Your Homemade Costumes

Homemade Transformer Costume 
This Transformer costume was a joint project between me and my four year old son. As my son spends most of the day transforming between a tank and a boy...

Dia De Los Muertos Costume - Day of the Dead 
I LOVE anything to do with the Mexican celebration Dia De Los Muertos! (Day of the Dead) So I decided to try & create my own sugar skull character!...

Phoenix's Bubblicious Gumball Machine 
My two year old son Phoenix was an awesomely chewable gumball machine. He loved going around shouting one word, GUMBALLS....

Cranky the Crane and Diesel 10 from 'Thomas the Tank Engine' 
My husband Arsenio created these two costumes for himself and our son, Egon, to wear for Halloween. Egon's a big Thomas fan, so these two grumpy characters...

I want to be a Train??? 
My 4 year old told me he wanted to be a train, that he could drive.... That was a tall request for me! So after much planning and thinking we got to it...

Parrot Life for Me 
My 5 year old wanted to be a parrot for Halloween. I decided to make her a costume out of felt. The hardest part? Finding red sweatsuit to sew it onto!...

Gracen's Seventh Birthday/Halloween Costume Oogie Boogie! 
My Seven year old came to me early in the fall with a small figurine from Tim Burton's A nightmare before Christmas. He wanted to be Oogie Boogie for...

El Taco Loco Costume 
I made a Taco Delivery Truck out of a large box wrapped un christmas red wrapping paper, added some battery operated LED lights and there you have it....eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...

Soundwave Costume 
This is my homemade Halloween costume for this year. I made it out of Styrofoam, spray paint, duck tape, and hot glue. It took me about 3 weeks to make,...

Atreyu and Childlike Empress from The Neverending Story 
David, my boyfriend is Atreyu and myself (Kristin) is the Childlike Empress/Moonchild from The Neverending Story. Our clothes were sewed by me from fabric...

Goldilocks and Baby Bear costumes 
My daughter loves the story of Goldilocks and the three bears. So we dressed up her and her sister. Perfect Costumes! ...

Caged Head Costume 
I found some large enough overalls to be able to get inside so my head could protrude out from the chest. I built a cage out of light wood and added lighted...

Lego Man Costume 
My 4 year old son loves to play with Legos and can put together a 480 piece Lego set by himself. When I asked him what he wanted to be for Halloween, of...

Human Stapler 
Our son loves to pretend he is a school teacher, so he is always asking for things his teachers have - markers, hole punchers, erasers - but his favorite...

Pumpkin Head Costume 
I got an over sized work suit and a pumpkin mask, added some lights, strobes, a lantern and a scary head to make the costume pop. The lights in the eyes...

The Caged Man Costume 
I remember this costume from the Gilligan’s Island show when they were captured and sent to the dungeon. I got some vinyl trim for the cage and screwed...

The Nightmare Before Christmas - Sally Stitches Costume 
We loved Marys homemade Halloween costume of sally stitches. Mary wrote and told us how she had searched everywhere for a kids sally stitches costume but...

Sexy Dalek Costume 
If you know Doctor Who, you know the Daleks. I got this idea from a pic of three girls as sexy Daleks, I think, at comicon. It took a long time. I'm not...

Campfire Costume with Marshmallow Roasting 
What's a great ghost story without the glow of a wicked campfire? We spooked up our Halloween by making our 12 year old daughter into a walking...

Homemade Doctor Who Costume: The Fourth Doctor! 
For this homemade Doctor Who costume I made the 13-foot-long scarf out of thrift store sweaters (see detailed instructions below), dyed the hat brown and...

Homemade Spider and Bat Costumes 
We inherited a handmade spider costume that our daughter wanted to wear. However it required a few 'pink and purple' upgrades to get it to her specifications,...

Homemade Slinky Dog Costume 
I have been an artist for years and I love to create and push myself beyond my limits! I have made original costumes in the past, but this year I really...

Spy vs. Spy Costume 
Every year we try and think of something bigger and better to do than the year before. My fiance had one about 10 contests before meeting me and I have...

Homemade Minion Costume 
My daughter loved this movie and wanted to be a minion for Halloween. My oldest son and I built her a costume. We started with thin cardboard, then paper...

Homemade Lego Costume 
I built this homemade Lego costume for my 9 year old son. Using candy dishes for the head, wrapped in yellow duct tape. The body and legs are made of cardboard....

Homemade Lara Croft Costume 
I made this homemade Lara Croft costume from a few pieces I had at home: A fitted t-shirt, khaki shorts, a small black book bag, tall boots, and taller...

Spaghetti and Meatballs Costume 
Recipe for Spaghetti and Meatballs: -1 sheet very dense cardboard -2 balls of thick, cream-colored yarn -1 bottle of red tempera paint -blue paint for...

Wizard of Oz Costumes 
Wizard of Oz is my favourite movie!!!! I found red sparkly shoes that fit my daughter so we went as The Wicked Witch of the West (my hero) and Dorothy....

Avatar Costumes 
It started when I saw the Avatar movie at the end of last year... I was hooked, I saw it 5 times in the theater. I kept telling myself that I wanted to...

Homemade Childrens Book Character Costumes 
The kids were asked by their school to dress up as children's book characters. Kamryn dressed as Nancy Drew (from the Disney Movie) complete with Nancy...

Shanes TV Costume 
Our six-year-old son asked to be a television for Halloween this year, so I did my best to accommodate his request with this TV Costume. I figured a flat-screen...

Halloween Tree Costumes 
For Halloween this year, we dressed as Halloween Trees from the Ray Bradbury novel of the same name. In this story, the Halloween tree is a spooky fall...

Optimus Prime Costume 
I began this Optimus Prime costume project about a month ago after seeing a photo of someone online in an Optimus costume. I immediately took on the project...

Kyle our Orange Crayon 
Kyle wanted to be an orange crayon for Halloween this year. I bought some orange and black felt and started creating. I wrapped the orange around him and...

Our Headless Son 
Dillon wanted to be a headless guy for Halloween this year. We started with a backpack that he wears and I taped the handle up. Then I added some batting...

Homemade Lego Costume 
Here's how to make a homemade lego costume. We made these costumes from wood frames wrapped in cardboard then for the head we used styrafoam, sanded it...

Homemade Costumes On The Cheap 
Yes, these were costumes on the cheap... but they were funny and fun! A few years ago, my daughter was whining about not knowing what she wanted to be....

Head on a platter costume 
1) My daughter is wearing the head on the platter costume. Please note under the table. The costume is even more unbelievable when seen live. Franky is...

Popcorn Costume Design 
For last year's Halloween trick or treating, I couldn't think of a costume nor could I afford to buy one. So I searched on google images for some ideas,...

Scary Costume Ideas 
One year I forgot to buy a Halloween costume until it was too late and there was nothing left at the shops. So my mom gave me two options to choose from......

Homemade Christmas Present Costume 
Here's how to make a homemade Christmas present costume using just a cardboard box, some wrapping paper, a little ribbon, a simple bow and some face paint....