When our son Chase was born, my husband would constantly tease that his wayward ‘old man’ hair made him look like Doc Brown from ‘Back to the Future.’ As he got older, it got worse and others (complete strangers even) made the same observation – definitely the Doc. The inspiration – Doc hair! Construction … Read more
The frame for the tail of this Spaceballs Barf costume was a thick plastic hose, the end split for about two inches to allow for fixing it to the “butt patch” that pins on the back of the cargo pants. Covering that is a shaped piece of long shaggy fur, shaded with Halloween hair spray. … Read more
We followed directions provided on this website to create our son’s very cool robot costume. His costume was such a hit that he led the elementary school Halloween parade, which was a big thrill for him. The costume is made using a Sterilite storage bin that we drilled holes in with a dremel tool, spray-painted … Read more
Myself and my son Richard from Venice Italy tried to build the Jango Fett costume from Star Wars and this is the result. The materials were cardboard, spray paint, polystyrene, and a visor gardening. We also used parts of a old printer.
Ever since I saw the movie Avatar I was hooked… I ended up watching it 5 times in the theater. So, I’ve been waiting a long time to dress up as an Avatar, seeing as it came out the end of 2009. Finally, October came around & I didn’t really have much time to plan … Read more
The most expensive thing for this Homemade Na’vi Avatar Halloween Costume Idea was the contacts, the rest I had laying around or bought for cheap from my local Goodwill. I took blue tights and shirt and painted my stripes and dots, fake hair to make my braids. A flashlight and fishing line to make the … Read more
I chose to be LeeLoo, the perfect being from the movie Fifth Element. In order to make this Homemade LeeLoo from Fifth Element Costume, I bought a short orange wig with bangs and sprayed some black strips in it because that is how it looked in the movie. Then I cut a regular white tee … Read more
I started working on this Ghostbuster Costume in 2009 and it took me 3 months to build. It is built with things I purchased online, some things from home depot, and some things lying around the house. It is all functional. All the lights work, and all of the switches are located on the “thrower”, … Read more
I’ve alwasy wanted a Stay Puft costume since I saw the movie when I was 5. Now being 25 I figured why the heck. I heard about a costume contest at a local club and started on it. After 2 days of trial and error on how to make the body I finally got it … Read more
We used a new 32 gallon trash can, spray paint for plastic, pin striping, mom’s best mixing bowl, some stick on lights, soft black fleece, a utility knife and of course duct tape to make this Homemade R2D2 Star Wars Costume. The lights, inside and outside of the costume all work. There is a candy … Read more
There were seven and a half of us who all got together to do a Homemade Spaceballs Group Costume. I was Asshole/Spaceball. I made the helmet from an outdoor lamp globe, a bike helmet, foam, a drimel, and spray paint. The suit was a painters suite, and the belt was from an old shirt. All … Read more
My little boy just discovered Stars Wars. It all started with the day he got a lightsaber. We then watched the original Star Wars trilogy. This inevitably led to Derrick choosing to be a Jedi for Halloween. From there it was online research and Derrick noticed that a picture of the young actor in the … Read more