Coolest Homemade Costumes that Cost Less than $20 to Make
This railroad crossing Halloween costume was my favorite Halloween costume I have ever done. I work at Hooters and all the girls always wear skimpy outfits so I wanted to change it up and this is what I thought up. It was very simple to make and budget friendly. I got the socks from a … Read more
I wanted to dress up with my Boston terrier for Halloween. Her name is Lola and she pretty much goes wherever I go so I knew we had to do a couple costume. I just couldn’t figure out what I wanted us to be. Then one night out I was drinking a crown and sprite … Read more
The whole Pinata costume was under $10!! Everything was purchased at a Dollar store. 1 to 2 packets of colored tissue paper gift ribbon oak tag T shirt candy I cut the tissue paper sheets into strips and then folded it in half then length of the T shirt. Cut slits, create the fringes but leave … Read more
In our house we love the Nightmare before Christmas. This inspired me to create new characters for Halloween last year. I looked up pictures of Sally and let my imagination go. First I created my husband’s costume. I took an old suit and hat and my bag of bits and I went to work making … Read more
Buy a white t-shirt and white shorts or pants. This dirty last-minute Twister costume requires 4-10 pieces of construction paper of 4 different colors (to make the circles) and black string to hang the twister board around your neck if needed. For the game spinner, use a white sheet of paper and cut out a … Read more
This is Lego Ninjago Kai. I asked my five year old son Blade if you could be anything in the world for Halloween, what would you be? He quickly answered a Lego Ninjago!! It was on! I started brainstorming how to make the perfect costume. I looked at pictures and toys to get ideas. I … Read more
This bubble bath costume was such a big hit! I blew up blue and white balloons and safety pinned them to a flesh colored tank top and shorts. The only other accessories was a bath towel for the hair, rubber ducky and a bath scrubber. Cheapest costume ever! The only hard part was maneuvering, but … Read more
This Nacho Libre costume for a toddler is the first ever costume I made for my 2 year old, he was so obsessed with the Nacho Libre. I tried looking for one online but what do you know, they don’t sell any his size. So I started making it a week before Halloween and to be … Read more
Get 4 girls for each of the Teletubbies. Each girl buys at least one roll of colored ducktape and a roll of cling wrap. Someone also needs to buy silver ducktape for the squares and pipe cleaners for the head pieces. First, wrap the cling wrap around you but make sure you will be comfortable. … Read more
We took a family trip to Mt Rushmore in September and came home with a Mount Rushmore Costume idea! It took some time but was a lot of fun to make. It was constructed building a rectangle frame with upright supports from odds and ends of wood I had at home. I then used chicken wire … Read more
One of my favorite movies is The Princess Bride. I wanted to go as a character from the movie, but I didn’t want to go as Buttercup because let’s face it Wesley is way cooler, plus my hair color and length is similar to Cary Elwes. With this costume I had people questioning my gender … Read more
My friend and I decided in high school we wanted a Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Couple Costume, since we had grown up with their movies. We decided to wear the same clothes except in different colors much like the girls were doing throughout some of their “hits.” The hats were actually Mary-Kate and Ashley brand … Read more