My 6 year old son is obsessed with monster trucks. Grave Digger is his favorite. So, he asked me if I could make him a homemade Grave Digger Monster Truck Halloween costume. I’ve never turned down a challenge, so I said yes. After making a costume for him for the first time last year, I … Read more
This is a homemade, life-size cutout of Wayne Brady and me being his biggest “fan.” I printed Wayne Brady on regular 11×8 paper, glued them on Styrofoam board. For my costume, I also used Styrofoam board and sewed some parts together. My fans also work/spin! This Celebrity Fan Costume cost me about $20 to make, … Read more
This is Micah The Mail Man and his truck DIY Halloween costume. We made the truck out of cardboard, glue & paint and set this on a Radio Flyer wagon ! He LOVED all of the attention from our local trick’r treaters ! It was so fun putting all of this together, Its amazing what … Read more
My daughter had talked about being a gumball machine for several months… so my husband, she and I all went together and created this homemade gumball machine costume for Halloween. We used cardboard for the bottom and fit it around her waist. My husband attached the back with a plastic screw and cap so we … Read more
I saw this idea for a Homemade Vending Machine Costume on this website but there weren’t any detailed instructions so I had to go with what little information I had and some small pictures. My daughter loved it. Everybody said it was the best costume they had ever seen. Items needed: •Box big enough for … Read more
Our grandson Dallas is wearing an Indian Chief that was made from many of his grandfather’s hunting trophies. We always begin early Oct so we can enjoy the entire month with the kids. Dallas head dress is made from the feathers of 3 wild turkeys. The feathers were glued to a leather strap then rabbit … Read more
MATERIALS NEEDED for the homemade submarine costume: * Garden cart * Blue satin material ($2) * Poster board ($2) * Yellow spray paint ($2) * Spotlights (battery operated) * Large silver salad bowl * EMT electrical conduit * Extended grabber pincher ($5) * Boards for seats * Black electrical tape We did an “undersea” theme … Read more
A $3.00 dollar venetian blind and some scrap material turned my son into a winner at two local costume contests with this Peeping Tom Costume. I used an old book back with the collapsible handle and wired them so that the stayed in the up position. I then attached the blind, which I had cut … Read more
I am a fuller figured girl that wanted to be sexy. so I decided to make the Retired Playboy Bunny Costume. I couldn’t find a pattern of any kind so I thought “How hard could it be to make one”? I looked at pics of the original playboy costumes and came up with this. Since … Read more
I have a huge Halloween party that I go to every year and each year I try to come up with something better than the last… This year I was the star from the movie “Big”…Zoltar! I came up with the homemade Zoltar Halloween costume idea over the summer but with the help of my … Read more
Halloween is my favourite holiday, and I like to be something unique and different. This year I wasn’t sure what to be when I came across a really puffy crinoline and top at a thrift store for 12 dollars. I decided I was going to be a saloon girl. I had a corset top at … Read more
Oh, the drama!! We decided our original “drama queen” needed a costume that would suit her for Halloween. We shopped the local Goodwill store and found the perfect bridesmaid dress. We added matching shoes to complete the look. The tiara was purchased at the Halloween store, but I have seen them year round in stores … Read more