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…
In Israel, a favorite kid’s snack is chocolate milk in a bag. They tear off the corner with their teeth and drink. I don’t think this ‘sophisticated’ concept has reached most other countries, but you could use this basic idea to make a juice drink costume, potato chip costume, or any other product that comes in … Read more
I created this peacock Halloween costume by making a tutu out of various colors of tulle (teal, black and purple), gluing peacock feathers which I ordered in bulk on the internet (and “special” ones from my local craft store) all over a corset, and getting long peacock feathers from my local zoo which I attached … Read more
Until this year, I’ve always purchased our costumes, since my sewing skills are pretty much limited to sewing on buttons or closing up a simple seam. But my 11 year old daughter, Meital, told me she was way too old for princess costumes, and she wanted something original. Meital originally thought about making something from … Read more
I used body paint of course and my husband’s help. This Smurfette costume was for my company Halloween Party 2010. I took a simple white dress, a few cotton balls (hot glued them to my butt) and voila. The only things that I bought were the hat and shoes, but you can however find some around … Read more
I’ve always made my own Halloween costumes and this past year my friends wanted to join in on the creativity (and by join in I mean they wanted me to make all the costumes for them as well) . I was excited to start, as I consider Halloween as “My Day”. I love the challenge … Read more
My friends have a long lasting joke that I remind them of the crazy old drunk lady from “There’s Something About Mary” so I decided on an original Magda costume from There’s Something About Mary for Halloween. The first step I took in creating my “Magda” costume was her nightgown. I purchased a 1970’s style … Read more
The Cuppy Cake costume was easy to make. The bottom is flannel material, pink with small colored dots and I pleated the material to make it look like a cupcake paper. I also made a pair of pants to match for under the cupcake for her little legs. I made a blouse type top out … Read more
It’s funny how the smallest thing will inspire you. I was fortunate enough to work at an art store, and we were throwing out foam frame corners. I immediately thought “Wow, those would make great teeth for a land shark!” Having participated in the Coney Island Mermaid Parade the previous year as “The Merminator, M-800”, … Read more
My girlfriend and I were inspired to be “Chicken and Waffles” for Halloween by our nearby Chicken and Waffle Restaurant called Last Legg which used to exist in somerset NJ, but has unfortunately now closed. Anyway the restaurant was only a few blocks from my house and after our annual Christmas and Halloween parties everyone … Read more
The toadstool was made from sponge, a circle 80 cm in diameter. three dimensional created by four triangle cuttings around the circle, and pasting the edges together, we cut a hole in the middle , so you can wear it as a skirt. We put paper circles on the sponge, and sprayed with red paint. … Read more
My sister and I love to dress up for Halloween. Every year when my kids would go trick or treating my sister and I would dress up. We would get some stares but we had so much fun with it. Once my kids got older we still wanted to dress up. Luckily we were invited … Read more
So the previous year, I was a zom-bee (bee costume with zombie makeup) and I had to 1UP myself without the Mario, Luigi and Princess. My fiance and I had just started dating at the time and it was the first time I really had a significant other that wanted to do a couple costume! … Read more