The enchanting magic of Disney is undeniable. The list of movies that have transported generations seems never ending. As far as costume choice goes, if you want to make an indelible impression, Disney costumes will take you there!
With so many store bought Disney costumes available, why would you need to create your own? After perusing this extensive collection, you won’t be asking that question anymore! The level of detail and love that went into making these, is apparent. These costumes look and fit better than anything you can purchase. In addition, the act of creating costumes for a family member is incredibly bonding. The journey adds so much to the destination.
As a result, you can recreate the magic of Disney with these fantastic Disney costumes. Use your imagination to augment your favorite characters. Be inspired by the DIY costume designs here that are truly magnificent works of art.
This is how we made our Homemade Jessica and Roger Rabbit Couple Costume. For Jessica, I was able to find a thrift store tight red halter dress for $7 (which was incredible, considering we had already decided on costumes). I had to do a few alterations, such as adding the slit. It didn’t show up … Read more
Our family loves the movie “UP” so we all picked characters we wanted to be and set out to make a do it yourself UP group Halloween costume. My husband and I shopped thrift stores for weeks to get our costumes completed. My husband found a shirt, sports-coat, bowtie and even the four-legged cane (complete … Read more
This Jessie from Toy Story Costume was my first homemade costume and I loved it! I decided to make this costume because our family was the “Toy Story” cast for Halloween and I was unhappy with the quality of the Adult Jessie costume that was available to purchase. For the shirt I bought a white … Read more
We have quadruplets and each year we pick a group Halloween outfit. This is our Coolest Toy Story Child Group Costume. For Jessie I used a canvas hat from the craft store as a pattern. I ended up taking the hat apart and covering it with red felt and then sewing it back together. I … Read more
Pixar is becoming an annual Halloween theme in our household. Each year, I try to come up with a costume idea that stems from one of their movies. Wall-E was last year’s theme, and this year was the Academy Award nominee, Up. The Homemade House from Up Halloween Costume is inexpensive and fairly easy to … Read more
My son needed a Toy Story themed costume for Spirit Week. We started at the fabric store and bought movable fabric board for the bottom (to aid in the appearance), purple velvet fabric for the body and red/gray metallic fabric for trim. I used Velcro instead of zippers or draw strings, which was a mistake … Read more
I made the Buzz costume using cardboard, poster paint, spray paint, elastic, label stickers, and a few thrift store finds. I started by cutting out the chest piece and the lower half of the arms from cardboard, then, spray painting them white. After it dried I added the details with poster paint, and attached some … Read more
As a family, we usually let our kids dress up however they want for church/community parties but reserve Halloween for a group theme. We had a hard time deciding this year so a lot of the work was left (up to me) until the last minute. Dressing up as the Toy Story crew finally won … Read more
I wanted to come up with a costume for my twins that was original so I came up with Homemade Twiddle Dee and Twiddle Dum Costumes from Alice in Wonderland. The costumes were easy to make but turned out so cute. I didn’t have a pattern so I made my own. I used a stretchy … Read more
For my ghostly Homemade Mad Hatter Halloween Costume, I started with the hat. I added purple satin under the grey tulle, added a brim of the same fabric. I hot glued a peacock feather, added hat pins and the price tag stating “in this style 10/6”. Under the hat is a curly red wig that … Read more
Our Japanese exchange student wanted to be the “Mad Hatter” ala Johnny Depp. We started out at the thrift store. We found a black dinner jacket, a vest, a pink shirt, pinstriped pants, and a cool floral skirt to cut up for the bowtie. We also found a plaid knit men’s shirt to cut up … Read more
For this Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland Costume Idea I found everything second hand or had already owned. The hair is mine, thanks to having it long I was able to crimp it and spray it green. The hat was probably the most difficult to find used. Brand New at least $30.00. My hat … Read more