Coolest Homemade Costumes that Cost Less than $20 to Make
My son is getting old enough to pick his own costume now (boo for me). On the upside though, we usually have several “festivities” to go to between school parties, parties with friends and Trick or Treating, that he has had to have two costumes each year so as to not destroy his “main” costume. … Read more
The first thing I did for this Marge Simpson costume was make my wig. I took a knee high pair of pantyhose, with the sticky part that is supposed to attach to leg, and shoved as much cotton as I could fit into one of the legs. Then I ran a wire through it for … Read more
First thing I did was hit the store for some raw materials to make this Ms. Pacman costume: two hula hoops, doll rods, yellow fabric, and black paint. I cut the doll rods to fit the width of my shoulders and hips. Then, I hot glued the doll rods to to the hula hoops in … Read more
On New Years eve me and a friend of mine went to a Hollywood celebrity party as members of the A-team! I was Hannibal Smith (with kaki shirt, grey hear and a big cigar) and a friend of mine was B.A. Baracus (with the gold necklaces, dark skin and the hair).
We wore these Playdoh costumes to the Rugby Sevens 2011 in Wellington, New Zealand which is a huge dress up event that 40,000 people in costumes go to. It is very hard to have an original costume but this Play-Doh Group Costume did the trick. These costumes were easy to make and took us about … Read more
I wanted a feminine scarecrow so I came up with this Feminine Scarecrow Costume! I started with a jean dress I found at Forever 21. I bought a bunch of fall colored leaves and crafts from Michael’s and glued them to the dress using a hot glue gun. Use buttons up the middle of the … Read more
My boyfriend is the Absinthe bottle. We used an old carboard box and painted it with green tempra paint. You can get this pretty cheap at any crafts and/or school supply store. We cut holes on the sides for the arms, as well as cut out the entire bottom portion of the box for his … Read more
This was my creation a Winifred Sanderson Costume from Hocus Pocus for a child’s trick or treat at we did at work. I used a Gothic wig and pulled all the hair into two sections and pinned and glued to keep it up. I made the over coat from penne fabric and glued gold trim … Read more
My husband loves super-accurate Halloween costumes. If it doesn’t involve at least three different visits to supply stores, and possibly sand paper, it’s probably not good enough. He also loves the show Metalocalypse, which features a cocaine loving Rock & Roll clown named “Dr. Rockso”. (G-g-g-g-g-g-yeah, baby!) I made this Dr. Rockso costume from Metalocalypse for … Read more
This is my Hoarder costume my mom made. We came up with the idea because one of our favorite shows is Hoarders. We went to several garage sales and thrift to make this. We had found a sweater at a cheap price, and lace to make a lace collar, to make an almost stereotype grandma. … Read more
I have always tried to get my husband to do a “couples costume”. He never would because he likes to make his own and actually win’s a lot of costume contests. I came up with this idea of a Cheech and Chong couple costume for the two of us and he totally went for it … Read more
Materials: Light pink bra (I used an old Betsy Johnson) Light pink fur Sheer light pink fabric Two bolts (about an inch long) Stapler Glue gun Fabric glue I started out this Fembot costume by pinning the light pink sheer fabric to the bottom of my bra (stopping at the claps in the back). I … Read more