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 love the Smurfs….then I thought how smurfy it would be to be Smurfette. I have the blonde long hair already. Hmm I need a white dress, which I have a white sleeveless sundress already in my closet. So I need a form fitting blue long sleeve shirt, blue leggings, blue gloves and a smurf … Read more
I had previously done a “church lady” costume for a party, many of my friends joked about me wearing it to bed since it would take forever to get off. So expanding on that idea this year I created the “granny bed-time” look. most of the items including the housecoat, bedroom slippers, wig, and glasses … Read more
My son loves football, so, this idea costume idea was perfect for him. I started off with a cardboard box, painted it green and hot-glued astro turf to it. I used PVC for the goal posts and hotglued more astro turf to his greeen sweat pants. I then threw in a football mask and he … Read more
Last year Halloween was VERY wet and VERY cold. I almost didn’t take my son trick-or-treating because it was so miserable outside. However, the munchkin was dying to go and I had to find something quick that would keep me warm. I dug around in my closet (I LOVE clothes and have a ton of … Read more
I was trying to think of a simple, cute costume for my one year old. when I was searching online, I saw an advertisement for Chip N Dale dancers. The thought just popped into my head….make a baby Chip N Dale costume, just for fun, of course. I entered him in a local Halloween Contest … Read more
These Pink Flamingo Yard Ornaments all girl group costume were FUN costumes to create and to wear. It was a little time consuming finding everything and trying to figure out how to make the beak but I really liked the end product. The cost of the feather boas was pretty pricey but if you have coupons, … Read more
I came up with the idea to be the Headless Horseman, because the story was so frightening when I was growing up in Alaska. We have plenty of lonely trails to get from here to there, so the story always entered my mind as I was walking home alone. I bought the old blue button-up … Read more
My friends and I made these sexy Sailor Squad and Tuxedo Mask group Halloween costume for a Halloween social event for our sorority. It took us the entire day to complete them, but it was worth it! We got a lot of compliments at the party, and we actually ended up winning 1st prize in the … Read more
The Halloween party we went to was all of our neighbors and good friends we see on a daily basis. When we walked in, not a single person had any idea who we were – meaning they knew right away that we were Axl and Slash but didn’t have a clue who was behind the … Read more
Every year for about the last four years, I’ve always been some sort of TV character or commercial character. Not for any certain reason, but I like having funny costumes and being original. In the past I’ve been Flo from Progressive, The Sundrop soda girl, and contestants from Double Dare. Well this particular year, I didn’t have … Read more
Who doesn’t love bubbles?!?! This bubble bath costume did take some time and effort but it came out great and got a lot of compliments and attention! Purchase a tote at any retail store and cut out the bottom. Then with a drill I put random holes throughout the tote making a place to put the knotted … Read more
I saw a Tetris costume online which started me thinking about cube type costumes. Thus my Rubik’s Cube costume was born. This was a huge hit at work as coworkers tried to ‘solve’ me. To create this costume, you’ll need two large square cardboard boxes, a few different colors of construction paper, black duct tape … Read more