For Halloween 2010, my husband and I constructed what can only be described as a “contraption”, so it appeared that I was giving birth and he was the baby! We started with a rolling cart used to hold folding chairs and an old funeral home gurney. We put a base across the bottom of the … Read more
I am a pharmacist and work for Walgreen’s so when someone suggested I do something work related for the office costume contest, a prescription bottle costume immediately came to mind. It came together easier than I thought it would, and only cost me about $30 in supplies and about 6 hours of my life. I … Read more
Everyone in the family was sick. There were memos flying around work about being extra cautions and washing your hands and I thought it would be great to come in to our company Halloween Party and spread the Swine Flu. Only problem is, I’m a dude and I can’t sew! So my wife put this … Read more
Me and two of my friends wanted to make our own costumes and we all work in health care so we decided to be a Homemade Nurse and Pill Bottles Group Costume. The pill bottles were made of pressed board and bent and screwed together with a 2×4 inside. We then had straps that we … Read more
This Homemade H1N1 Swine Flu Halloween Costume idea plays on the hysteria of the H1N1 Swine Flu outbreak. Accessories: white surgical mask and gloves VERY original and very timely!
When we were trying to find a cool Halloween costume this year we came across a picture online of a giving birth costume and thought we would try to replicate it. We built a hospital bed on wheels with plywood and 2×4’s with things we had laying around our garages. They also built a chair … Read more
During my first year (2009) in grad. school at Radford University, I decided that since the swine flu has been such a scare, that it would make a great “scary” Halloween costume! Unfortunately only one picture was taken that night, and you can’t clearly see “H1N1” on the shirt. I had fun pretending to sneeze, … Read more
This Homemade Mamogram Machine Costume was a last ditch attempt at a semi decent, funny costume. I had 15 minutes before I left for a party and was freaking out. Luckily, due to the wonders of TV, I heard a breast cancer ad and *bing* a light went on in my brain. All I used … Read more
My 4 year old son LOVES germs and bacteria. He told me he wanted to be a white Blood Cell (a leukocyte) and he wanted his little brother to be the germ so he could “protect the world from germs-or his little brother”. The Homemade Leukocyte and the Germ Costume is made from half of … Read more
I was trying to think of a great idea for a costume this year and a light bulb went off in my head. Knowing that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I decided I would make a giant Awareness ribbon to show my support for this great cause! It is a scary fact that … Read more
This is a costume of uterus with ovaries and a baby. Whenever I saw a picture of a uterus in a biology book, I thought it always looked like a little person with hands holding white balls. This Coolest Uterus Costume is a very cheap and simple costume to put together. I started my costume … Read more
Here’s one of the coolest do it yourself Halloween costumes! I recently had to have some medical test done and this is how I came up with the idea for my costume. I got a large square box and cut holes for my head and arms. I then put a divider in the box so … Read more