My nephews were dressed in the Chipmunks costume for Halloween. I bought red, green, and blue long-sleeved turtlenecks from the thrift store. I already had the yellow felt for the A on Alvin’s shirt and the red baseball cap. Then we used Harry Potter glasses for Simon. The shoes we got at Wall-Mart for $5/pair. … Read more
My boyfriend and I, along with his little sister and a couple of our friends, wanted to get together and do Halloween costumes as a group. Due to our love for Scooby-Doo, we decided be “the gang.” All of the outfits of this Scooby Doo Gang Group Costume were put together using clothes we found … Read more
SpongeBob: He was made out of a cut down refrigerator box from a local Lowe’s… got that for free :) He was painted with regular acrylic craft paints and I added some dimension by cutting his belt, tie, eyes, teeth, etc out of cardboard and gluing them on. Underneath we put my son in some … Read more
For Purim I wanted to be original. I find store bought costumes to be cheap looking so decided to do it myself. We decided to do the 1971 Gene Wilder version as Willy Wonka. For my husband’s costume we found his pieces via thrift shops. His vest was an old lady dress cut up and … Read more
Dazed and Confused has been a favorite movie of mine since Jr. High. While looking through this site I found the D&C page and instantly wanted to do it! My friend and I went as Senior Girls and our husbands went as Wooderson and Slater, respectively. Here’s how we created this homemade Dazed and Confused … Read more
There was actually 12 of us all of us, different characters from Wizard of Oz but I cant find that picture of the Wizard of Oz Group Costume right now. I made the wicked witch just using a Simplicity pattern. The little flower munchkin was also from a pattern. For the lollipop guild I found … Read more
Our 5-year old daughter loves Super Mario, so we decided to go as a group. I made the Toad hats by sewing 2 round pieces of fleece together, then cutting a hole in the bottom for the head. I used a piece of craft mesh (it’s kind of like a screen door but stiffer) stuffed … Read more
My brother and I made this Pac Man Group Costume from cardboard boxes and spray paint. First we drew a grid of pixels on the cardboard and then traced the actual dimensions pixel by pixel of the ghosts and Pac Man onto the cardboard. We then cut out 2 pieces per costume and spray painted … Read more
We actually got this idea from this site but it’s always helpful to have more pictures to guide you in the costume making process. We basically bought some fabric and (since none of us can sew) super-glued Velcro on to the back to make tube top dresses and then cut out the logo and the … Read more
Here are the instructions to make a Homemade Circus Freak Group Costume. Ringmaster: Thrifted blazer cut so it had “tails” in back, added fringe and a bustle made from a thrifted skirt. Skirt made from a thrifted dress, added gold ruffle. Handmade bow tie on elastic strap. Purchased top hat on a headband and added … Read more
We had a group costume idea for the Clue game. We got the game card pieces from the game Clue (and pinned each card to our costumes). Most of the items we bought at thrift shops, Goodwill and the Salvation Army. Mrs. White wore a bonnet, apron and black dress. Mr. Green wore a green … Read more
We love to drink Four Loko when we go out so we decided to get a little loco and had a homemade Four Loko group Halloween costume idea. We used a whole bunch of duct tape, spray paint and markers to create these colorful creations.