Totally Awesome Ninja Turtle Costume for a Little Boy

Totally Awesome Ninja Turtle Costume for a Little Boy

My son wanted to be Raph from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles so I knew I would have to make something homemade. What is funny is that several years back my friends and I had dressed up like the Ninja Turtles and I too was Raph. The first step was to find a matching green … Read more

Original DIY Couple Costume: Ninja Turtle and Shredder

Original DIY Couple Costume: Ninja Turtle and Shredder

Everything in this Ninja Turtle and Shredder Costume expect for the weapons and the Ninja Turtle nose, were homemade. The Ninja Turtle Costume: Round Sledding Disk Green Sticky Foam Yellow Sticky Form Brown Foam Red Fabric Ninja Turtle nose bought online Green Fabric Green Paint Brown Spray Paint The most work was put into the shell … Read more

Sexy, Politically Correct, No-Sew TMNT Costume!

Sexy, Politically Correct, No-Sew TMNT Costume!

My name is Emily and I live in Austin, Texas. Halloween is a huge holiday event in Austin and each year I try to be something unique, but at the same time something I personally like. I grew up on the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series but have such a petite figure the store-made … Read more

Cool Homemade TMNT Raphael Movie Style Costume

Well where to start...... Like most children of the 80s and 90s I grew up watching the ninja turtles in one form or another.  Also like most chi

Well where to start. Like most children of the 80’s and 90’s I grew up watching the Ninja Turtles in one form or another.  Also like most children I collected toys and played Ninja Turtles with friends.  So this Halloween I decided to try and accomplish a goal I’ve had for many years, build a … Read more

Epic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Costume – Michelangelo

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle [Michelangelo]

The Inspiration for this TMNT Costume Mikey has been on my list of costumes for several years, I just need to build my foam-crafting skills before taking on a costume with this many parts. The primary factor is that I like the costume/character to be recognizable and fun for kids.  If time and money hadn’t … Read more

Coolest Ever Nickelodeon TMNT Group Costume

Coolest Ever Nickelodeon TMNT Group Costume

This year for Halloween I wanted to make the new Nickelodeon Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles. I love the art style and thought it would be a TMNT version that would look good as a costume and while moving (it’s important to be able to dance). I created Raph first (that’s me) and used his patterns … Read more

Shell Shocking Michaelangelo and Donatello Costumes

Shell Shocking Michaelangelo and Donatello Costumes

These costumes were inspired by our love of cartoons, especially the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. We based these costumes off of the 1987 versions of Donatello and Michaelangelo. Upon coming up with the idea of who we wished to be, we also realized we didnt not want it to be just another generic store bought … Read more

The Shredder Costume from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The Shredder Costume from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Once October came, I originally decided to be Rick “Wild Thing” Vaughn from Major League, but after seeing his jersey was over $150 on eBay, I went to plan B: Operation Cheaper Costume. I figured I’d try a DIY, and the total cost of this costume was right around $100. I wanted to be a … Read more

Teachers by Day – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Night!

Teachers by Day - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Night!

4 Elementary School Teachers by day, The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by night! My colleagues and I go to work every morning, thoroughly enjoying what we do. We try our very best to inspire each and every single one of our students, each and every single day. We might not get it perfect each and … Read more

Homemade TMNT All-Girl-Group Costume

Homemade TMNT All-Girl-Group Costume

The teenage mutant ninja turtles costume started out as an idea for our group of foursome for movie characters day during homecoming week. However, being high school students who don’t yet have the ability to drive the plans (and materials) didn’t quite come together in time. We decided to give it another go round once … Read more

Cowabunga! DIY Ninja Turtle Costumes for Female Group

Cowabunga! DIY Ninja Turtle Costumes for Female Group

Steps to “Righteous” DIY Ninja Turtle Costume: Leonardo (Blue), Donatello (Purple), Raphael (Red), Michealangelo (Orange) 1.  Turtle Shell- We purchased turkey foil pans for $1.00 each and paper mached them to give them a turtle shell look then spray painted them using brown and green aerosol paints.  We drilled holes in the top and bottom and each side and … Read more

Cool Ninja Turtle Costume for a Little Girl

Cool Ninja Turtle Costume for a Little Girl

My four year-old daughter has always chosen non-traditionally gendered costumes (Thomas the Train, Buzz Lightyear and now a Ninja Turtle), so we have always chosen to make rather than purchase. She is still very much a girly girl but our only option this year was to purchase a boys costume or the “girl” version which … Read more