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…
We had two parties to attend both having themes, one was 80’s and the other Royalty. We had the perfect costume idea, Little Mermaid and Eric couple Halloween costume! We started by collecting items for Eric as most things can be found at home. Eric costume is made of women’s blue Capri sweatpants, a men’s … Read more
My husband and I are HUGE Star Wars fans so for our daughter’s first Halloween our first idea was, of course, Princess Leia. All of the baby Leia costumes online weren’t really out of our budget range, but I just had the feeling that I could make a successful baby princess Leia costume myself. I … Read more
We have three little boys who are super good buddies and also very silly and funny. We tried to think of Halloween costumes that they could wear as a group and that also fit their personalities. What better costumes for our silly boys than the Three Amigos!! While the boys didn’t appreciate the humor of … Read more
This Marge and Bart Simpson Couple Costume is from 2010 Halloween and its my brother, Grady, as Bart Simpson and me, Maggie, as Marge Simpson. My mom made both the costumes and loves them. My wig was made with blue spray painted cotton balls and cardboard. Both of us wore any yellow thing we had … Read more
This Sundrop Girl Who Hit Town with a Cool Halloween Costume was my costume last year and I’m not entirely sure if I can top the excitement in 2012! Sundrop is a newer soda that tastes sort of like Mountain Dew and their adds introduced this amazingly silly girl dancing throughout public activities, her actions induced … Read more
This Cutest 101 Dalmations and Cruella De-Vil Girls Group Costume is one of the most fun group costumes I’ve ever been a party of. We all were able to choose any type of “white-based” clothing, whether that be a skirt, shorts, dress, etc. We could have white tights, hose, knee socks, thigh highs, socks. Any combination … Read more
This Christmas Tree costume is a 13 foot tall fully lit Christmas tree with 280 ornaments. The construction is PVC pipes, garlands, duct tape and two laundry baskets. The costume is supported on my head through out the night. One of the pictures shows a friend of mine wearing a Capt Crunch costume I created a … Read more
This was my Flo the Progressive girl costume from last year! I had such a fun time being her. I found the white pants and polo at a thrift store, real cheap. Do you know how hard it is to find white pants?! Then I ordered the apron, buttons, and name tag online, mostly on … Read more
You gotta love the outfits they have to wear to work at Hot Dog on a Stick. These homemade costumes took inspiration from the fast food chain and their uniforms. I purchased a t-shirt and cut the bottom off. I then purchased yellow, blue and red fabric. I cut the fabric into strips and sewed … Read more
Every year we try to create a fun sibling costume. This year I wanted to hit it out of the park by doing something fun, unique and crafty. The kids had many ideas and finally we all landed on Lego people. In the end the Lego Munchkins Costumes were very economical and able to be used … Read more
Year after year my friends and I rack our brains months before Halloween to come up with the most creative costumes! A friend came across this idea for a Four Seasons Girl’s group costume online and we immediately began working. I was Fall and my friends were Summer, Spring, and Winter. All the tutu’s were handmade, … Read more
I thought long and hard about what to be for Halloween. A Shrek and Fiona Couple Costume was perfect for my husband and I for we are shaped a lot like the characters. LOL I bought a green dress for myself and added rhinestones and a gold chain belt. I bought a long sleeve cream … Read more