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.
This sexy homemade Halloween costume: Red Solo Cup is the first costume I have ever made! Wore it to a local bar and after a few drinks, and coercing from my friends entered the costume contest. Won second runner up and a six pack! The costume was a hit. Had the entire bar singing “Red … Read more
I always try to go for a costume where I own at least half of the materials already. This Cruella de Vil Halloween costume is actually a lot easier than it looks. The only major construction that needed to be done was the Dalmatian cape, and even then all it was was cutting out a 3/4 … Read more
On the weeks preceding Halloween week 2012 our group put together six different Mario kart character costumes complete with matching adult size big wheels and flags. Bowser, Yoshi, Luigi, Donkey Kong, King Boo and Diddy Kong. We originally had a Mario, Peach and Toad but….well, you know the drill. We all purchased “Huffy Green Machine” … Read more
A friend and I wanted to do something creative this year for Halloween and we also refuse to pay sixty bucks for costumes that barely cover us! So, we searched around a bit and decided to create the Wonka Nerds candy boxes and wear them as our costume. It took a few trips to Hobby … Read more
My buddy and I went as separate luchadors last year, so we wanted to team up to make the best Legion of Doom wrestling partners costume. We got used football pads from a sporting store, spray painted them red. Bought the leggings, and “spikes” from Michaels, spray painted those sterling silver for the metallic look. Bought dark color … Read more
I was in the middle of a breakup and overdosed on ice-cream and TLC’s Hoarders marathons. Thus Helda the Hoarder was born and utilized Saturday night. Also, no Hoarder is complete, without their bag of “that which shall not be named”. Made simply with molded Tootsie Rolls, though I doubt they will use that as … Read more
I am wearing my Lady Owl costume to our annual Halloween party for kids and families at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens where I work as an educator. My husband went with me as a birdwatcher! I got the idea for my costume from the blog, A Beautiful Mess “Lady Bird Owl DIY.” To … Read more
This Yoshi costume was requested by my daughter and her friends. It is an iconic video game character and most children and young adults can easily identify him from the Mario Brothers games.I had no idea, however, the enormity of the task of creating an adult sized costume of this beloved character. The first challenge … Read more
Halloween is a tradition with our group of friends, there is nothing like going out and being ridiculous with the people you enjoy the most. Every year we all get together, have a party then go out on the town. Last year a few of us went out as a theme and had an absolute … Read more
Hey guys! Want to start the night with fake bruises and end it with real ones? Then this is the perfect costume for you. A BEATEN UP PINATA! Well now if you dont like the violence in this, you can also stick to the regular pinata, but the point is to add a fun little … Read more
The idea for the Green Toy Soldiers: Driving back from Disneyland we decided we really wanted to dress up as the army men from Toy Story. We wanted to make it as authentic as we could so Googled lots of peoples ideas and found ideas.coolest-homemade-costumes.com After lots of searching we found old army jackets and … Read more
I made the head of this Alien Halloween costume out of paper mache (which is basically a mixture of 2 parts water, 1 part flour). I started by mixing it together until smooth and then I inflated a balloon the size of my child’s head, and then I cut strips of newspaper into 1 inch strips which … Read more