I had a great time making this homemade Hot Air Balloon Aviator costume, but it took me months! The outfit was simple: I used a sweater, long light colored scarf, brown leather jacket, and pink wig I already had (colorful wigs make all costumes better!). The goggles were found online. I just wore jeans and sneakers … Read more
This costume was very easy to make but time alittle bit of dedication. We got a big sturdy box and cut the top of it to make it the top of the balloon. I then taped the flaps together to make my box bigger. My daughter and I covered the box with brown construction paper … Read more
This was a cool ‘sky’ theme that matched the end of our Polish family name. The hot air balloon was made from extra colored flag fabric sewed together. Then, hoola hoops were inserted and it was attached to an extra laundry basket with four wooden dowels. It was decorated with some old tan pillow cases … Read more
When my daughter asked me to be a hot air balloon for Halloween I wasn’t sure if I could pull it off. With the help and brains of my hubby we had this figured out in no time! Building this was quite simple. We cut out the bottom of a basket and used our snowmobile … Read more
My husband and I decided to once again make our son’s Halloween costume this year. We had a lot of fun making his Hot Air Balloon Costume that Lights Up. We started with a basket and cut out the bottom. I then sewed some “globe” like shaped strips together to make the balloon cover. I added boning … Read more
We made my son a hot air balloon costume with lights and flames a few years ago. This was one of the simplest costumes I ever tried! We created a frame from PVC pipe, painted it brown and attached it to a basket with the bottom cut out. We put a big beach ball on … Read more
My son is six years old and he always comes up with unique ideas for his costume each year. This year, he decided on a Hot Air Balloon. My mother and I make his costumes each year. First, I purchased a wicker hamper we cut the bottom out and used black duct tape around the … Read more
I was motivated in to making costumes for my family so my daughter picked this hot air balloon costume from this site. We used a round laundry basket, some basket weave from a craft store, four dowel rods, flame fabric, a piece of duct work from the hardware store and an inflatable ball from a … Read more
I am not very good at making costumes for Halloween but this was real easy! The hot air Balloon was made up of a cardboard box and spray paint. The material for the balloon was nylon that I sewed together and used 3/4 inch PVC pipes to hold it up. I sewed the weight bags, … Read more
Making costumes for Halloween is lots of fun, but I always prefer to make something easy? We came up with the idea of a Hot Air Balloon The basket was a cardboard box covered in light brown paper with darker brown strips weaved through. Along the top rim of the box was large pipe insulation … Read more
Items used: Cardboard box, white paper strips, balloons, embroidery hoops, plastic pipe, pipe insulation, and paper bag. The balloon basket is made from a cardboard box with both end flaps cut off. Then, cut one-inch strips in the box and weave one-inch white strips through the box to create the basket look. Another thing you … Read more
I used a cardboard box, cut slits into it, and weaved light brown construction paper in and out to make the box look like a basket. Of course the bottom of the box is cut out for her legs. The day of the Halloween party I bought a helium balloon at a party store; the … Read more