Hello, my name is Laura, I’m a senior in high school, and I make crazy costumes for my school’s spirit week and for Halloween. This was for Toy Story Day at my school. To make Mr. Potato head, I mostly used cardboard and lots and lots of glue gun. The frame is made of horizontal … Read more
I thought of the Mr Potato Head costume over a year ago. The concept was simple enough and the actual build from obtaining materials to finished project took about 4 nights of work. The majority of materials used for this costume were all purchased at the local Home Depot. It consisted of two tomato tower … Read more
We always dress up as a family with a theme on Halloween and it’s always a secret. Last year we chose the Potato Heads. It was a great idea and fairly simple as long as you allow enough time to complete the details. Because our heads were covered, people had to guess who we were! … Read more
Sully and Mike are at it again. The Homemade Sully Costume was created by faux fur and paper mache. His horns, nails, and teeth were baked clay and painted and hot glued into place. Mike was a complete paper mache with wire and duct tape and plenty of paint the scream capacity bottle is two … Read more
As most of us know, lots of women like to dress in barely nothing for Halloween. Well, this year I decided to be sexy AND warm! This homemade Mrs Incredible sexy Halloween costume idea fit the bill and her body is amazing in her suit. I started by searching all over America for the perfect … Read more
My daughter, Kylinn, loves Toy Story and wanted to be Jessie for Halloween. She wanted my husband to be Woody, so I decided to be his girlfriend BoPeep. I cannot sew, but my mother can and she made my amazing BoPeep dress, hat, and pantaloons look just like Bo’s from the movie. She also made … Read more
Materials needed: Yellow polo shirt Brown shorts Orange bandana White baseball cap (spray-painted yellow) ($2 from fabric store) Felt for cap logo Brown fabric for sash Foam sheets, multiple colors for badges Stickers For his school Halloween party, our son wanted to be Russell from the movie “Up.” So for our Homemade Russell Costume we … Read more
It all began with an Homemade UP Halloween Costume Idea, as I watched Disney’s UP with my 2 year old. First, I looked online for some images from the movie. At first I was going to go as “Kevin”, and my son would go as “Russell”. I am 6’1″, so I decided that wasn’t going … Read more
Every year I make my own Halloween costume, and usually put a ton of effort into it. I’ve been to this website before, but never entered into your contest. This year, I made a Homemade Buzz Lightyear DIY Halloween Costume, and I think it turned out pretty well, hopefully your readers do too!
My son’s school was entering a Toy Story themed float in a local parade and he decided that he wanted to dress up as Emperor Zurg. After looking in shops and on eBay and not being able to find anything suitable we decided to have a go at making a Emperor Zurg Costume ourselves. Now, … Read more
I knew I wanted to be a boy scout, but thought it wouldn’t be very original, so I spiced it up by turning it into Russell from the Pixar movie Up. I printed out the house from the movie Up, and taped the strings from a bunch of hot air balloons. I found a boy … Read more
My granddaughter wanted a Little Bo Peep Girl Costume for Halloween ! So I looked at premade costumes, they were not very cute! I bought a simple little girls dress pattern and made her a dress and then also made a pinafore with lots of ribbon details. I also made her bonnet by guessing, it … Read more