Costumes are definitely not just for young kids in this collection of teen and adult costume ideas.
Are you buttoned up at work? Do people know you as the class clown? Whatever your regular identity, feel free to switch it with something else. Cleverly disguise yourself so that even your relatives won’t recognize you. You will find ideas here to reveal your inner thoughts and ideas.
Many adults take on kids themes, like Harry Potter. In addition, Disney princesses and villains are always popular. Specially Ursula the Sea Witch which makes for a magnificent and instantly recognizable costume.
Maybe you are more of a zombie fan? If so, take a look at the compelling ways you can transform your face. These are definitely not for the faint of heart!
In conclusion, whatever your number is attached to your age, Halloween doesn’t discriminate. Create a fantastic costume and share it with us! We’d love to see what you come up with.
Our entire family gets really into Halloween. Every year my In-Laws throw a huge Halloween party. A bunch of our family and friends go and every year everyone gets extremely creative. Last year my husband and I decided to be Jack Sparrow and Elizabeth Swann from Pirates of the Caribbean. We started planning our costumes … Read more
This is a Trick ‘r Treat Sam Costume I made for Halloween last year. Sam, from my favorite Halloween movie: Trick ‘r Treat. I made the body of the costume using a pajama pattern and a big chunk of orange fleece. On the back of the costume is a “trap door” pocket with two buttons that … Read more
I decided about two days after Halloween that the next year I wanted to be a snow globe. Not just a snow globe, but a functioning snow globe. Lucky for me I was able to combine my craftiness with my husband’s electrical engineering brain to make that happen. However, it turned out to be a … Read more
Have you ever heard the legend of the ghosts of the Luminous Lady and the Gray Gentleman? This young couple was courting back in the 1700’s, but their parents did not approve. They agreed to sneak off one night late in October and elope. They decided to meet by the waterfall at midnight. When the … Read more
With the passing of New York’s Gay Marriage, we thought Bert and Ernie should get married. I found foam padding at a local thrift store for only $3. We proceeded to sculpt, cut, tape, glue, carve, and tape some more the basic shapes of their heads. Using the right color felt, we attached to the … Read more
My wife, being an elementary librarian, came up with the idea of honoring Maurice Sendak with this year’s costume. We always do homemade costumes, but these took more work than normal. Papier Mache Heads: Each head was constructed out of paper pulp papier mache over a punch balloon. Each layer took 2 days to dry … Read more
My husband has a few of these awards lying around (he is a television camera operator) and I thought it a great idea to go as an “Emmy”. But just like all costumes on this website, it just takes time and patience. I started off by researching the length of the dress (floor length) and … Read more
Run in terror from the Catskill Mountain Yeti! This is my 3rd home made costume and was by far the most difficult and expensive yet. Due to the thickness of the faux fur I had to hand stitch almost every inch of this costume. I used my full face ski helmet covered in furniture foam … Read more
Voltron! Defender of the universe! Definitely one of my favorite childhood toys…. so this year I decided to go big and try my hand at building a costume and also doing an instructable on it. First I’d like to give a couple shout outs, my girlfriend and our kids for putting up with my mess, … Read more
How I Made My Aquarium/Scuba Diver Costume: I got the idea from this website and added my own touches. This is a 2-part costume – a scuba diver inside an aquarium. This was very involved and time consuming, but I enjoyed every minute of it! As you can see my bad kitty had to be … Read more
Well this is what happens every year!! After a flash of inspiration and about 30 hours of handy work. Its quiet strange what materials you find laying about the house. Everything you see was made from scratch even the suit itself is made from faux leather. The helmet was paper-mached over a large ballon, other … Read more
What do you dress up as when you are desperate for some male attention but slightly shy and need a way to say hello and sneak a free kiss at the same time? A kissing booth! Hours of entertainment, but don’t forget your chapstick or breath freshener. A Homemade Kissing Booth Costume is always a … Read more