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!
This Honey Boo Boo homemade costume idea came about 3 months ago right when the Honey Boo Boo craze first started. We worked on this costume for 3 months just 1 or 2 days a week. We just recently finished it. Every detail was sewn on by myself, my best friend, and her mother. I took … Read more
What’s better than the classic Mad character’s of Spy vs Spy? When they are the chosen Halloween costumes for brother and sister who are just as zany and cunning as the characters themselves. Two of my children wanted to do something together and came upon this idea. While figuring out the head piece, especially the … Read more
Whatchya Doin’?? Hey, family, I know what I am going to be for Halloween this year! Kids…mom is making a crazy costume again! I absolutely LOVE Halloween! For the past few years, I have gone the route of making homemade costumes for my family. Each year, I try to come up with a costume that … Read more
I went as Tipi Hedron from “The Birds.” In order to make this look, I first found a green dress/jacket at Savers that was hemmed to give it a more 60’s look. Then, I had to find the birds! I was able to find these at the dollar store. They were made out of styrofoam … Read more
My son wanted something different for Halloween so since I’m always up for a challenge I asked for suggestions. “What about Animal from the Muppets? But it has to be cool, not lame” Gulp. So starting with a batting helmet as a base I layered foam to shape the head and went from there. Lots … Read more
There are many pre-made Mario themed costumes out there but they are all so over used and lacking in good taste so this year we decided to go the extra mile. Much of the Princess Peach costume was purchased at a costume store but only when we broke out the old sewing kit to attach … Read more
My husband and I went as Wile E. Coyote and The Roadrunner. We LOVED this costume and so did all of our friends. Wile E. won 1st place in the costume contest and boy was he one proud Coyote. I started out by making Wile E.’s head. I used an old baseball cap and a … Read more
After searching for about a month I finally came up with the perfect costume. A Black Swan costume! I wasn’t sure if I could pull it off but I was definitely up for the challenge. Here is how I made it: Top: The first thing I did was find a black corset. I hot clued … Read more
Bunsen: First I paper mache’d around a beach ball. It took about 3 layers to make sure it was going to be strong enough to not break if it was accidentally dropped. Once it all dried it was easy enough to simply deflate the ball. Then I placed the paper mache ball on my head … Read more
We made this Kick-Ass and Hit Girl couples costume! I found the green sweatpants at a thrift store, bought a green ski mask and used yellow electrical tape to make the stripes for the Kickass costume. For Hit Girl I had the purple thermal. Bought purple leggings and the cape. I made the belt buckle … Read more
I tend to go all out on Halloween and this carousel costume was no exception. I like to pay attention to detail and make ordering things come to life. This was probably the most time consuming costume I have made yet but well worth it in the end! The Carousel skirt was made from a … Read more
Last year, my girlfriend Libby convinced me to do our first couples costume and she chose The Maitlands from Beetlejuice with their stretched faces. We won and placed in several contests, found ourselves as a win on Failblog.com, and got to lead the local Halloween parade. This was a tough act to follow, and this … Read more