Coolest Homemade Earth-Quake Wordplay Costume
This Homemade Earth-Quake Wordplay Costume is made of 100% cardboard. Mother earth and The Quaker Oats Man came together to become an EARTHQUAKE!
Coolest Homemade Royal English Guard Costume
We made my three year old son a Homemade Royal English Guard Costume for Halloween. I used red material and sewed it into a long, fitted jacket. We trimmed it out with white piping for trim, lots of gold buttons down the front and on the cuffs/collar, and used black and white felt to make … Read more
Coolest DIY Claw Machine Costume Idea
Here’s another good Halloween costume, a Homemade Claw Machine Halloween Costume which is fun and easy to make. All the items you will need are some big cardboard boxes, some duck tape, a load of teddy bears, some fake money notes and rubber bands. Also some lightweight see-through plastic and some silver foil cardboard for … Read more
Coolest Homemade Couch Potato Halloween Costume
We wanted our two year old’s costume to be unique, and I wasn’t looking forward to spending $30 for a store-bought one to wear one time. My Mother used to make mine when I was a child, so I thought I would get an early start on learning how to make ones for my son. … Read more
Awesome Homemade Zoltar Costume
The movie “Big” has always been a favorite of mine. As I was pondering what to be this year, and, more especially, what would go with the new beard I’d been fostering, it came to me: ZOLTAR. Zoltar is the machine that was asked by Tom Hanks to make him “big” and, of course, Hanks … Read more
Coolest Homemade School Bus Costume
I am a bus driver and my son rides with me. He just loves school buses. So, the only costume suitable for him was a Homemade School Bus Costume. Since there are no bus costumes out there, I had to get creative and this is what we came up with. This costume is made from … Read more
Coolest Homemade Choo Choo Train Child Costume
My two year old wanted to be a Choo Choo train, and I wanted the costume to be something that involved sewing, which I am in the process of learning. So instead of creating the typical cardboard train costume, my mother-in-law and I brainstormed and made our own pattern out of news-paper. We came up … Read more
Coolest Homemade Fighter Pilot and his Airplane Costume
This Homemade Fighter Pilot and his Airplane Costume is made with cardboard and duct tape, spray paint and a lot passion. It is a fighter pilot fling off to war. His costume is made from camouflage plastic material cut to size sewn to get together. Helmet it a motorcycle helmet painted camouflage green. He is … Read more
Coolest Homemade Gumball Machine Costume
My daughter, Madelyn, REALLY wanted to be a gumball machine this year after seeing some of the ideas on this website. Last year, she was a robot, which won her 1st prize at her school’s Halloween party. Her 2 year old brother inherited her costume this year. We’ve started a tradition in our family of … Read more
Coolest Homemade Plumber Costume
For my son’s 2nd Halloween I wanted something comfortable for him to wear and easy to walk around in. The Plumber Costume was simple: jeans, shirt, work boots and a tool belt to carry the very necessary plunger around. What plumber costume would be complete without the union required “crack.” I had his shirt lettered … Read more
Coolest Homemade F-117 Stealth Fighter Costume
After looking at this site, I decided that I could build a homemade Halloween costume. The F-117 seemed like an easy costume to build. The Homemade F-117 Stealth Fighter Costume was constructed using cardboard and hot glue. Then two layers of paper mache were applied; this was a little tricky because the paper mache wants … Read more
Coolest Homemade Bus Stop Halloween Costume
I hate dressing up as something that’s already been seen, so I was trying to come up with an original idea for ages! I ended up leaving it til the day before Halloween to make my costume. I decided to go with an inanimate object, a Homemade Bus Stop Halloween Costume! Firstly I got some … Read more