My 6yr old son fell instantly in love with the movie, How to Train Your Dragon. I searched a little while on the web, but there really weren’t any offerings for a Homemade Toothless The Dragon Halloween Costume Idea. And reluctantly, I told him we would try to work something up. A bit later while … Read more
The whole family decided to get in on this Shrek and the gang costume! We had Shrek: Sleeping pants and shirt from the thrift store, cut and old brown vest short and put brown socks over some slippers for the boot effect. Fiona: Cut and old red Renaissance gown and trimmed in gold with hot … Read more
My son wanted to be Shrek, and at the time their weren’t any Shrek costumes out there. So being crafty I decided ‘homemade’ is always better. I found some green t-shirt material and some brown cotton material and some dark brown velvet and started to sew. For this homemade Shrek costume I made a hood … Read more
How to train your dragon. I made toothless 5ft long out of a roll from a fabric bolt, covered him with foam than black fabric. His eyes are 2 balls cut in half and painted them with glow paint, his horns are cut off of a mask I already had – I painted them also. … Read more
For my shirt, I took a chocolate t-shirt and turned it inside out. I cut the neck off and took leather string and sewed the sleeves and shirt to look like the photo. For my belt I took a dark brown t-shirt fabric and tie the ends together, the buckle is a kids mid evil … Read more
I will start with the gingerbread man first. For his costume I bought tan colored felt at the fabric store, about 5 yards of it. I also bought the 8 1/2″ X 11″ colored felt sheets in purple and white and red. When I got all the material together I laid the tan felt flat … Read more
Hi! Every year I try to come up with a new idea for Halloween. This year, I decided to lend my hand at making the best Toothless the Dragon costume around. I hope that I’ve accomplished that! I put a lot of time and research into the costume, trying to make it true to the … Read more
For Homemade Shrek, I used: old clothes, gourd ends cut and glued on head, fake teeth, and I sprayed body with colored hairspray For Homemade Fiona, I used my own wedding dress, head piece with wig, and I also sprayed body with colored hairspray. Good luck with your own Shrek and Fiona homemade costumes!
Being Fiona Shrek was one of the best times I ever had. The costume was way easier than I thought it was going to be and I won first prize at both parties that I attended! I started off this Homemade Fiona from Shrek Costume with buying the green dress for $10 at a thrift … Read more
My son wanted a Toothless the Dragon DIY Halloween costume this year. So I bought a black sweatshirt and pants at a secondhand store. I decorated the hood of the sweatshirt to make the dragon face by cutting and gluing on felt shapes for the eyes, tongue and teeth. I painted on the nose with … Read more
Shrek was home made with brown shoes, some plaid pajama bottoms, off white shirt, homemade vest, painted green gloves and a ton of green make-up. Fiona was store bought with a ton of green make-up. This Shrek and Fiona costume was a super fun costume to wear!
These costumes came together very simply. First you start by painting yourself with green paint and spray painting your hair green. The ears were made by rolling green felt and hot gluing them together and then wiring them onto black plastic headbands. Any kind of shirts work, as long as your look is rustic. I … Read more