Top 20 DIY Pregnancy and Maternity Halloween Costumes

An expecting belly can make for some really fun and original maternity Halloween costumes. Think of it as you’re soon-to-be born’s first Halloween costume and a rare opportunity to have a costume “prop” that no one else has.

You can disguise your belly, color it, show it off, incorporate a special pun like “Bump” or “Bun in the Oven” and just have a whole lot of fun showing your belly off. To be pregnant is great, but to be pregnant during the Halloween season is even better!

1. Coolest Homemade Pregnant Pumpkin Farmer Halloween Costume

Teri’s husband was supposed to do all the painting, but because he had to leave for work early, Teri discovered a new talent for art and did all the painting herself. The results were so realistic that complete strangers were coming up and touching her “pumpkin”. Take a look at this cool homemade costume…

2. Coolest Homemade Expecting (Pregnant) Barbie Costume

At seven months pregnant, Christina didn’t have many options for buying a Halloween costume. So she boxed herself (and her belly) up, put on a blonde wig and transformed into an Expecting Barbie doll in a box.

3. Coolest Homemade Pregnant Skeleton Costume Idea

With her creative costume, Sandy won first place at the office costume contest, first place at the local bar’s contest and even managed to squeeze in a doctor’s appointment where her baby skeleton got special treatment. Check out the fun costumes details here.

4. Coolest Homemade Bun in the Oven Halloween Costume

Rita was only 16 weeks pregnant during Halloween, but still wanted to have some fun with a pregnant costume. So she took the classic “Bun in the Oven” maternity Hallowen costumes and just turned it into a not-so-big bun and wrote on the oven “Time Remaining: 24 Weeks. Bake with Care!”. See more details of this cool costume here.

5. Baseball Maternity Costume

It took Amber only 45 minutes to turn her soon-to-be-born son into a baseball with his soon-to-be-name and the number one. Check out the popping details here.

6. Coolest Confucius Mother to Be Costume

Britt was 7 months pregnant when Halloween came around and wanted one of those maternity Halloween costumes that no one had done and was clever… and who can be more clever than Confucius? Check out the costume details here and you may agree.

7. Pregnant Woman’s Bun in the Oven Costume

Here’s another bun in the oven with a bun that’s been baking for nearly eight months. Kathy used a U-Haul box and even had an opening oven door to hide and reveal her bun. Read more about this Bun in the Oven costume…

8. Coolest Maternity Halloween Costumes – Bumps Ahead!

Kylie made a classic road sign “Bump” costume using just yellow and black paint from the dollar store.

9. Coolest Humpty Dumpty Pregnant Woman Costume

Jenny’s Humpty Dumpty belly costume got lots of laughs and looked so real that, at first sight, people didn’t realize it was her pregnant belly sitting on the wall. Her hubby partnered up and created his own pregnant Humpty Dumpty belly.

10. Original Costume for a Pregnant Woman: Crystal Ball Belly!

Julieta turned her belly into a crystal ball costume using a blue greenish powder eyeshadow and hairspray to make it shine. The hairspray was also handy in keeping the color from rubbing off on the hands of people who kept rubbing her belly, asking to see their future.

11. Coolest Pregnant Construction Worker Costume

Luisa was six months pregnant during Halloween and an hour before the party she improvised this cool costume that transformed her pregnant belly into more of a hairy beer belly.

12. Coolest Pot of Gold Maternity Halloween Costumes

This pot of gold at the end of a rainbow costume was cleverly constructed by Tiffany who took along with her a small leprechaun so no one could jack her golden belly.

13. Coolest Homemade Pregnant Basketball Player Costume

Allyson was 38 weeks pregnant and everyone was telling her that it looked like she had a basketball in her belly. So, she just turned her belly into a basketball, got a basketball uniform, cut out a hole in the jersey and her preggo Halloween costume was ready to play ball. Read more about this Coolest Homemade Pregnant Basketball Player Costume…

14. Coolest Mother Preggo Costume

Mindy decided to transform herself into Mother Earth and her belly into earth. The whole costume cost less than $10 and right after Halloween she gave birth… to earth. Read more about her terrestrial costume here.

15. Coolest Homemade Treasure Troll Pregnant Costume

At eight and a half months pregnant, Colleen decided to transform herself into one of those troll dolls she used to have as a child. To make it comfortable, she wore a pink maternity sweat suit, sports bra, added a few accessories and big fake-diamond studded heart on her belly. Check out her bright and fun costume here.

16. Funny Pregnancy Costume Idea: Moo-Ma and my Calf

Knowing that she’d soon be producing large quantities of milk, Trista made herself a milking cow costume! Using bottle nipples for utters and spending less than three hours and five dollars, she created an awesome costume.

17. Coolest Homemade Baby’s First Halloween Costume

Although slightly morbid, Susan’s maternity Halloween costume is light-hearted and cute. It’s very simple and cheap to make, and got a ton of great comments. The trick or treat bag being held by one of the protruding hands add s a humorous twist, making the costume a little less ghastly.

18. Coolest Pregancy Costume- Cat Eats Fishy

This is one of those clever maternity Halloween costumes that’s just too cute. Kerri is the cat, her belly is the fish tank and she’s just eaten the little fishy. But as you’ll seen in this post, the fishy escaped a few days after Halloween. And was actually spotted a year after wearing a homemade baby fish costume.

19. Pregnant Women Sumo Costume

Laura used her big 8-month belly to become a this heavyweight Sumo wrestler costume. She’s ready to take on any opponent who would dare bump bellies.

20: Pregnant Woman Illusion Costume

Marcy created this genius optical illusion maternity costume. She used a laundry basket to hide her upper body. Then put a jacket with fake arms around her hips and a bare belly with a smiling face.