Last year I decided to make my own costume instead of buy one. I came up with the idea of dressing up as a Cereal Killer by searching different creative costume ideas online. The Cereal Killer costume idea came up a few times online, however, not exactly the way I made it. I had so … Read more
I saw a store bought costume called “One Night Stand” while I was out looking for parts to my costume for the character ‘Alex’ from Clockwork Orange. I thought it was really clever, but I didn’t pick it up at the time thinking I would just do the Clockwork Orange costume. I later found out … Read more
Almost every year I make my own costume. I was at my youth group with no clue as to what I was going to be. Someone asked me a question and, of coarse, I knew the answer. But I gave her a little more information than she wanted and she said, “You can be such … Read more
I built this pilot and airplane costume at my company. Used sauna tube, foam insulation and paint. I was the pilot manning the airplane. I work at a travel company and I thought that this costume would be fitting.
Our son won his age division and the overall costume contest in this costume. The Greaser ’57 Chevy costume was primarily made from a cardboard box that we already had. We already had all of the paint (latex house paint) and used only black, white, yellow and red. The colors can be easily mixed to … Read more
My old roommate (RIP) made this hell in handbasket costume. I have no idea what gave her the idea for this. It was probably just one of those random ideas. The costume looks like it was pretty easy to make. A large bucket with a hole cut out of the bottom, the devil’s fork, and … Read more
I saw this gumball machine costume here and had no idea how to do it. My sister in law helped me using a skirt pattern for both parts of the costume. I recommend using the thinnest vinyl. The gumballs are balloons.
My son wanted to be a Mini Cooper just like his Gramps’ car. He wore it to school, and “parked” it in the classroom. He was beeping and honking and having a great time.The costume was a huge hit on Halloween night! My husband and I, made the costume from found items at home: cardboard … Read more
My son loves the garbage man and the garbage trucks. All he wanted for Halloween this year (2008) was a garbage truck costume. First he wanted to be a garbage man. So we had him wear an orange t-shirt with thermal underneath, greenish work pants, brown shoes and an orange cap. Also gloves too. We … Read more
I was having a hard time thinking of something to be… and then I thought of being a tough cookie! I dressed up as an Oreo cookie with boxing gloves and a black eye! The cookie is made from foam, cut into two circles with arm holes. It’s covered in brown material attached with white … Read more
For Halloween I wore a Gold Digger costume, hence the gold costume and the construction worker hat and shovel. At the same time, I was trying to portray a gold-digging female who wants money! This costume was a hit! Everyone loved it. I bought a gold dress from a fashion store, a construction worker hat … Read more
After seeing all of the wonderful costumes on this web site, it inspired my husband to create a homemade tractor. It took my husband about 15 hours to make. The tractor is made out of cardboard box (body), air filter (grill), plastic tube (pipe), Styrofoam (tires), Styrofoam cutter (tires), straps from a bag to hold … Read more