Like many 2.5 year old boys, my son is an avid train and Thomas fan. But as many have noted, the costume selection is lacking. Being a major DIY-er, I thought of making him a costume to wear, but knew he would likely accidentally destroy it before we got out of the house. I did … Read more
My son Kaydin is 2 yrs old and just loves trains so I made the train as a shell for his stroller Halloween costume. It’s made out of cardboard and held together with tape and hot glue. I used 3 large flat sheets of cardboard and 1 thinner bendable sheet of cardboard by first measuring … Read more
My son is now 3 and has been a Thomas fan since he stole our neighbour’s Thomas Train at 10 months old! So I had to make a Thomas the Tank Engine costume for him. Making Thomas the Tank Engine Costume We used a diaper box. He helped paint it blue on the middle and … Read more
So, our son, Cole, has been in love with trains since he was about two years old. He loves to watch the Norfolk Southern trains pass through. When he was two he said he wanted to be a train for Halloween. If you look on the internet there are tons of ideas for Thomas – … Read more
This Edward the Blue Engine train costume resulted in a BIG change in my son’s perception of Halloween costumes. Halloween is a big deal in my family. We go wild with decorations, spooky lighting, and of course, HOMEMADE costumes. We love it. You can imagine my disappointment when my beloved first born child balked at … Read more
My four year old son has always been obsessed with trains, the Thomas and friends toys and videos in particular. His favorite train is Gordon the strongest and largest train of the crew. He insisted on being him instead of Thomas or Percy the smaller engines. In addition to being the largest train my son … Read more
Every year it’s a challenge to come up with a good idea for a Halloween costume, especially for my 3 year old boy who is now influenced by boy things: superheroes, cars and trains. I prefer to stay away from superheroes and movie characters when making costumes for my son. This year I wanted to … Read more
We went through a lot to create this crafty train costume. It was difficult at first. Then it got to be fun to make. The face was hard. We had to make it a perfect circle to fit on the container. Could never get a perfect circle. So we got two containers and used the … Read more
For this Thomas the Train costume, you will need some cardboard paper boxes. A tube to create a nice curve along the top and circle at front. I used an 8″ cardboard tube intended to be a form for concrete columns. I printed a picture of Thomas’s face off the internet and just used spray paint … Read more
For this homemade Thomas the train costume I took my son’s Radio Flyer and modified it to look like Thomas the Train. The idea was to have a costume he could ride in, so his little legs wouldn’t get too tired. Most of the body is made from old diaper boxes, duct-taped together. The front … Read more
My two year old granddaughter, Chloe, lives for cars, trucks, tractors and trains so it was a natural that she should be Thomas the Tank Engine for Halloween. Her daddy told me six months ago that I must make her a train costume for Halloween this year. He also insisted that Mom (9 months pregnant) … Read more
I got this idea when spotting a couple of boxes lying in the shop here at our Napa Autocare Center; visualized them as Thomas the Train..My friend’s little 3 year old is in love with Thomas; his whole bedroom is filled with comforters, blankets, toys, toyboxes, train cars, plates, cups, clear down to a knife, … Read more