Coolest Homemade Costumes that Cost Less than $20 to Make
Three years ago I was at a bonfire in September. We were eating s’mores. It was that day I decided that I wanted to be a s’more for Halloween! I looked online for some ideas and they were all the same: Two pieces of cardboard on either side of for the graham crackers, something brown … Read more
A couple years ago I really wanted to be a Rabbit in a Magic Hat. I already had the rabbit ears and tail. I used lipstick and eye pencil to draw the nose and whiskers on my face. The hat was the tricky part. I don’t sew at all, so first I went to the store to … Read more
I wanted to be Lady Gaga, but I changed my mind last minute right before I went to a party and decided to be Ke$ha! All you need is a weird shirt, short shorts, ripped stockings, overdone make-up, messy hair, and accessories like gloves, jewelry and glasses! It’s just that simple! Everyone knows exactly who … Read more
My husband and I are theater teachers/directors and we love to make homemade costumes. We take it pretty seriously. One of our favorite books is “Where the Wild Things Are” and, before we were even expecting, we knew that, if we had a boy, his first Halloween costume would be Max from the book. We … Read more
Body paint is an excellent way to show off your creativity. Just like a painting, no two strokes are the same- so you are guaranteed originality. What I used for this zebra costume: BODY: black and white Snazaroo face paint. false lashes black high waist shorts two black bras (one low cut dress bra) black … Read more
Halloween 2008 was coming up and I had no clue what I wanted to be! My friends and I were wondering around in Walmart trying to come up with ideas. We were in the bra section when I saw this pink and black lacy bra and the thought came to me! I could be a … Read more
My son was 14 months old during this time and this was his first real Halloween. I wanted to turn him into something scary and cute at the same time without spending a lot of money because I knew he would only get to wear the costume once. It does not make sense to me … Read more
For Halloween I decided I was not going to buy a ready made costume from the store! I wanted to make something cool that went with my cheerful personality and with my silliness!! What’s funnier than a jellybean? haha, well, this was somewhat easy to make but difficult to wear! But so hilarious!! It was … Read more
This pregnant road sign Halloween costume is incredibly simple! Just get the one dollar paints from your average craft store. First trace a yellow triangle on your tummy, outline it in black, and write the word bump! I added colored ribbons in my hair for a little more oomf ! Other than that I just … Read more
When my kids were little I loved dressing them up for Halloween and taking them to the mall for contest. Here Kaylee is 6 years old and I made her a “REAL GHOST”. I love to work with makeup so I covered her face with a white/gray theater makeup and spitit glued bugs on her … Read more
For a good friend’s hen party we had to dress up as a cartoon character from our childhood. Straight away I decided on the Cat in the Hat! I had to be him! But after searching around I couldn’t find anything at all suitable or in my price range and couldn’t find the hat anywhere … Read more
We have a Halloween party every year at my local pub. I love creating costumes. I got the idea from this site and thought about it , so i went ahead and did it. It took me an afternoon to gather and beg for the things. The hand was from one of the pound shops. All … Read more