This was a joint project between my four year old and me. He crawls around all day transforming between a tank and a boy, so I decided to design him a costume. We reviewed Google images of tanks so that I could get a feel for the shape, as well as decide what parts needed … Read more
I’ve never seen an episode of Thomas the Train, but what if he had an alter-ego? What if he had the ability to stand up, unrestricted by rails, and fight evil-doers? The Transformers Halloween costume was about two months in the planning stages, including collecting random pieces of cardboard, plastic and packing foam. Torso and … Read more
This year for Halloween I made a TRANSFORMABLE Homemade Mini Cooper Transformer Halloween Costume. Let me tell you why. Last year I made the coolest Iron man costume, for a school contest, entirely out of flat cardboard boxes and with absolutely no help from anyone. After winning the contest, I thought: “what will I do … Read more
This Homemade Transformer Tank Halloween Costume Idea took nearly twenty hours of work to make. It was inspired by viewing many attempts of Transformer costumes online. I decided I wanted to be able to keep it simple and functional at the same time and still look as real as possible. This costume was built twice. … Read more
I originally wanted to be a Transformer and got the idea from this website for a Halloween costume. I saw one made entirely out of foam and wanted to do something like that. While on my quest for materials I decided to use the boxy body structure of a transformer out of Styrofoam to-go boxes … Read more
I decided to build this fire truck costume as an aid for the local fire departments when the fire safety classes were being held and a lot of children were being brought together to learn about fire safety. I finished this Halloween costume in time for a Halloween party that was organized to benefit abused … Read more
(Editor’s note: We decided to put this costume in the Transformer’s category although it was called “Armor of God” by its creator). I made this Halloween costume entirely out of ‘WASTE FOAM” from appliance boxes. It was a project for our Church and I wanted to be a bit more creative than an “Angel” or … Read more
I began constructing this Homemade Transformer Costume in June of 2009. The technical challenge of creating a working transformer greatly appealed to me, although it did turn out to be more difficult and expensive than I had originally planned. It transforms from a working Ford Mustang into an Autobot, all with me inside! I have … Read more
This is an account of the Homemade Hummer H2 Transformer Costume that I constructed for my 12-year-old son, Duncan. He is the transformed robot mode of an alien “autobot” Hummer H2. The costume is actually an elaborate exoskeleton with parts riveted to a framework underneath. This framework was made from different-sized plastic insulated coffee mugs, … Read more
Having read on the news about the threatened air bases in Scotland I decided on a homemade transforming Sea King helicopter Halloween costume idea for my sons Halloween School Disco. I started by going to the recycling center to get cardboard and other items to make this. I then sketched a draft of what I … Read more
This is my homemade transformer costume which took me two days to make. I named it the Tan-yota, my name is Tania and I drive a Toyota haha I used cardboard boxes to cut out the shapes and purchased everything else at the dollar store. The wheels are Frisbees that I painted in black to … Read more
This is 6 year old Nolan and he loves bulldozers. This homemade transforming bulldozer kids costume is based on the 10 second appearance of “Rampage” the bulldozer after Sam’s parents in Transformers 2. We started with the cab and hot glued the pieces into a pentagon. We cut out the blade and rolled the bottom … Read more