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.
Hello, my name is Laura, I’m a senior in high school, and I make crazy costumes for my school’s spirit week and for Halloween, and here I am as bush. This is particularly relevant to me because I made a pun out of this costume. My name is Laura, so when anyone asked, I said … Read more
After going to Ren Faire last year, I sketched out a design for a Centaur costume with moving legs. The skull is pipe foam covers held together with masking tape and covered in Claycrete. The front hooves of the Centaur costume are high-heel boots with the heels ripped off and a sizable wood platform attached. … Read more
This is my own costume representing … FACEBOOK! In order to give you a clear picture of my approach on how I made my Homemade Facebook Costume, I will explain the steps of making. Step 1: The costume is made of a white, able-to-stretch cloth, covering all body parts except the neck and head. Step … Read more
This was for villain day at my school. I didn’t just want to be any normal villain, so I came up with my own. I love working with balloons, so I became Balloon Lady. You can see the frame if you look closely in the picture. Basically, the frame is cardboard and in made of … Read more
Halloween used to be a time to be scary, but now-a-days humor seems to be more and more prevalent around the last day of October. With me and my friends we are always trying to be unique and creative when it comes to costumes, and none of us settle for buying a pre-made costume. Trying … Read more
This year’s costume had to be comparable to last year’s Oscar the Grouch costume. I wanted something that was both mechanical, and unique. I decided to create a half-man / half-spider designed similar to a Centaur (upper half is man, while the lower half is animal). The materials were relatively inexpensive, but the time investment … Read more
And the winner is? I made a Golden Globe Award costume for my school’s Spirit day “Red Carpet Day”. Materials: -2 boxes -3 hula hoops -gold fabric or material -string -glitter The bottom half of the costume is just two boxes on top of each other with the bottoms cut out so that you can … Read more
Meet Fenris. A Norse Mythological creature! A ferocious Beast! I read a story about the creature Fenris, and with wolves being my favorite animal I couldn’t refuse challenging myself to make this fluffy beast. The Homemade Fenris Wolf Costume is a quad-suit, which means there is one person inside walking on all fours with the … Read more
I’ve made many Halloween costumes before, but when I decided this year to make the Where the Wild Things Are costume, I was not really sure what I was getting into. I knew it was going to be larger and more elaborate than anything I had built before. I made this decision a little more … Read more
This year we decided to be Dumb and Dumber for Halloween. I really wanted to make it extra special this year, so I decided to use our carpet fragments from a recent remodel in our home to create the Mutt Cutt’s car! My hubby has a cute little vintage MG, and it was the perfect … Read more
Grrr. There is a very scary lion in this cage! Do not feed! Lion will attack! This costume was for Zoo Day at my school. Materials: BIG cardboard box Tubes that are used on large paper rolls (talk to any store that carried large paper rolls) Orange boa Orange, black, and yellow paint Ivy Computer … Read more
Once again it’s that time of the year for my sister’s annual Halloween party! I had just gone to Las Vegas and saw a show and that’s how I came up with the idea of being a showgirl for Halloween. I looked online for a real showgirl outfit and they were about $2,000 and the … Read more