Take a look at these cool homemade Cars costumes shared with us by costume enthusiasts from around the world. Along with the costumes here, you’ll also find loads of homemade costume ideas and DIY Halloween costume inspiration for your next costume project. Enjoy!
I wanted to make a costume for my 2 year old son this year, but needed to decide between Lightning McQueen and Thomas the Train. I decided to go with Lightning since it I thought it would be more fun for me to make :-). I had an idea on how I was going to … Read more
Leave it to my son to choose the 3rd or 4th main character in the Disney Cars movie. The sequel, no less. My four year old Jonathan wanted to be Francesco Bernoulli, the indy type race car from Cars 2, so away we went. We started with some sketches, some cardboard, some masking tape, some … Read more
I asked my son what he wanted to be for Halloween. His response was Tow Mater from Cars the Movie. I had went out and looked at costumes for him. Everything in the stores looked nothing like Tow Mater or even a vehicle. I had my mind set on making his costume for him. I grabbed his … Read more
I do not own Mater or Disney/Pixar’s Cars/Cars2. Please do not sue me. Our “Road Trip” to Mater I made this amazing homemade 3D Mater costume because my toddler is crazy about the Disney/Pixar Cars franchise, and all of the Mater costumes on the market were a)too big for him, b) too expensive, and c) … Read more
I have to say that the process to make this Lightning McQueen Costume was pretty time-consuming. I’m not even sure how long we spent on it. A full week, for sure – probably at least 4 hours a day. Yeah, we could have just bought the costume for all of the effort we put into … Read more
My four year old son requested to be Mater this year. I usually use this website for ideas, but surprisingly there were no submissions for a Homemade Tow Mater from Disney’s Cars Costume. Using his toy Mater as a guide, I drew one side on a thick piece of cardboard, cut it out and traced … Read more
Our son wanted to be Lightning McQueen this Halloween so we pulled out his toy cars and coloring book for ideas on the look and shape. I drew a pattern on paper and then traced 2 side panels on coroplast (corrogated plastic). I cut those out using an exacto knife. For the hood and middle … Read more
My son was a Speedy McQueen fan for a very long time. It was obvious to him that the coming up Purim (the Jewish version of Halloween) he will dress up as the famous sports car. After searching the web looking for homemade Speedy McQueen toddler costume ideas and finding nothing that was suitable, I … Read more
I have to say that the process to make this Lightning McQueen Costume was pretty time-consuming. I’m not even sure how long we spent on it. A full week, for sure – probably at least 4 hours a day. Yeah, we could have just bought the costume for all of the effort we put into … Read more
I made this Homemade Finn Mcmissile from Cars 2 Costume for my little cousin who is mad about Cars and after seeing the second movie started asking for a Finn Mcmissile costume that she could happily show off to her friends. With help from the pound store I made all this in under £10. I … Read more
My son is 2 years old and hates anything on his head but his cap hat. His favorite movie is Disney/Pixars Cars. He had received this cap hat for his birthday so I thought I would make a Lightning McQueen costume to work around the hat. I made him a car mechanic costume and cross … Read more