If you have a few days, you can make a killer homemade costume! Spare a few moments and browse through this section of over 1000 DIY costume ideas. None of these took longer than a few days, which means your costume is well on it’s way!
Send someone out to buy the candy so you can focus on a homemade costume idea. Will you go with movie characters like Forrest Gump and the Queen of Zamunda? Or will you transform yourself into a popcorn or crayon box? Your options are not limited, even if you only have a few days to prepare.
You can create a killer whale with a trainer costume, use a pregnant belly as a crystal ball for a fortune teller costume or build some really awesome optical illusion costumes. All this in just a few days!
In conclusion, don’t discount your dreams of becoming a windy weatherman or a pumpkin spice latte. Your homemade costume idea is waiting for you on these pages below…
This Rosie the Riveter costume was quite possibly, one of the most comfortable costumes I have ever worn, the easiest, cutest, and quite possibly my all time favorite. The 1940’s is my favorite decade. I have always loved the legend of Rosie. I had been wanting to do this costume so many times in the past … Read more
I always have fun trying to decide what original costume to help my daughters with. We come from a family of artists, therefore, I thought it was fitting to honor another female artist, Frida Kahlo this year. My ethnicity is a Greek/Italian mother and Native American father, with my youngest looking very much as I … Read more
Halloween is always one of my favorite times of year. This year was extra special because I have a boyfriend who is just as excited about Halloween as I am. We started brainstorming costumes- we wanted to come up with two costumes that would go hand-in-hand (just like we do!). Finally we got it! Jagermeister … Read more
My kids love Phineas & Ferb, and l have to admit, l enjoy watching that cartoon with them. When trying to come up with an idea for Halloween costumes this year, l thought of being Phineas & Ferb. l figured that Phineas, Ferb, Agent P. and Dr. Doofenshmirtz wouldn’t be too hard to make, and l … Read more
Now this is a SNITCH-UATION! Made for the Harry Potter Premier, definitely created a stir! We were stuck in the city for an hour with tourists and fans coming up and taking photos! This Harry Potter Golden Snitch Costume is super fun to make, very straight forward, and 100% worth it! All you need: – Large … Read more
This costume wasn’t for Halloween, but for a show. Last month I was asked to be in an event called Garden of the Goddesses. The event organizer informed me I would perform (fire dance- a hobby of mine) as “Inanna-Sumerian deity of love, war, and chaos” and that the show was in 2 weeks! I … Read more
These Superhero Lego Minifigure costumes are fairly straightforward to make. You need a lot of cardboard boxes, sono tubes, spray paint, and your choice of adhesive. I drew a rough design for each character and started with building the bodies, then the hands, heads, and finished it off with spray paint and small details such as … Read more
Mike Wazowski Costume Step 1 I purchased an exercise ball from Walmart (75 cm wide) for $7 and then used newspaper and a Elmer’s Glue base to paper mache around the ball (I needed 6 bottles for the entire costume). I applied three layers of paper mache to the ball, making sure to allow 24 … Read more
This is Hawa, she loves wild animals, she is a wild animal too, LOL. Hawa wanted to be a gorilla gone wild. So we made her one, and I decided to put her in a cage that she would look like the gorilla turned the tables on her. I bought a gorilla suit and cut … Read more
This Nerdy Nerd costumes is made out of foam board, about 3 large pieces. The foam board is hand painted using acrylic paint. The straps are elastic bands that are hot glued to the front and back of the foam board. The sides of the box are put together with hot glue and duct tape. … Read more
My boys absolutely loved Thomas the Train. For Halloween, 2 years ago, we decided to have them be Thomas and James trains. l figured l could make the costumes, and they wouldn’t cost a whole lot, plus they’d look better than the store bought ones. For the trains themselves, l got cake boards~cardboard circles for … Read more
Our family visits coolest homemade costumes every year to see the amazing and creative ideas everyone comes up with. This year our 8 year old son decided he didn’t see the idea he wanted. He announced one night at dinner he wanted to be a boy on the potty. “An outhouse?” we asked. “No,” he … Read more