We were inspired by the Lego Group costume on this site, that won last year, and made our own do it yourself Lego family costume. We followed their perfect instructions and made our own versions based off of Lego Minifigures we found at the Lego Store and on eBay. We did the Disco Dude Minifigure, … Read more
OK so we had two of us originally that decided to be trolls then added one last minute. First we had to order a nude color leotard since we couldn’t find any in the stores. We bought panty hose to wear underneath and glitter paint to draw our belly buttons. As for the hair… the … Read more
My husband made this Homemade Flintstone Family Costume for all of us. After seeing the prices of costumes in the stores, we decided that we would try to make them ourselves. Three hours later this is what we came up with. We’ve never had our picture taken so many times!
These are our cool homemade Monsters Inc. family costumes. I dressed as Mike, my husband was Mike and our little girl was Boo. For Mike’s costume, I used 9 layers of paper mache over an exercise ball. Be careful not to cover the plug so that you can deflate it and save it for another … Read more
Every year my children want to be something great for Halloween, however I have 4 kids so buying 4 costumes is not in my budget. I decided I would start making their costumes, they pick what group they go as and then I make all 4 costumes, we always go as a group. Last year … Read more
We picked up all sorts of old clothes at the Goodwill and Salvation army. It was lots of fun!
This is a picture of our Clue Game Group Costume. I’ll start with my costume, Miss Scarlet. The dress was actually my old prom dress, which I got for a bargain price of $15. Any red dress would do. Completed the costume with gloves, heels and a long cigarette holder. Next is Mrs. Peacock, hers … Read more
There were seven and a half of us who all got together to do a Homemade Spaceballs Group Costume. I was Asshole/Spaceball. I made the helmet from an outdoor lamp globe, a bike helmet, foam, a drimel, and spray paint. The suit was a painters suite, and the belt was from an old shirt. All … Read more
Our family went as Shrek and gang in 2007 and I was dared to top my Shrek. To do so, I could only think of cross-dressing, but didn’t want to do anything rude. Then one day the Wizard of Oz was on TV and the rest is history. My wife’s lion costume was a simple … Read more
It was four days before the big day and Tim and I were still struggling to fit half a hula-hoop into an elbow joint of PVC that was oozing with bathroom caulk and epoxy. How were we going to make four identical Ms. Pac-man ghosts to win the group costume contest? Our vision was to … Read more
We are all in college and on a budget. We found boxes at the local hardware store and spray painted them and added foam wheels, numbers, and string to attach to our body. For Mario and Luigi we bought mens suspenders, colored tee shirt and base ball hats, we super glued foam letters on the … Read more
This is a group of seventeen college students from Wichita, KS. We are dressed up as Crayola crayons (ladies) and markers (boys). Each person made their own costumes to reflect their personality. I , Rusty (the Pink Crayola), came up with this idea, and we planned and began the creative process in early September. The … Read more