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 was looking for a hilarious couple costume. My husband came up with forrest Gump and lieutenant Dan. The costume was so easy to put together. For Lieutenet Dan I found the green army looking pants and Hawaiian shirt at goodwill. I was lucky to find the wheelchair at work in a random storage closet. … Read more
I am an 11-year-old boy who loves to make stuff with electronics and programming. This year for Halloween, I decided to make a robot costume. This robot costume that took me about 4 weeks to make, most of the time was soldering and programming/testing the microcontroller code. This costume has 4 microcontrollers inside (2 in … Read more
My 3 year old daughter Mazie was very specific and unwavering in what she wanted our costumes to be this year: jellyfish for her, octopus for baby brother Julian, sting ray for mom and shark for daddy. No one can establish their opinion quite as firmly as a 3 year old. Perhaps we’ve been spending … Read more
My three year old daughter Mazie was very specific and unwavering in what she wanted our costumes to be this year: jellyfish for her, octopus for baby brother Julian, sting ray for mom and shark for daddy. No one can establish their opinion quite as firmly as a three year old. Perhaps we’ve been spending too much time … Read more
This year, our group of friends dressed up as a hunter’s trophy wall. Growing up in a rural area, this time of year is known as hunting season. We were further inspired by the recent events with Dentist Walters and Cecil the lion. This was a labor of love! After choosing our animals, we got … Read more
Malcolm told me after seeing the minion movie that he wanted to be Bob for Halloween. He didn’t just want to dress up like a minion but to become Bob. I put my thinking cap on and came up with an idea. I searched all over online, Pinterest…everywhere to try to get an idea, nothing … Read more
First I got my self in shape for 2 months for the part, found some old clothes around the house to use for the gear. Found a rubber chest, straps, buckles and a zipper to help make the vest. The Jacket was created using a old Dracula cape red linen and cutting it to fit … Read more
Halloween is my favorite holiday, a day I can show people my vision and talent! I’ve always have been a fan of the Baroque time period; I knew that would be the perfect inspiration for a Halloween costume! As I did my research, I felt it was best for me to choose to be Queen Elizabeth … Read more
This year my husband suggested we go as Homer and Marge and so I went on the hunt for thrift store finds to make our own costumes along with important props, Duff beer, Donut and baby Maggie. I loved the idea as soon as my husband suggested it in June, I then immediately started creating … Read more
Creating Adam and Barbara Maitland from the infamous 1988 cult-classic film “Beetlejuice” was not an easy task, but a challenge worth taking on. My boyfriend (Brae) and I agreed to wear a couple’s costume for the first time (usually, we dress up independently), and were up to the challenge of trying to recreate the classic … Read more
We are newlyweds, and the process of making this costume almost caused 2 divorces. Just kidding. We are huge fans of the cartoon Aqua Teen Hunger Force and this was a costume we originally wanted to make in 2014, I had even ordered the foam board and had been storing it all year. We procrastinated … Read more
For the past four years we’ve been participating in our community Halloween costume contest. We always try to pick a costume that no one else has done and try to make it stand out as much as possible. An old creepy Madame Zoltar seemed the best way to go. We looked at pictures online and … Read more