Coolest Homemade Costumes that Cost Less than $20 to Make
This is my baby girl’s first Halloween and I wanted her to have a really cute costume. I always sing the lil cuppycake song to her and we even call her Cuppycake sometimes so I thought a baby cupcake costume would be the perfect costume. First, I wrapped a regular round laundry basket I had … Read more
My son Joey is five years old and he LOVES dinosaurs. He wanted to be a Trex this Halloween because that is his favorite dinosaur of them all. He is such a fan of them that a silly cartoonish costume would not do. He needed something realistic so I decided to make make the coolest homemade … Read more
This is an easy and cheap homemade costume idea: Car Wash costume from a few years ago but I’m putting it out there for mothers who have a similar child and might need an idea. So my 4-year-old son LOVED car washes. He made them out of shoe boxes, tables, crates, ANYTHING and loved pushing … Read more
My son who is 8 has started a tradition for me for Trick-Or-Treating. He loves homemade costumes. He has been a bath tub of bubbles, zombie who died via DVD impalement and much more. He is a cub scout and wanted to enter the costume contest at the annual Spook-O-Ree last year. First place was … Read more
To make this Tippy Hedren from “The Birds” costume you will need: Hot glue gun Pliable wire (long twist ties stripped of casing will do) Safety Pins Black Spray paint Styrofoam block Wreath Birds (5+) Green Suit you can rip up Nylons you can rip Fake blood Black Cardboard Black feathers I started by going … Read more
Last year I decided to create a treature chest for my dog as a costume. I used cardboard to create the chest and I painted the inside blue. I also used jewels that I glued to the box. The last thing I did was cut some velcro so that I could strap it around him. … Read more
I went to the Halloween store and got the ears, tail and mask and also some knee high sock things. Then for the rest of this sexy Racoon Halloween costume I wore a black strapless sports bra and vest I had already with some frilly bloomers and fishnets I had from another costume. I used … Read more
From the moment I knew that I would have a good sized belly during Halloween I told my husband, I want it to be a part of our costume. I didn’t want to do the typical pumpkin belly, or bun in the oven belly, so I kept looking. Somewhere I saw an earth and then … Read more
‘Dowa’ was one of my daughter’s first words. She was absolutely in love with Dora the Explorer. So, for her Halloween costume, I decided to dress her up as Boots and I could easily enough grabbed a black wig, put on her backpack, and be Dora. The backpack actually doubled as a diaper holder for … Read more
This Hot Taco Bell Sauces Girls Group Costume was my costume last year for a Halloween party and got tons of compliments!! It was extremely easy to make and super cheap for those worried about a pricey costume. With two of my other friends, we each bought a shirt for the color of the sauce we … Read more
OK, so I thought hmm, spaghetti and meatballs costume for a Cocker Spaniel? Adorable! Especially since it reminds me of the famous spaghetti scene in Lady and the Tramp, even though my Cocker is a boy. Body The first thing I did was go to Goodwill to see if I could find a baby onsie … Read more
This Lobster costume was very simple to make and got lots of laughs. My husband bought an apron and chef’s hat for added laughs. We dressed up our 4-month old baby boy as a lobster. The base of the costume is a pair of red pajamas. Most importantly, my husband will carry our baby around in a big pot it … Read more