There’s a more than a week to go until Halloween and you need costume ideas! Rest assured, you have come to the right place. The costumes in this section will amaze you. Even more so when you realize they are all homemade and constructed in less than a month.
Perhaps you are looking for a family group costume. Check out the Beetlejuice family or the Flinstones family (you won’t believe the car they created).
Maybe you’re going for a stand-alone homemade costume? Check out the peacocks, LEGO people and superheros. In addition you will find Cleopatra, Jack Skellington and ET. The best part is, there are instructions on how to design and put together these incredibly realistic costumes.
If you are really stuck for DIY costume ideas, you should probably turn to your favorite food! Learn how to make slurpees, burgers, funnel cakes and churros.
Have fun browsing through this section. Let your creativity wander over the pages and please share your homemade creation with us here!
For over a month, my son and I embarked on a creative journey to bring Vincent van Gogh’s iconic painting, “Starry Night,” to life through a captivating Halloween costume. This ambitious project involved transforming a backpack into a wearable masterpiece. Constructing the Starry Night Backdrop Our foundation was a backpack and a six-foot collapsible Chinese … Read more
Halloween, for me, is a time to unleash my creativity and have fun dressing up in unique and eye-catching costumes. Since high school, I’ve been designing and making my own costumes, not only to save money but also to reap the compliments that come with putting in the extra effort. This year, I decided to … Read more
I was super excited about this costume. I googled some ideas but didn’t see a whole lot of inspiration, and my sister had sent me a picture that kinda inspired me. I’m a huge Prince fan (probably one of the biggest ones) lol I’ve done Prince Derby hat contests, Prince Christmas trees, I sing Tons … Read more
I have always wanted to create a costume that makes people do a double take. And this year was hands down my year! I absolutely love The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Sally has always been my favorite character. I wanted to create a Sally costume that could bring some of that Tim Burton magic to … Read more
I actually made this Steampunk Tinkerbell costume for a past Halloween, but my youngest daughter loved seeing it on her older sister so much, she wanted to wear it as well. I made a few adjustments and upgrades, and it was as good as new. This costume consists of so many different parts. I was … Read more
For the Banshee: I carved the head out of foam and molded eyes with wood putty. I made the long ears with AC covering and wire. Then I painted and used nail polish over the eyes for a gloss. I bought a motorcycle helmet and shoulder pads from OfferUp to attach the wings and head … Read more
The artist, Eldritch, is wearing the costume. The idea came to its brain one dark night drive around his small town. When he spotted the sign, it thought of a childhood full of such signs, and how he’d never even seen anyone who remotely looked like this ‘suspicious person’ everyone was on watch for. So … Read more
My kids were adamant about having unique costumes this Halloween. After exploring ideas online, they settled on invisibility. The challenge now fell upon me to figure out how to make them disappear. I had my doubts about their enthusiasm for these costumes, as their faces would be completely covered. Undeterred, we embarked on a journey … Read more
My family and I are avid Spaceballs fans. We were thrilled to have our boys wear these costumes. We thoroughly enjoyed scouring secondhand shops and craft stores for the perfect clothing, fabric, and accessories. We dedicated a significant amount of time to researching, shopping, cutting, gluing, applying makeup, and so forth, but in the end, … Read more
My husband and I dressed up as characters from Castaway. My husband was Chuck (played by Tom Hanks) and I was Wilson (played by a volleyball). Wilson started as an inflatable ball and after 6 layers of newspapers, glue, and flour, and lots of paint, it ended up as my costume. My husband wore a … Read more
This costume was so much fun to make. We got a Pennywise costume and fake blood to put all over it. We used red hair spray for her hair, and I bought a severed arm and went and got a piece of vinyl fabric to glue around the arm to make it look like a … Read more
As Halloween approached, I embarked on a creative journey to craft a costume that would not only stand out but also convey a profound message. With a week to spare before the festivities, I delved into the world of fabric, embellishments, and symbolism, transforming a simple gold maxi dress into an embodiment of love, light, … Read more