Stand out in a crowd with a truly original costume. Forget the store bought costumes or the traditional Halloween costume ideas. Access the most creative part of your brain to come up with fabulously unique costumes, like the ones below.
Searching for costume ideas and looking for motivation? Or feeling like the most uninspired person on the planet? Don’t fret. Take a look at the one-of-a-kind costumes here and they will get your imagination flowing. For instance, check out the violin spider fairy costume and the toddler Liberace behind his candelabra. Also, the slow cooking turtle burger. Another super cool idea is a connect the dots costume.
When it comes to original homemade costumes ideas, the stranger the better. So, open your mind to the weird and wonderful DIY costumes here. Get inspired to make your own and share it with us here!
My 8 years old daughter wearing a homemade Robot Halloween costume. I made this costume,when the time she liked to join in recycled materials costume in her school.It resulted in winning the competition. She won cosplay champion dress up. For the Robot costume, I used cardboard box for her body and feet. I covered with … Read more
The mass production of costumes and clothing these days has a massive impact on the environment. Halloween costumes are typically made with petroleum byproducts which are cheaply made and uncomfortable; two things that sound pretty terrible to me. Also I’ve always believed the old adage that “a penny saved is a penny earned”. Making my … Read more
I’ve always wanted to be something whimsical, yet creepy. The idea was always there and this Halloween I was able to make my imaginative Keeper of the Forest character come to life! This unique homemade Halloween costume took quite some time to complete (too many hours to count haha). But the end result I was … Read more
I think “Net Zero” homes are so cool! I also went to an open house a few weeks ago, and the builder (Sy Safi) told us about all the cool systems in his house, which not only make it super energy efficient, but also healthier to live in! I wanted to create something similar so … Read more
The origin of my Violin Spider Fairy costume comes from the history of the violin spider which is also known as a Brown Recluse spider. The Spider fairy is a generic fictional and fantasy character as well, so I decided to combine both characters into one and to play the violin in order to make a brand new … Read more
After spending months trying to come up with the most creative costume, my friend and I came up with the idea for a mustache costume! Its a really good costume for any age, and no one will ask you the age old question, “What are you supposed to be?” I won’t lie to you, this … Read more
Happy Huge Halloween. I mean, honestly, I look Fantastic! I’m g-o-i-n-g to be President. How? I’ll just do it. It’ll be great! I make a lot of money. I came up with this idea because I love watching Donald! I mean, he is hilarious, I watch all the debates, Jimmy Fallon’s impersonation of Mr. Trump is hysterical … Read more
This project started as our costumes always do: what would best fit our body types? My husband is tall and skinny whereas I am neither. Given my fondness for churros and the inherent hilarity of food costumes, we chose a state fair theme. A funnel cake was chosen as a good shape and fun costume … Read more
Naked and Afraid is a Discovery Channel show where contestants are put to the ultimate survival test in remote parts of the world completely naked. They are given a burlap sack and allowed one survival item to bring. For this costume, I purchased a nude body suit, some grass material and string, a dark colored … Read more
Our little niece told us last year right after Halloween camping; that she wanted to be a welder this year, this blew her Uncle’s mind. To have his little buddy want to emulate him was outstanding. Thus I began the scouting for the items we would need to accomplish this. Her uncle is a welder … Read more
My husband and I always try to create our costumes as a couple. We do everything together so it comes natural for us lol. But it does make things a little more challenging. I wanted to create something that would combine the past with the future to keep with the theme for the local contest … Read more
This summer, my dad told my four-year-old daughter a True Story. One day he noticed a fox taking a walk across his field. He watched as the fox stopped in his tracks, stuck his nose high in the air, and turned his head into the southerly wind, the direction of the neighbor’s hen house. This … Read more