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…
Heroes in a half shell….Turtle power! So, the plan was fancy dress for our friends 30th birthday party, we wanted something fun, but also a bit sexy! Really easy to make and really cheap too! We bought plain green tights and dresses really cheaply from EBay. Then visited our local fabric shop for materials. We … Read more
Mr. Environment 2012 I’m Kyle, 10 yrs. old. I studied at Sta. Cristina Elementary School. Dasmarinas City, Cavite, Philippines. I’m in grade IV – section one. I joined the contest for Mr. Kalisan (environment) 2012. This picture was taken last September 28, 1012. My father helped me. He designed the costume, my mother and I gathered … Read more
All of these costumes were pieced together by things that we found at a thrift store. The Ariel costume was a dress that we cut to look like a skirt. We added tulle all around to look like water, and we added foam to make the fin. Sebastian was made from a karate uniform, and … Read more
I made this beautiful pile of fall leaves costume for my daughter Mitrian a few years ago. She always wants to be odd things for Halloween and this particular year she wanted to be a tornado. So, I made her a pile of leaves and when she stood up and twirled around she was a … Read more
My friend Hilary (Ronald) and I (the Hamburglar) were brainstorming on Halloween costume ideas one year for a group of four of us. We had the idea to do the McDonald’s crew but were arguing over who would be who. In the end our other two friends dropped out and it brought it down to … Read more
These are fun Katy Perry, Russell Brand and Kitty Purry Costumes. For Katy I used a plain white tube top. I glued gems, peppermints, a Christmas ornament (Ice cream cone) , iron on cupcake decals and added glitter paint polka dots and swirls for extra sparkle. The tu-tu is homemade as well from a quick … Read more
Firstly, I would like to apologize for my English writing skill. English is my 2nd language. So, I will try my best to describe how I made my son’s Halloween costume. I older boy is 3 and he loves Rocket Ship so I decided to make him a coolest Rocket Ship costume because it’s more fun and special. I spent … Read more
Firstly, I would like to apologize for my English writing skill. English is my 2nd language. So, I will try my best to describe how I made my younger son’s Halloween costumes, a porcupine. My younger son is 1. Since he doesn’t have any idea about what he wants to be for Halloween yet, so I made … Read more
I had the head of “my baby” busting out of the front of my stomach. I was 8 1/2 months pregnant and felt like that on the inside, so why not look like it too. I took the head off a doll and sewed it to a belt. Then I wore the belt around my … Read more
We took a family trip to Mt Rushmore in September and came home with a Mount Rushmore Costume idea! It took some time but was a lot of fun to make. It was constructed building a rectangle frame with upright supports from odds and ends of wood I had at home. I then used chicken wire … Read more
One of my favorite movies is The Princess Bride. I wanted to go as a character from the movie, but I didn’t want to go as Buttercup because let’s face it Wesley is way cooler, plus my hair color and length is similar to Cary Elwes. With this costume I had people questioning my gender … Read more
My son had a rough October last year. His sister was due to arrive in a matter of weeks, he was going through a horrible experience with some unkind daycare workers and he was sick all the time. There were many life changes coming his way with the arrival of his baby sister and he … Read more