Coolest Homemade Costumes that Cost Less than $20 to Make
Since I hand made my other two kids costumes this year, I couldn’t leave out the little one! But I wanted something that would be easy and comfortable, not to mention something that would give easy access to diaper when necessary. And a baby smurf answered all of those requirements perfectly. The main costume was … Read more
Until this year, I’ve always purchased our costumes, since my sewing skills are pretty much limited to sewing on buttons or closing up a simple seam. But my 11 year old daughter, Meital, told me she was way too old for princess costumes, and she wanted something original. Meital originally thought about making something from … Read more
This unique Troll Couple costume was fun to make and more fun to watch people’s reaction as we entered the party. My best friend had won first place in costume contest the previous year in our homemade Thing 1 and Thing 2 costumes so we had to one up ourselves. We wanted something fun, something … Read more
My best friend and I are a goofy pair. We had searched high and low for costumes, but couldn’t find one that really showed our personality. We finally came across a Thing 1 and Thing 2 costume in the store but it was too generic looking so we decided we could do it better with … Read more
I used body paint of course and my husband’s help. This Smurfette costume was for my company Halloween Party 2010. I took a simple white dress, a few cotton balls (hot glued them to my butt) and voila. The only things that I bought were the hat and shoes, but you can however find some around … Read more
I came up with this idea for a creepy doll costume for my company party last year. It’s kind of a mixture of creepy doll/puppet on a string (with stiff movements, and silence). Start out trying to find a dress with a lot of ruffling- or tulle. I could not find what I wanted anywhere … Read more
It was mid-October of last year when I had finally decided not to dress up for the upcoming Halloween. I had no plans, so why bother? Then I received an invitation to a Halloween party complete with a costume contest. I’m not usually one to let competition go to waste, so I had to come … Read more
My friends have a long lasting joke that I remind them of the crazy old drunk lady from “There’s Something About Mary” so I decided on an original Magda costume from There’s Something About Mary for Halloween. The first step I took in creating my “Magda” costume was her nightgown. I purchased a 1970’s style … Read more
My 2yr old wanted to be Foofa for Halloween so I went out and bought an oversized pair of sweats, top and bottom. I used the top to make the long torso, adding elastic to the bottom so it would poof out, and the sleeves were for the hat and shoe covers. I used felt for … Read more
From start to finish I spent 4 hours making this original Mario Brother’s Toad costume. It is made of things I found at Goodwill. It consists of a white long sleeve t-shirt, white pants, a blue t-shirt, a gold vest, a red place mat, a round box and scrap white t-shirt from another project. The … Read more
The Cuppy Cake costume was easy to make. The bottom is flannel material, pink with small colored dots and I pleated the material to make it look like a cupcake paper. I also made a pair of pants to match for under the cupcake for her little legs. I made a blouse type top out … Read more
I was a big fan of Gilligan’s Island as a child so I decided that when we went to Disney World for Halloween that I was going to make a Gilligan costume to wear. So I started checking out the local Thrift Stores for something to work with. I really hit the jackpot when I … Read more