughters head.
We spray-painted the entire thing white and placed bent cardboard on the freezer and fridge part to look like handles. I had my youngest daughter draw a picture for the front, and placed little foam letters on the doors to look like a little kid had been playing there.
We also put empty cereal boxes on the top with Velcro so they could be removed when the costume wasn’t being worn.
After applying some grayish paint and a nice long makeup cut along my daughters neck, we teased her hair and in she went. I also placed an empty ice tray in the freezer with Velcro and an empty ice cream tub in to catch hold the candy since she didn’t have arms available to her.
This costume got a lot of attention. People would make us wait on their porch so they could take a picture and we had cars stopping in the street to look and ask questions.
I still have the fridge in the basement, I couldn’t bring myself to dispose of it.
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I love it and I’m going to be it for Halloween! me and my mom always make my costumes homemade and this one is perfect. Thanks foe giving us the idea!
I love this idea! I am going to make it for my 12 year old brother this year. He and I always do homemade costumes and I had ran out of ideas. We like to do costumes that haven’t been done before at his school. I am picking this one, We both love it!!! Thanks!
I’ve always thought my costume ideas were clever; this is fabulous! I’m out-done, jealous, and delighted!
I love to make my kids’ (and my own!) costumes, but this year my big 7 year old decided he was too cool to wear a homemade costume…until he saw this one! Now he can’t wait for me to make it for him, so thanks for the fantastic idea!
I have seen your costume and think that it would give me the chills to see what people would say to see me in it. You say that you still have it. Would you like to sell it?
This is the best costume ever! I just love it!
Hi I love your costume, matter of fact I made it already… Thanks for the idea and I hope I win the contest!
One word…
Brilliance.
I would like to thank everyone that posted comments about the fridge costume. It was so much fun to make! Unfortunately I no longer have the costume, it has gone on to bigger and better things. :) This year we are making a headless woman and Goth Barbie costumes…even though they will be really good, they wont measure up to this one in our eyes. Thanks again!
This costume is like the best idea I’ve ever seen! I’ve already made it and it looks great!
I LOVE IT IM GOING TO BE IT FOR HALLOWEEN THANKS FOR THE GREAT COSTUME!
I just love it! But for me, I need some quick costumes, I guess that took time!!
Thanks!
That’s a cool yet creepy costume! Very creative and unique, never have I seen anything like it. Great job mom!!!
this is so cool, maybe I’ll have my daughter as this next year
Nice costume i love it! I hope you dont mind if use costume too
this is a really cool costume idea. I came across it last year but didn’t have enough time to make it but this year for sure im gona make it!!
wow this is a cool idea… i really want to be it this Halloween maybe I can get my mom to let me be it!!
I’m going to use this costume, thanks for the idea
I’m going to try to attempt to make this. I think it is real creative. Thanks for the idea. Hope I win the contest. Thanks again!
I love it.. Very unique
I love the costume, it is so cool.
The blood makes it look even better!
I wanna make this costume… but does anyone think it would be stupid to cut holes in the box for arms? I’m going to be wearing it at the bar and need to hold my drink. Or will the costume be to bulky for the bar?
I LOVE this costume! Its so creative! I’m not surprised it won. You totally deserved the $500. Great job. Can’t wait to see what you come up with next!
I wanna make this for Halloween but I have not got enough time
Wow that is awesome but why do you need the blood? I like the idea do you mind if I steal it. I want to win the contest at my school.
omg ,this rocks, I’m making one right now for my 9 yr old for our town Halloween party I’ll let you know if he wins
Me and my daughter made this costume and so far we have nothing but great compliments on it. Can’t wait to take it out for Halloween. Thanks to people like you who are so creative.
this costume is just ….wow! I’m being this for Halloween, since I chucked my Whiskas cat food idea! Now I might have a chance to win my school competition! THANK YOU!
That’s very creative. I am attending a halloween party for grown ups and i am wondering if your costume would be a good idea, it’s going to be at a club, send me your answer back please
Awesome costume, It’s people like you that make Halloween fun for all ages. My husband and I are working on this with our 10 year girl, she’s so excited. You could be making money on your great ideas. I’m looking for the next one. Thanks, Happy Halloween
AWESOME THANKS:)
The magnet letters are a great touch. Awesome job!
that is awsome
I got soo many comments as this. My mom used white felt instead because the spray paint didn’t cover good enough and I had Halloween cereals on top like count choclea and frankin berry!!!! I loved this costume thanks for the idea. I won sooooo many contest in one contest i won $30.00
nice kinda like a serial killer thing
That is the coolest home made costume I have ever seen!!! Amazing!!
We love, love, love your costume! My 13 yr old son wanted to do it last year but didnt get to so we are doing it this year….Can you please explain to me in more detail how you made the freezer’s bottom to rest & to hold the ice tray & tub???? And how she got in & out of it….. Your help would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks for such an awesome & unique idea!!!
I am 12 years old and I am going to make that! Thanks for helping me out of the situation!
I could not think about something else!
I copied this last year and I got the most compliments ever! I looove this idea! Have a great Halloween this year. PS how did you top this costume, I am having a hard time topping this year!!
i’m going to have ny daughter do this for halloween this year too! I have a fake brain that I found at the dollar store, was planning on making it look like someone cut her brain out!
i am going to be that FO SHO
I have a bit of a reputation at home for original costumes and when I was late for the Party last year a friend of mine said ” She’s already here, she’s the fridge” I wasn’t but now this year I think I will be….Thanks for the Directions!
We used this as a idea for our own costume. My son won 2 local contests with it. It was a huge hit even put in the papers…it was great we had a blast with it. and so easy to do
I love it!! I wonder how I would be able to get that on a cruise ship. HHHMMM!!
Ha! Great idea I’m going to use it!!
hi i just love your costume my son wants it he said “he would want you as his costume specialist” and he is only 5 years old.
THIS IS THE BEST COSTUME EVER ! I WAS SEARCHING FOR A COSTUME TO MAKE AND THIS IS THE BEST ONE EVER!
Best costume ever. I did this for my son yesterday and it was a hit. The only difference was I did arm holes, added more body parts, and included a missing poster on the front with his picture.