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
This homemade R2D2 Halloween costume started off with a rubbermaid trash can. The exterior details are foam, carved to different shapes and sizes. The legs have a PVC base with foam exterior. The feet are supported with the PVC and have caster-base electrical conduit boxes over them. The LED lights on the lid are from … Read more
This is my Homemade Obi Wan Kenobi Costume that I have used on a number of different parties and always gets a waggle or two. This costume is really simple and it doesn’t look that bad, well I think so anyway. The cloak was made and given to me by a friend and is the … Read more
X-Wing Pilot Costume My son decided he wanted to be an X-wing pilot for Halloween, so after looking at multiple Star Wars photos on the internet, here is how I made his costume: I originally planned on using orange sweatpants and sweatshirt, but when I couldn’t find any in orange I decided to make the … Read more
My son wanted to be a space ship for Halloween, so after much thought and ideas bouncing all over the place, I came up with a solution! Why not be the space ship and the alien? And thus, this Alien with Flying Saucer costume was born! A round cardboard disc and crumpled newspaper, secured with … Read more
So, I initially created this Homemade Robot Costume to use at shows and what not. However, a costume party offering 1000 bucks soon allowed me the ability to recoup my fundage on the thing. It won. My friend Ashton from “Out the Box” took it up there for me while I was at a show … Read more
It was comic relief on the 13th of March this year, and me and my friend Nile wanted to do something big. We dress up as something for nearly every occasion, and wanted to impress everybody this time. We went for the classic Robot Costumes, and was surprisingly easy to make, if a bit time … Read more
First off, this homemade crew of the Galileo shuttlecraft group costume is a combination of homemade elements and store-bought elements. The two gold Starfleet shirts and the gold toddler uniform are simply off the shelves. However, Spock-boy (far right) has on a simple outfit of a Columbia blue long-sleeved t-shirt to which I ironed a … Read more
Last year I decided that I wanted to make my son an Alien for Halloween, but I wanted to do the one from the movie Alien. But knowing that my husband and I would be going to a Halloween party where a lot of people really put some effort into their costumes, I decided that … Read more
This R2D2 costume was so much fun to make. My oldest son was Darth Vader and my youngest son was Yoda, so keeping with the Star Wars theme I had to come up with a character for my middle son. I kept searching for something to catch my eye, but none of the store costumes … Read more