Halloween is fast approaching and you have no costume. Sound familiar? Some of the most creative people are major procrastinators. Okay, we may have made that up. But we can definitely relate. Maybe a little too well. Lucky for us, this section has over 700 pictures of homemade costumes and how-to’s to create your own fabulous DIY costume.
Best of all, last minute costumes usually mean using materials you have around. This translates into saving money! So you can have cool homemade costumes that are made super quickly and inexpensively.
Looking for something funny? Check out the lost dog and cat costumes here. Feeling nostalgic? Using just a bucket, a bandage and a friend, you can dress up as Jack and Jill. Handy with makeup? Try a Day Of The Dead or a pop art costume. Always aspired to be a Mr. October? Now you can be!
In addition, you will see classic costumes like nerds, vampires, skeletons and movie and television characters. With hundreds of images to inspire you, what are you waiting for?
This one was inspired by the fact that we already had a gorilla outfit. And I might add that the girl wearing it actually played four points of the match with the face one and played an entire game with the body part on before the Louisiana heat got to be too much! Major props! … Read more
For this group costume, all you really need to do is raid the dollar tree during the summer. All of the accessories were the blow up toys from there. To make the old-school swimmers outfit, use a piece of fabric kind of in the shape of a twin sheet and then fold it in half … Read more
This Nerds group costume was very easy to make and many of the clothes were already owned by the people wearing them. to make the braces, use stud earring backs as the part that goes on your tooth, and opened up paperclips to hold them there, which are then attached to some kind of stretchy … Read more
This Gilligan’s Island costume was hands down our most popular group costume. I don’t know if it’s because the older generation who plays volleyball really appreciated it or if we just fit the roles so well but either way, this was a huge success and it was super easy to put together. The captain was … Read more
This playboy Bunnies group costume was probably the easiest of all to make. For the girls, we just wore swim suit bottoms and a black tank top. The ears were purchased from the dollar tree. For Hugh Hefner, we found the perfect robe at a thrift store for $1. The boys just wore black shorts. … Read more
For this creepy Skeletina costume and makeup, you’ll need: Face Primer (I use Rimmell “Stay Matte” only $8!) Setting Powder Foundation Brushes (i get mine from the dollar store because i go through alot of them :)) Different sized paint brushes (i get these from the dollarstore too! make sure you get soft bristled brushes … Read more
To make the golfer costume, you really just need golf-style clothing. Many of these pieces were already owned by the people wearing them. To make the caddie outfit, just use a pillow case that you cut up the long side and cut a hole for the head. Use small strips of fabric to hold it … Read more
I made this invisible lady costumes as a spin on the invisible man. To replicate the costume, a black skin suit can be worn to ensure no skin shows in the event of sleeves riding up. A mock turtle neck comes in handy as the black mask sometimes rides up along the neck a little … Read more
My son was infatuated with Where’s Waldo so this was so fun to put together. We used a basic Where’s Waldo costume from the store that came with the shirt and glasses. But we spruced it up by adding a backpack along with goodies like a shovel, binoculars, sleeping bag and a cup. Also wouldn’t … Read more
My son loved the movie ET so this was a perfect costume. My husband used zip ties to attach a basket to his bike. We already had a stuffed ET so that part was easy, just wrapped him in a white pillow case and placed him in the basket. We put a red zip up … Read more
This scarecrow costume was made last minute. We took fall colored tulle and made a long style tutu. We used a brown shirt and hot glued on some fall decor to it.we used a brown hat and hot glued some straw around the edges. This costume was a hit! She won first place at our … Read more
We made the tutus for our last-minute Ninja Turtle costumes with some green tulle we had left over from St. Pattys day. I used a baking pan for the shell, spray-painted it green. We used white sports bras and tall white socks, and dyed them green. We used body paint for the bellies and old … Read more