Coolest Homemade Costumes that Cost Less than $20 to Make
The inspiration for this Spooky Trantor the Troll Homemade Costume came from the movie “Ernest Scared Stupid”. Growing up, my family and I watched this movie every Halloween. So this year, I decided to try and recreate (in my own way), one of my favorite Halloween memories from the film- Trantor the Troll! Not only was … Read more
Swamp King Troy Landry Costume We are grandparents who are lucky enough to live close to our grandchildren. In our never-ending quest to be the greatest grandparents ever, Halloween is our opportunity to shine. We have a lot of fun getting ready for Halloween. We make spooky cookies, go to pumpkin patches, hayrides, parades, and … Read more
Was entirely too busy preparing daughters costume to do anything for myself. So, while at dollar store I grabbed 3 pieces of poster board totaling $1.50. Two white pieces for heads and one red for dynamite. Since it was Halloween time, I was able to find a “ball and chain” prop. I went home, made … Read more
Seemed simple enough. Boots , black Jeans and white-ish shirt we had. Went to thrift stoe and purchased a jacket. Cut sleeves and converted it to a vest. Used fabric from arms to make pockets on vest front. The gun holster and gun were a bit more challenging. Went to usual toy stores and was … Read more
It seems like each year my oldest son chooses a food related costume, which is always a fun project. This Theater Popcorn costume was my first one, and I loved seeing him in it just as much as he enjoyed wearing it! You’ll need: cardboard box (big enough to fit around child wearing it)wrapping paper(you … Read more
Each year my company has a Halloween Costume Contest. The best part of the costume is my name is actually Marcia and as many times as people say ‘Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!” to me I knew this was the costume meant for me. I found the idea for a Marsha Brady Halloween costume from this site … Read more
With this being the last time I would be pregnant at Halloween, I wanted to take advantage of my growing belly and incorporate it into the costume somehow. When my oldest said he wanted to be a pickle, it clicked. He could be the pickles, my youngest, the chubby hubby ice cream and we’d have … Read more
The pint-sized baby Pillager Viking costume all started with a hat. When I was about 9 months pregnant with my son Carter, I came across a crocheted Viking hat on Etsy. Being of Viking descent–I’m originally from Iceland–I decided it was the perfect unique accessory for his baby photos, not to mention I knew my … Read more
Every year I find it more and more challenging to top my previous Halloween’s costume – but this year, we did it! There will never be a better group costume than SHARK WEEK. As a group, we have always refused to buy our costumes at the store, and prefer to be “funny” over “sexy”. Also, … Read more
As always…lady’s first. “Primrose Everdeen.” and that’s when it happened, I couldn’t resist, Prim, did she really say Prim? And then out of nowhere……”I volunteer!…I volunteer as tribute.” That’s where it all began, my journey to the Capitol for a costume. OK, OK, really, it was a trip to Wal-Mart, but judging by most people … Read more
This Pinata costume was a time consuming costume to make but it was worth all the fun I had wearing it. I used to have Pinatas at all my birthday parties. I just love the colors they are made of and Pinatas always make people remember happy days! To make the costume I just took an old … Read more
My son wanted to be his favorite wildness explorer, Russell from UP. I started out with the general part of the outfit, khaki shorts, olive cuffed socks, hiking boots and a yellow shirt. Added a belt and set to work on the W/E flad, patches and accessories to complete the costume. The hardest part was … Read more