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!
In 2012 I was desperate for a unique and fun costume. I was inspired by something I saw on Pinterest (of course) and let my creative juices flow. At the craft store I purchased a narrow yet long piece of foam board. I then picked up some contact paper in a wood pattern to make it … Read more
In 2012, my boyfriend and I wanted to go as Harley Quinn and the Joker but with a unique twist. We both ride motorcycles, so we thought it would be cool to imagine the traditional characters as if they rode motorcycles. I made my costume completely from scratch with a combination of red vinyl (that … Read more
The Corona bottle costume was made using a store bought yellow tube dress. I then printed out the Corona label on fabric and glued it to the dress. I took a pair of old flats and painted them yellow. For the bottle cap, I painted a Styrofoam circle yellow (same paint as the shoes), chiseled … Read more
In 2011, I went as Katy Perry from her “Alien” video. I made the costume from scratch and through lots of trial and error it took me about a month and a half to complete. The breast plate was the hardest part to figure out. It is made from plastic that was melted and formed … Read more
We made it really simple and easy. We got gloves shirts hats tights shorts sea shells and elastic. We used make up for the face and it was for school so we were restricted on some things but overall we got plenty of compliments. We had so much fun with it. If we were allowed … Read more
I have been a fan of Marvel and the X-men ever since I was a child. I was always into the big characters (you know, the tough guys that always smash things.) My character is “the Juggernaut”. He possesses incredible amount of strength, invulnerability, and stamina. Once the Juggernaut starts moving he cant be stopped. Nobody … Read more
I wanted to be something creepy, but also have a costume that nobody would know who I was unless I wanted them to. I’ve always wanted to do a more complex face paint than the norm, but I like the effect of the paint itself with added appliances/prosthetics. The face paint took about 2 hours to … Read more
My husband has been told on a number of times that he looks like serial killer Dexter Morgan, from the Showtime series Dexter. I picked up a green button down shirt form Old Navy for Dexter’s “kill shirt”. I got a blood spatter apron at the Dollar store and he wore some brown pants and … Read more
This awesome PB&J costume was the hit of the party. We came 2nd place in the events costume party (but most people told us we should have won). Everyone wanted to get pictures with us! It was a blast to be in this costume because it was fun and you could still easily move in … Read more
An easy fun way to use balloons for a costume! Jelly Belly jelly beans! Clear plastic garbage bag, cut a hole in bottom for the legs and also arms slots. I went with the smaller balloons from Iparty. They look more like the real deal. Fill up the bag and tie carefully around neck with ribbon … Read more
I made my 9 year old son a claw machine costume for Halloween last year. The costume was called “The Claw”, a crane machine with stuffed animals in it. I started off with a big rectangle box, I painted it black, but you could choose any color. I glued in some stretchable straps inside to … Read more
Lots of fabric, feathers and glitter ! I made the tail using peacocks feather, I used real acrylic paint for my head and face and hot glued a cut up rubber chicken beak onto my face. I went all out and enjoyed every second of it., until it was night time and got cold. I … Read more