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 made the dress myself for Fiona and Shrek’s vest was specially made for him. Shrek’s vest is made out of fake alligator skin leather. Fiona’s ears are made from crayola clay and glued to the wig that I wore. We love dressing up and make kids days. We travel around to different Halloween parties … Read more
My daughter eats spaghetti morning, noon and night. I have joked with her that she is going to turn into spaghetti and meatballs. She was watching TV one day and someone said “You are what you eat”. Several minutes later she came to me and said “Mama am I spaghetti and meatballs”? I burst out … Read more
Starting out I purchased drywall stilts, facial prosthesis, contact lenses, makeup and high quality fake teeth. I decided to become “The Beast”, an over sized werewolf based costume. I obtained several floor mats with a fake fur like material and used it as a fur muscle suit for my body. By covering a hockey chest … Read more
Financially, things have not been going well for me or my family and I have been feeling like there is a cloud over my head. So, I decided to make fun of that with the hope of helping me out of my funk. I found an silver choir or graduation gown in at my local Salvation Army … Read more
Me and my two girlfriends did a Running Scared 5k this year and needed, easy, cheap and comfortable costumes. We even WON the costume contest! Rock (you need:) 1. Black garbage bag 2. Grey (sticks to plastic) spray paint 3. Tape 4. Some kind of stuffing (I used packaging bubbles) Paper (you need:) 1. Pins … Read more
My wife made this all possible. I just told her who I wanted to be for Halloween and she was off. She found all the clothes pieces at a thrift store except for the pants and shoes (I had those). She started off by the vest, she couldn’t find a green vest so she decided to … Read more
I attend an “Adult” theme Halloween party every year and everyone really goes all out with their costumes. The results vary from mild to wild, with me usually being the wild part. This year with all the publicity from Miley’s VMA awards performance, she seemed a natural for a costume. When I started to do … Read more
My three year old Kip loves Mr. Grinch and decided that he would like to be Mr. Grinch for Halloween. I scoured the internet for ideas and decided to start sewing. I ordered long faux fur fabric, purchased a pattern I could use to make the body, and bought Max the dog on Ebay. After … Read more
Every Halloween I try to pick something as creative as myself. I am not a fan of store bought costumes. I have very long blonde hair and have incorporated it many times into my costumes. I looked up some ideas online and came across a children’s costume of Barbie – but she was in a … Read more
I had a Halloween party for my dance team that very day and still had no idea what to be until I was inspired by the Up movie. I started being creative and found a brown straw basket that I cut out the bottom of and fit my hips around. I tied string from the … Read more
Well, let’s start with that I made this Gene Simmons costume, with many saying “You can buy that whole costume”. True, you now can, but a few years ago when I made it, the next year is when the already made version became available. Second, the costume you buy, wouldn’t fit either, as is made … Read more
I knew as soon as I saw the Pillsbury Doughboy that my son would be a PERFECT replica. I made the costume with a white pillowcase, white pants/shirt and a white chef hat that I printed the logo on. As his mom I wanted to coordinate with his costume in some way so I came … Read more