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…
A friend and I wanted to do something creative this year for Halloween and we also refuse to pay sixty bucks for costumes that barely cover us! So, we searched around a bit and decided to create the Wonka Nerds candy boxes and wear them as our costume. It took a few trips to Hobby … Read more
My buddy and I went as separate luchadors last year, so we wanted to team up to make the best Legion of Doom wrestling partners costume. We got used football pads from a sporting store, spray painted them red. Bought the leggings, and “spikes” from Michaels, spray painted those sterling silver for the metallic look. Bought dark color … Read more
Halloween is a tradition with our group of friends, there is nothing like going out and being ridiculous with the people you enjoy the most. Every year we all get together, have a party then go out on the town. Last year a few of us went out as a theme and had an absolute … Read more
I made the head of this Alien Halloween costume out of paper mache (which is basically a mixture of 2 parts water, 1 part flour). I started by mixing it together until smooth and then I inflated a balloon the size of my child’s head, and then I cut strips of newspaper into 1 inch strips which … Read more
My girlfriend and I had one heck of a time figuring out what to be for Halloween this year. We both love Halloween. I wanted to do my own thing, she wanted to do a couples costume. We couldn’t agree on anything… until we thought about the most loveable best friends from our childhood- Bert … Read more
My boyfriend is a huge Jurassic Park fan so we went as Dennis Nedry and the Dilophosaurus that spit on him from the movie. I used a Jack Sparrow pirate hat for the head piece and cut out the center and a little of the sides. I sewed a printed scarf on the head piece … Read more
My boyfriend and I take one annual trip a year, and it’s to the Florida Keys. It’s our favorite place to get away, so I used it as inspiration when coming up with our Halloween costumes this year. Since we can’t take part in Halloween festivities in Key West, we brought Key West to us! … Read more
Inspired by the classic movies and recent Broadway production of Shrek, we decided to make some green magic of our own. Shrek and Fiona costumes are easy to create. For Fiona, we found a green bridesmaid dress at our local Value Village and added a white peasant shirt from the closet. We added a red … Read more
This cool homemade couple costume: Stanley Cup and Alec Martinez started off with my love for the LA Kings and there recent win of the Stanley Cup! I like to dress up as things that are current, so my girlfriend and I both agreed that me dressing as a Kings player and her into a … Read more
Materials used for our Bobbleheads: 5 gallon bucket Newspaper Glue Masking tape Paint Tri-fold boards Plastic Mesh Wigs Bicycle Helmet Old shoes Dremel These costumes were fairly easy to make once we got started. The heads were made using a 5 gallon bucket as the base with newspaper and paper mache over top. Facial features … Read more
Materials used for this Lego Men Group Halloween Costume: concrete form tube duct tape, plastic mech zip ties, hot glue, trifold boards suspenders baseball hats. The head was made from a 12 inch diameter concrete form tube that you get form home improvement store (ex. Lowes) and wrapped with yellow duct tape. The mouths were … Read more
This was a great group costume: Poison Ivy, The Riddler, Harley Quinn Vs. Batman. Poison Ivy– green stockings, black booty shorts, dyed my hair red, tank top with ivy leaves purchased from Michael’s craft store glued on with a hot glue gun. Took hours to make the top! The Riddler– green morph suit purchased at … Read more