This is an amazing resource of Halloween costume ideas. All these costumes have won a local contest, and for good reason! Imaginative and extremely effective, you will find yourself returning to this section over and over again.
A little sample of what you will see here include everything from a mini Mr. T to a pop art version of a Stepford Wife. In addition, many costumes take their inspiration from game shows such as Wheel of Fortune and Plinko.
It seems like people have a lot of fun recreating their favorite movie characters. Considering so many of them won contests, it’s a favorite of contest judges as well. Find out how you can become Ben Stiller’s character from Dodgeball and the whole gang from Guardians of the Galaxy. Animated movies are represented here as well from Disney princesses to Rafiki from The Lion King.
Take lessons from the masters as they take concepts and turn them into recognizable costumes, hence landing them contest winner titles!
After a several months of deliberation I decided to be Ironman, ehh… Ironwoman… Ironlady… Lady Ironman? …ok whatever, you get the idea! I figured now would be a good time, since the third Ironman movie came out this year. My version is a mix of the comic with the movie version and just my own … Read more
Here’s the story behind my headless Marie Antoinette costume. Every Halloween my neighborhood hosts an adults only Halloween party with cash prizes for the best Halloween costumes. I had won the contest in 2020 and knew if I wanted to win back to back years I would have to really step up my game! I … Read more
Oh dear, I really didn’t know how this was all going to work out, but after going to many thrift stores, finding the right lamp shade, broken alarm clock, and the perfect doli then off to home depot, I was able to be the perfect 1 night stand, you will see in the pictures, a … Read more
This is Michael in 2nd grade, he was 7 yrs. old at the time. We gathered cardboard and I cut and shaped it to his size using the ideal of an old fashioned coffin. Once all the pieces of the coffin were cut, they were painted black. 1 can of black spray paint and clear 2′ cellophane tape to … Read more
This costume was so much fun to make and pretty easy too. All I did was, I bought a Styrofoam head from the local costume shop as well as the Frankenstein mask and green hands. I went to our local thrift shop and bought a small man’s suit in black. I then went to Home … Read more
I was inspired by the costumes from when I was a kid growing up in the 80’s. I remember the kids not really looking like a gumball. Just a clear garbage bag of blown up balloons, so I decided to take it up a notch. I’m also a professional balloon artist (no, not the kind … Read more
Every year, I ‘m challenged with what my kids will be for Halloween. Being a stay at home mom to 4 kids is very expensive when you ‘re faced with store bought costumes. So I figured why not make them like we used to in the 80’s? I try to find project costumes that won … Read more
I never use to dress up for Halloween growing up, and if i did it was always last-minute costumes that I could make with what I already had laying around my house. Last year was my junior year of high school and I was getting excited for my cousins annual Halloween Party. I had previously … Read more
Our Wonderland Costumes…Don’t call me crazy, just call me “Mad”. Disclaimer: Just know that I am NOT a super seamstress…creative, maybe…but I cannot sew more then a straight line! It may also be added that my hubby is NOT a “dress up and go out” for Halloween kind of guy! BUT, he thoroughly enjoyed this years … Read more
Our family loves to dress up in costumes and I am always up for a creative challenge. When my son asked to be Sauron, The Dark Lord, from The Lord of the Rings, I said “sure, no problem…what does he look like?” Then I saw the picture…oh, no. What had I agreed to?! I created … Read more
My husband and I thought long and hard about what we were going to dress up as for Halloween. We wanted to do something that we had never seen before. Something original and homemade. Hence, the birth of the Milkman and Pregnant Housewife! Milkman Costume: My husband works at a Collision Center, so he talked … Read more
To really appreciate this Homemade Fortune Teller in Booth Costume and the Adventure it was outside of it being an AWESOME costume, you first have to know that my wonderful loving husband repeatedly assured me there was no way I could make “all that crap ” into a costume. Okay, so I admit at first … Read more