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!
I knew I wanted to make a box-based costume this year, and stumbled upon the idea doing an image search. I didn’t see a lot of homemade versions, but it is such a cute and simple costume! (Maybe I’ll start a new trend?) This glowing X-Ray costume was really easy. I cut head and arm holes … Read more
Ohh yeeahhh! Behold the koolest Halloween costume ever built, Kool Aid Man! I initially looked online to buy one but I couldn’t find it anywhere. So I had to resort to Plan B, build it. So here you have it. Here’s how I made it. Materials used: Hula Hoops Cardboard zip ties tape foam spray … Read more
Shrek and Fiona costume was a fun, cute couple costume that was created from scratch from items found around the house! Fairy tale creatures keep out – An ogre lives here! Specifically, Shrek and Fiona! The advantage of this couple costume is that it is so huggable that you’ll have to fend off the advances of … Read more
The T-1000 costume was actually pretty simple, but it turned out very well. The base of the costume is black pants, a black button down shirt, black Red Wing low cut shoes and a white undershirt. The shoes and pants I have for work. The black shirt is actually a real policeman issued shirt that … Read more
This Avatar costume was many weeks in preparation. I bought the Avatar costume at the Halloween store but only used it for the tail and the mask. I cut the ears off the mask so I could strap them under the wig. The wig, fangs, jewelry and the makeup were all purchased at a local … Read more
“Hoppy” Halloween! My daughter wanted to be a frog for Halloween. I made her first frog head a bit too big, so we decided to go as Mama and baby frog. We love to go leopard frog catching in the summer. Sometimes we draw a circle in the middle of our large driveway and put … Read more
This Ice Cube in Boyz n the Hood costume is by far the easiest and cheapest costume ever. I wore a curly wig, cut a few ends, and juiced it up with some spray gel, bought a raider hat, black sweater and there you have it, doughboy! Everyone loved it and thought it was really … Read more
Putting this together was pretty simple. I took an old tank of mine and just covered it in different colored pom poms using a hot glue gun. I had a red skirt at home and just used duct tape to draw on the dispensary part. Although I originally wanted to use real gumballs, I wasn’t sure … Read more
It all starts with my competitive nature…lol. I love Halloween the costumes, decorations, CANDY!!! I have 4 children, 3 daughters, 20, 19, & 17 and a son 7. I have NEVER bought a costume for any of them EVER! I despise losing a costume judging contest to a bought costume or a thrown together not … Read more
Halloween is my favorite time of year and I literally start thinking about next year’s costume the day after Halloween. Halloween allows people to transform into something creative and magical. With Halloween costumes, I strongly believe one should always make their costume so you are unique and stand out. This year I decided to be … Read more
My 7 year old daughter found the “Have you laughed today” Laughing Cow Cheese commercial hilarious. She then declared to be Laughing Cow Cheese for Halloween! She didn’t choose to be the cow, or the round box, but the wedge of cheese that I had to buy and include in her school lunches. Not sure … Read more
I am always thinking of “home made” yet fun Halloween costumes for my son. Last year, he won first place in a local costume contest as a sock monkey. He took home the first place title again this year with my version of “Lil Colonel Sanders”. A few weeks before the contest, I purchased the … Read more