The Savvy Homemade Halloween Contest

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 ...

Gothic Bottles for Halloween 
I wanted to make some halloween decorations and decided to decorate some old bottles....I'm not a wine drinker so I asked all my friends to save their bottles ...

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 and create my own sugar skull character!

I ...

Halloween Witches Potions 
I've been making this collection of potions for about 3 years...They are made using old bottles and an assortment of different "ingredients," like colored ...

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 ...

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 ...

Halloween Crank Ghost and Crypt 
Deannas crank ghost is very savvy! It's operated by a small motor and wireframe arms that have been draped with cheese cloth and spray painted fluorescent ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sleepy Hollow Pumpkins  Not rated yet
I carved my sleepy hollow pumpkins by hand, no stencils needed, I just free handed them and carved them. It took me 6 hrs for all 3 of them.

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 ...

Scary Skeleton Yard Props

We make most of our Halloween props for the yard and that's quite a lot. We wanted to add some scary-looking skeletons and decided that we would make our ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Monster "Coming Out" Costume 
Basically I donned a scary mask I had from a previous costume. I found the brightest and tackiest shirt in a thrift store, along with the boa. The "closet"...

"Zeke-O-Lantern" 
I carved a pumpkin to look like my dog, Zeke! Next year I'm going to do pumpkins to look like all four of my dogs. It was a huge hit with the little ...

Homemade Witch Costumes 
Each year, I take a witch hat and embellish it to form a new kind of witch. One year I was a Hawaiian Witch, using a Hawaiian shirt, guitar and sunglasses....

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 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,...

Here Kitty Kitty 
well since every year prior to this one I go out and spend all this money on costumes, and for what? For the kids to outgrow them and then what?

Well ...

Halloween Kitchen Pictures 
I saw this idea done on towels so I decided to remake them and add my personal touch to them. I created the mashed bootatoes picture myself but the other ...

Halloween Skeleton Chandelier! 
I really wanted a spooky homemade Halloween skeleton chandelier to hang in my living room, and all of the ones I looked up were very expensive. so I decided to ...

Halloween Tombstone Cake 
We had our Halloween party on October 30th. I didn't want to make a lot of sweets for the party so I decided to make a Tombstone shaped cake. It turned ...

Crazy Cat Lady 
When Mom retired earlier this year, we opened up a gift shop in our small town. We were asked to participate in the 1st Annual Haunted House sponsored ...

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....

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-...

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 
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....

Owl Pumpkin Lantern 
I carefully carved an owl into my pumpkin to make a very effective homemade halloween lantern!

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 ...

Human Hand Halloween Treats 
Want some "hands" that trick-or-treaters can eat? Get some vinyl gloves (the kind with no powder inside). Drop a piece of candy corn in the thumb and ...

Homemade Costumes On The Cheap 
Yes, these were homemade halloween 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....

Halloween Brain Decoration 
This homemade Halloween brain decoration went down a treat on the table at our Halloween party last year, it looked so life like it really freaked the kids out....

Halloween Punch Bowl Jello 
For Halloween I filled a punch bowl with some red jello. For each layer of jello I added some plastic eyeballs from the dollar store. When it was finished ...

Halloween Eyeball Punch 
I filled ice cube trays with pink lemonade and stuck a marachino cherry in each one for an eyeball. For the punch, 1 can of pineapple juice, 1 carton ...

Homemade Boo That's Really Warm Too! 
I found a pattern for a ghost outfit for my toddler. It was made out of fleece lined sweatshirt-like material (GREAT for the cold weather we have here!...

Ghostly Halloween Punch Hands 
Fill latex gloves (the kind with no powder inside)with water and secure the tops with rubber bands. Now freeze them overnight. Then put the frozen gloves ...

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,...

Pumpkin Project 
For my son's Halloween party at school, we decided on a craft project with mini pumpkins. We decorated them with felt, beads and mini hats. They were ...

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 homemade halloween options to choose from....

Mr Scarecrow 
One year I made several scarecrows using old clothes and stuffing with straw and such and reusing masks saved from previous years. Living in an area that ...

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....

Halloween Pet Costume  Not rated yet
When dressing up a pet dog or cat for Halloween, try to hold on to baby clothes. Never put them in anything tight but only temporary.

Marsh Chrispies  Not rated yet
Instead of rice chrispies, make popcorn chrispies with chocolate drizzled on top.

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