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…
Oscar the Grouch: In order to create Oscar, I had to recruit a friend who was able to cut the bottom off of a metal trash can. He cut off the bottom, I drilled holes in each side and used a thick ribbon rope to create straps. I then coated the rough edges with duct … Read more
Just let me say this was the cutest set of costumes I have done yet, not necessarily the most difficult but just so adorable when it was all finished…I really wanted Sweet Pea the baby too, but of course my oldest son was not having any part of that! I did a lot of research … Read more
I had always dreamed of being Poison Ivy for Halloween since the first time I saw Uma Thurman in Batman and Robin (1997). 2010 was the year I decided to go for it! My friends really liked the idea as well and wanted to join in the fun, so we decided to be the Batman … Read more
My son was 14 months old during this time and this was his first real Halloween. I wanted to turn him into something scary and cute at the same time without spending a lot of money because I knew he would only get to wear the costume once. It does not make sense to me … Read more
This homemade girls Medusa costume with victim turned to stone is my daughter’s Halloween costume. This was actually a fairly simple costume (no sew) to put together. The materials were: Costume: 3-4 yards of snake skin print fabric, plastic snakes (ordered in bulk from Amazon), hot glue, safety pins, “Victim” Candy Bucket: standard plastic Halloween candy … Read more
This was an awesome couples contest that won us $200! We bought furry fabric and folded it in half longways. We sewed the bottom parts on each side but left room for our arms. We cut out the hole for the mouth and sewed black mesh there. We sewed a small tube type thing on … Read more
Found this dress at a thrift store. it was an old prom dress. cut it and sewed it. I added jewels with hot glue. I wore a white tutu underneath so the dress would stick out. I found the white shoes at the thrift store as well. I also purchased little white frilly socks at … Read more
My best friend and I wanted to a duo costume for Halloween 2011 at Ohio University. We both loved the movie “Black Swan” and wanted to go as the Black and White Swan ballerinas for Halloween. We purchased black and white leotards and tutus, feathers, jewels, white face makeup, feathered fake eyelashes, and I had … Read more
I pride myself on never repeating costumes and making them the most creative I can think of. Last year I think I had a pretty good winner. Luckily I am in marketing and had some help getting this bad boy printed. I had it rigged with a weight lifting belt so I could tighten it … Read more
I worked on the Maleficent costume for about a week on and off, everyday. The biggest challenge for me was doing the collar, since I had to figure out a way for the collar to be huge and stand up at all times. The exaggeration on the horns was deliberate, I wanted them to pop … Read more
We started with mommy’s lab coat from nursing school. The hardest part was taking off the school logo. We finally put the name tag over it. We then tied two small pillows around the waist (one in front and one in back). It was funny because the jacket then gaped between the buttons. The chef hat was … Read more
Every year since our second son was born we have pretty much tried to make matching costumes for both boys and after they were Run DMC and getting great feedback from that the year before we couldn’t think of exactly what they were going to be until a week before Halloween this year. Came to … Read more