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 had the idea one night to be a Garbage Pail Kid for Halloween. I called my best friend to ask her if she wanted in on the idea and the next thing I know there were six of us that were going as GPK’s. Each person was responsible for finding their costume clothing and … Read more
One of my favorite movies as a kid was the movie Gremlins! The movie is based on a pet named Gizmo and the chaos that surrounds him once certain rules are broken. The two main rules are “Don’t feed Gizmo after Midnight” and “Don’t get Gizmo wet”! After these rules are broken a new type … Read more
My ten year old daughter came up with this idea and built just about all of this costume by herself. She won the grand prize at her school’s trunk-a-treat costume contest and most creative at her school’s Halloween parade. It was hilarious seeing her walk around the neighborhood at night as a girl in a … Read more
Connor has a leukodystrophy, which means he loses motor function as his disease progresses. So Mom and Dad try to take moments in his life and make them as special as we can. Every year I let him pick what he wants to be for halloween. Whatever he picks, we have to work off of … Read more
This was my 15 year old son’s idea. Slenderman is a mythical creature turned video game persona. We went and bought two suit jackets at a thrift store, and cut the arms off one to sew on to the other. Then, we bought a twin flat sheet, and cut and sewed it to make … Read more
First off my inspiration came the day after Christmas of last year when I came across a picture of Luly Yang’s Butterfly Dress and then while researching that I found her wedding gown Kimono. I am not a seamstress but I do know how to operate a sewing machine and I am fairly artistic. Where … Read more
My DIY Baby Groot costume started with a two-year-old who loves dancing Baby Groot. After watching the beginning of Guardians of the Galaxy 28 times so he could dance along, he decided that is who he wanted to be for Halloween. He had an action figure for inspiration. It all started at the Dollar Tree … Read more
I saw the topiary bush Mickey Mouse costume someone had made in child’s size and thought that I could do it myself, so I did it! I started by purchasing the leggings, shirt, and men’s basketball shorts off of Amazon, along with a 3 pound box of dried moss, (Three suggestions- 1: if you’re tall, … Read more
Here’s our homemade illusion costume. It’s the best time to let your creation shine! I LOVE Halloween so when my preteen asked to be an M&M wearing a tutu I was mortified! She is about to age out and the last to leave the nest. I took it as a personal challenge to make her … Read more
The things we used for our baby Cabbage Patch doll costume were very minimal. One big box, 3 large yellow craft papers, green duct tape, a logo print out and some felt! You can purchase an already made wig but I just made mine as it is very simply for me. No pattern, just eyeballed … Read more
Here’s the story behind my four-year-old girls peacock costume. Well, she wanted to be a peacock for Halloween this year. Of course, no ordinary store bought costume would do. Instead she had me on a wild goose chase searching every website I could imagine looking for peacock feathers that were not only the right size … Read more
I was inspired by a vogue-esque photo of a human rain storm 2 years ago, so decided a rainbow + rain storm costume would be perfect for my newly adopted puppy and I :) Rain storm costume supplies: Straw wide brimmed hat Stuffing from old pillow (can also use fake snow from Michael’s) White elastic … Read more