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.
Ch,ch,ch,ah,ah,ah!!! Here’s a cool look for any Jason fan. This Friday the 13th costume was customized from a store bought zombie costume. Depending on how you want your Jason to look, I strongly recommend purchasing one that comes with a chest piece and exposed wounds on the legs and arms. Zombie gloves are a good … Read more
So each year my Fire Dept holds a charity 80’s party to benefit a different organization. I could think of no better 80’s costume than good ol’ Teen Wolf in Basketball Uniform Costume. I have done this costume in the past, but never with the basketball uniform and full body hair. It was a very … Read more
I basically sewed the overalls, got a long sleeved yellow shirt, got a black headband and used left over fabric from the overalls to make the ears then colored the tips in black. To make the tail I just used a hanger to form the shape and sewed the fabric over it, then later stuffed … Read more
I’ve wanted to make a Poison Ivy costume now for several years, but never ended up going through with it. Until recently my boyfriend and his friends informed me they throw an annual themed Presidents’ Day Bar Crawl. The perfect excuse to a) wander around town with a huge group of friends while imbibing multiple … Read more
My mom and I made this Nyan cat costume for Halloween 2011. I was kind of addicted to listening to Nyan Cat so I wanted to dress up like Nyan Cat. The way we did it was we found an old white shirt. We also used some old foam and some tan fabric as well … Read more
I was looking for an easy to wear but elaborate costume and thought it would be fun to make it active. So I thought of a puppet. It was a lot of fun to make sculpting the head out of flower foam. This is the foam they use in the bottom of flower arrangements. It … Read more
This is my version of the Scorpion From Mortal Kombat Costume. The materials I used are as follows: -rice bag -card board -yellow and black duct tape -a yellow rope -a skull from dollar store -a t-shirt (black) -black pants -Velcro and with a little imagination I managed to complete it! Here’s a video: http://youtu.be/bLeqwF5D-nE
My friends and I came up with the idea of a Hungry Hungry Hip-Hop Hippos group costume for Halloween last year. It was a great success. We each ordered Adidas fire bird style track suits and old school Adidas shoes matching our suits. We made the helmets out of safety helmets with hinges for face shields … Read more
Book Week dress up day is a big event at my school. The staff and children dress up as their favorite book character and have a chance to win prizes on the day. I always make a new costume each year and my inspiration was some material with the characters from Wizard of Oz printed … Read more
For the Midnight Premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2, I really wanted to dress up like a character from the movies. I looked up ideas on the internet and eventually came to the decision to be a Death Eater. To make the mask, I got my mother to paper-mache my face. … Read more
I had an old red corset laying around from an old costume. I sprayed it black with aerosol fabric paint that I got at the craft store. Next bought a few different kinds of black feathers and sewed them to the top and hip of the corset. Then I looked up a pattern for a … Read more
Last year for Halloween a friend’s daughter wanted to be Gir from Invader Zim. After searching the internet high and low for one they asked me to make one for her. Having never seen the cartoon myself it was a bit of a challenge to figure this one out. A pile of bright green felt … Read more