Coolest Homemade Costumes that Cost Less than $20 to Make
For our high school’s annual spirit day dress up, one of my best friends and I decided to put together a couple costume but had a hard time thinking of something that could be prepared within three days. We then decided to dress up as characters in UP, since most parts of the costume can … Read more
Girls wanted to do a costume together but didn’t want to do something that everyone does so we went with the Powerpuff Girls. I made the dresses out of t-shirts and sewed a basic aline dress. You could also just find dresses that are pink, green and blue if you don’t know how to sew. … Read more
My friend Lisa broke her pelvis and two vertebrae in early 2012 and she needed a neck brace/C-collar to keep her spine in line. She remained in good spirits, though, and towards the end of her recovery time I saw her out at a bar after our mutual friend’s thesis reading. I love the movie … Read more
Tired of storing my childhood and college things, my mom has been sending stuff home with me when I visit my parents’ house. On one such trip, she asked me if something she’d found in the garage was mine. It was a lone flip-top garbage can lid (without the garbage can) and, to be funny, … Read more
What you need for this costume is: hot glue, hot glue gun, fabric glue, sea shells, fish net, black leggings, tulle & sequin fabric (colors of your choice) a bracelet, ripped green fabric or fake seaweed, some thread & body paint (optional) 1st, I cut out some fish net, roughly in the shape of a … Read more
Two years ago, my boyfriend and I went to a college Halloween party as Colonel Sanders and a bucket of KFC Fried Chicken. We wanted to dress as something original that we’ve never seen out at a Halloween party before, something that would bring smiles and laughs to people’s faces, and this costume did just … Read more
Several years ago, my boyfriend and I went to a college Halloween party as Bugs Bunny and Lola Bunny from ‘Space Jam’. We wanted a costume that would be recognizable and nostalgic for our fellow classmates who grew up in the ’90s, and this costume did the trick. We received compliments all night about how … Read more
My family and I love Halloween, we love to make our own costumes. This year my daughter was a little undecided of what to be. One day while playing one of our favorite games, Candy Crush, we thought – what about Tiffie?- the character from our most played game. We had to think of something … Read more
Every year I try to decide what to make for my Halloween costume, how to think outside the box instead of being the typical vampire, werewolf and all that. So far, I have done pretty well and everyone at school can’t wait to see what I will be each year. One year I made myself … Read more
Aladdin was one of my faaavorite movies growing up. I’ve watched it countless times and know all of the songs. Very much like Genie made me feel as a child – my son warms my heart and makes me laugh with his high energy and silly crazy ways. So in honor of the late great … Read more
We always dress-up at my job. I work as a cook in a school cafeteria where we serve kids from kindergarten to high school. I enjoy seeing the smiles on the kids faces when they come to lunch to see the unexpected,such as a bunch of cafeteria ladies dressed in cool costumes. Since I always … Read more
The teenage mutant ninja turtles costume started out as an idea for our group of foursome for movie characters day during homecoming week. However, being high school students who don’t yet have the ability to drive the plans (and materials) didn’t quite come together in time. We decided to give it another go round once … Read more