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!
Both Ghostbuster and Stay Puft Child Couple Costumes are entirely handmade. Both costumes are made out of bed sheets and other miscellaneous fabric. Stay Puft is basically two jumpsuits, one inside the other with tons of fiber fill between the layers. The Ghostbuster proton pack and gun are made out of literally ‘garbage’. Miscellaneous boxes (poptart … Read more
I watched Beetlejuice to get me into the Halloween spirit this year and knew that Adam and Barbara Maitland would be the perfect choice for our Halloween costumes. Unfortunately, I didn’t make this decision until a week before we had a large Halloween party at my house. I spent my entire weekend along with almost … Read more
Well we figured we’d do a cheap and creative costume. For Wilson You’ll need: 4-5 stacks of newspaper (cut them into strips ahead of time) Paper mache (we used flour {not bread flour}, water and glue) White spray paint $5 3-4 ft inflatable ball (depending on your height or preference -we used 3 ft yoga … Read more
The five of us started our girl group costume idea with fabric in our personally picked sauce packet colors. This fabric was purchased from a local craft store. We each purchased 2 yards and began fitting and pinning. After fitting, cutting and hemming front and back pieces, we then laced them together with ribbon. We did … Read more
I always want to stand out in a crowd and wear something that no other person has, which is why I always make my own clothes and costumes. I designed and created my own Geisha costume by myself from scratch. I wanted to do a unique take on a traditional costume which is why I … Read more
My son, Elijah, 2yrs old, is wearing bloody zombie costume. I’ve researched the ideas online on how to do fake wounds and fake blood. I started learning the techniques first week of October. Yes I know! I was so excited to do the zombie baby, me and my son practiced a lot so he can … Read more
This Gnomes on a Toadstool costume was the most time consuming project I have ever attempted. The only 2 items that were bought were the tights and the boy gnome’s mask. The fabric only started as fleece that I stiffened and hand sewed (I do not own a sewing machine). My legs were made by duct … Read more
My daughter was only 3 months old, but I wanted to include her in my crazy tradition of weird Halloween costumes. I’m not sure where the idea came from, but I decided to dress her as a goldfish and dress myself up as the fishbowl. There aren’t any patterns for infant costumes, and I didn’t … Read more
Our family are huge Doctor Who fans! We’ve wanted to do these costumes for a few years now, but now with two kids to add to the mix, we finally got the chance! Dear Hubby ordered a new suit, a sonic screwdriver, new shoes and even went so far as to dye his hair and … Read more
Each year, there is a 5K race done in our area around Halloween to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis. Not only is this a great cause, it is really fun to be in costume running a race! We decided to go as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. Both were a lot of work but, … Read more
This year I went as Awesom-O from South Park. I went in a group with about 10 other people including the 4 main characters, Towelie, Mr. Hanky, Kyle’s mom, and Mr. Garrison. I work at a Nursing Home and have access to adult incontinence brief boxes. I tore down the boxes and reconstructed the boxes … Read more
This Headless Vampire was my first attempt at creating an illusion costume. After getting so many amazing ideas from this site, I had to put them to the test. This costume was made with a rolling back pack, spray foam and a lot of work. I used my daughter’s old backpack, made a foam block out … Read more