Coolest Homemade Costumes that Cost Less than $20 to Make
My Little Centaur: I blame Hollywood for my little man’s current fascination with centaurs, there was the Narnia series of movies then the more recent Percy Jackson, they all featured horses and centaurs and my son was quite taken by them. I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised by the answer I got when I … Read more
I never liked “happily ever afters” from a very young age. I remember growing up thinking to myself after every Disney movie,” This could’ve went wrong very easily” So one Halloween I decided to show people what that “wrong” alternative could have been. My first successful costume showing this was Little Miss Muffet wrapped in … Read more
After my work announced it was having a costume contest the day before Halloween, I was left scrambling for ideas at the last minute. I do not like to buy my costumes pre-made or at the store because they seem to all look the same and just aren’t that creative. After a trip through the … Read more
My sister, mom, and I decided to be the Sanderson sisters this year. We didn’t want to spend a lot of money so we gathered up things that we had around the house. We went and got a few things from a thrift store, but that was about it. We didn’t have a lot of … Read more
I had so much fun making these costumes. You will have too! I wanted something simple and inexpensive for our 2014 Cub Scout Homemade Costume Contest. So began my online search for an easy, creative costume. I looked at over 100 different costumes and many websites and when I saw this costume, I knew it … Read more
My husband and I had been trying to get pregnant for quite some time. It had been a roller-coaster of emotions for us, and then finally it happened! Luckily for us, we realized I would be pregnant on our favorite night of the year, HALLOWEEN! We got to brainstorming right away. Since we’re saving money, … Read more
My best friend and I knew that we wanted our little girls to have coordinating costumes that were cute, funny AND unique for our church’s Trunk or Treat event for Halloween 2014. After many discussions, we finally decided on 80’s exercise girls. We both found old swimsuits, bought the white tights at Walmart to go … Read more
One fine day at the end of September, my 10 year old daughter Lauren finally decided what she’d like to dress up as this Halloween – “Mom, I’d love to be one of the ‘Weeping Angels’ from Doctor Who – please, please, please – can I be that?” “Well”, I said (as I scanned my … Read more
Instead of a traditional wedding cake, my husband and I had a tier of Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Six years later we created two little doughnuts ourselves (one and four year old daughters). After searching for doughnut costumes and only finding ones for $60, I decided to make my own, however, I don’t know how to … Read more
For 30 years I have been making costumes for my family. Finally, I made one for myself. There are not many strong middle aged mom characters out there to imitate until now. Valka, Hiccup’s mom from How To Train Your Dragon is the coolest mom ever. In an effort to keep cost down and try … Read more
I wanted to create a Game of Thrones style throne for a costume I made. This version is made from slats from a set of vertical blinds, a cardboard box and palm fronds. I really wanted to challenge myself to make a throne that was quick, cheap and easy to do. I started by making … Read more
After Googling several DIY Halloween costumes, my daughter chose the Head on a Platter. I was so excited! I picked up most of her table items from the Salvation Army. My husband fastened them to the (box) table. He even made her handles on the inside of the box in order to make it more … Read more