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!
My daughters and I love to bake and indulge in treats so when it came time to come up with our annual family costume theme, it was a piece of cake. With a few simple ingredients — felt, foamcore, and a hot glue gun– I was able to whip up our bevy of baked goods. … Read more
The inspiration for this costume was not really the movie Black Swan, but rather the protagonist of my first book. She has a White Swan Black Swan personality that will be conflicting her decisions through the story. I had a really fun time making this costume. This is not a costume you can whip up … Read more
This costume was inspired by the moogle from the final fantasy xiii video game. My daughter loved saying “kupo” just like the character. So when she asked to be a moogle, I started searching the internet. I found plenty of moogles that were infants wearing one piece suits, but she wanted to wear a dress … Read more
3 week project. 1. Blow up a big balloon 2. Paper mache layers at a time letting it dry inbetween 3. saw a hole through the top and bottom it will be thick so make sure your top hole is just big enough to fit over your hips so after your finished the bomb can … Read more
Last year i did a lego man costume. But this Bender costume required a lot more thought. But it came together very quickly and easily. The body is made of all carboard. Cut the circly for the top, cut the hoke for my head, then attached cardboard all around. I put slits in the cardboard … Read more
I have three daughters; the oldest a redhead, the middle a brunette and the youngest is a blonde. This makes for the perfect set up for Sanderson sisters’ costumes from the movie Hocus Pocus. My husband was Billy Butcherson and I played the part of Binx the cat. I started the costumes by searching Good … Read more
I have always loved TMNT ever since I was a kid, so I thought it was finally time to be a ninja turtle this year. I’m not sure what motivated me, perhaps I saw a cheesy attempt at a turtle costume and thought I could do better, or perhaps I saw a thanksgiving turkey pan … Read more
I had conjured up the design for this costume years ago but wasn’t sure how to pull it off. I wanted it to be as realistic as possible but still be comfortable enough to walk and dance. I discovered the stretchy theatrical fur in New York to create the leggings. The first trick was to … Read more
First I made the props. Which was very difficult to make for a 1 year old. Most of the prop s i make are toddler unfriendly. So I made the shield out of EVA foam, same with the base of the sword. The blade and conductor wand was made from foam board. I made sure … Read more
Every September my little niece and I start the years Halloween costume process. I thought like many little girls, Ciara would have dreams of being a Princess. I was half right. She did want to be Princess, Princess Fiona to be exact however I was told “not the pretty Fiona Aunt Darcee, but the Ogre … Read more
My son is obsessed with construction equipment, like most little boys, especially any kind of Skid Steer Loader. He has a toy one that was the model for what I made. My original plan was to make something wearable but I decided after getting all the materials it would be awkward for him to walk … Read more
My Little Mermaid was made with much LOVE and lots of Re-Purposed Fabric.The top of the costume [corsett] was cut down from a size 12 Woman’s old Spanish cocktail dress which was stowed away in my shop.Reaching upward for another costume,”Low & Behold” this sequin dress fell ti the floor….MOMMY!!!!!! I think this can match … Read more