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!
I love doing large DIY costumes each year for Halloween. I think they’re way more fun and creative than a store bought costume. Plus, I love the added challenge of trying to figure out how to make my vision a reality. Last year I created a gumball machine costume and wanted to continue with a similar … Read more
It all began with boots. I wanted the boots. That was how I decided on the costume. My husband David and I make our own couples costumes every year for Halloween. We’ve had so much fun with it over the years that it has become a very big deal, shrouded in secrecy – all of … Read more
I had a really hard time coming up with a costume idea this year, which, I’m sure is common for most. But this year, I really wanted to go above and beyond the average norm. I wanted to scare people out of their shoes, I wanted to make this year a memira le one for … Read more
This was the best costume I ever created, yet definitely the hardest to maintain and transport! The majority of it is actually made up of coat hangers and duct tape, so while it didn’t cost much, there was a lot of heart, soul, and effort put into this bad boy! Step #1: Build the base … Read more
Three years ago my girlfriend and I spent two months on home made minion costumes for a bar crawl costume contest. The costumes ended up excellent and we were a crowd favorite, but unfortunately did not win the contest. We became discouraged at first, because we were convinced we had the win. My mom Carla … Read more
Charlie Dawn is a special needs little girl. She can not sit up or walk. So her daddy and me, her momma built our little princess her very own castle. We build a frame out of 1 x 2, zip tie it to her wheelchair and then staple carboard around it. We painted it a … Read more
It started the day after Halloween last year, when my fiance thought of the idea to make our daughter a dragon rider with a dragon to ride on while trick-or-treating. As this Halloween drew near, we made various trips to craft stores to gather our supplies…mainly faux leather, styrofoam, modeling clay, and hot glue…lots of … Read more
We love Beetlejuice! Harry the Hunter is sculpted by Edward, my boyfriend wearing the costume. He even made the clay used! He sculpted it over a plastic cup! The eyes were plastic ping pong balls from the dollar store. He cut them in half and placed them in the clay before it set. Once dry … Read more
My two year loves to walk around acting like a robot, so when it came time to pick costumes my son thought it would be fun to dressup as a whole robot family. I started with double sided foil insulation. They sell it by the roll at the hardware store. It comes pretty thick as … Read more
My husband and I wanted to do a costume for our 15 month old twins that would compliment each other. We wanted something creative and also not too child like. We realize we have only a couple of years before they have their own opinions and want to be dressed up as a superhero or … Read more
One Day My Church Was having a Disney themed Party with a costume contest, So I decided to make a costume of my favorite Disney character. Stitch. I didn’t finish it in time for that however and the little bit I had finished sat in the garage for months. When October came I decide I … Read more
So, what do you do for Halloween Costumes for a 3 yr old & his 1 yr old twin brothers? Make them Thing 1 & Thing 2 & Cat in the Hat while you can still choose their costumes! These are my 3 boys Javaughn, Lavantae & Kyvell as Cat in the Hat & Thing … Read more