My son, Chason is 3 1/2 years. He is absolutely obsessed with garbage trucks. He will sit for hours at the computer and watch You Tube videos of garbage trucks driving around neighborhoods and picking up garbage but he especially likes the videos where there is an actual garbage man physically throwing the garbage into … Read more
My son was 5 and obsessed with “big trucks”. The only thing he wanted to be for Halloween was a Peterbilt. So, I used 3 boxes, painted them. I used tin foil for the chrome, LED push lights for the headlights, dryer vent stacker the exhaust stacks. He loved his Peterbilt Truck Halloween costume! It … Read more
My son loves the garbage man and the garbage trucks. All he wanted for Halloween this year (2008) was a garbage truck costume. First he wanted to be a garbage man. So we had him wear an orange t-shirt with thermal underneath, greenish work pants, brown shoes and an orange cap. Also gloves too. We … Read more
I offered to make my godson Jordan’s Halloween costume this year. I called up my cousin and asked if she would like me to help her out this year by making his costume and she said that would be fine with her. I asked her for suggestions or to ask him what he would like … Read more
My 3 year old son Jordan wanted to be a jet truck for Halloween after seeing the jet truck at the race track over the summer, needless to say it left a lasting impression on him. All he talks about is jet trucks and race cars, maybe I warped his little mind at such a … Read more
My stepson came home one day and tells me he wants to be a u-haul truck for Halloween as a joke. I was like, OK! So here it is, our Homemade U Haul Truck Costume, prior to cutting the head and arm holes. Its simple enough made out of a cardboard box, paint, hot glue … Read more
We receive so many UPS parcels!! My daughter really likes our UPS driver and receiving packages are always exciting. When asking her what she would like to be for Halloween, she said a UPS driver so we made this UPS Delivery Person and Truck Costume. Now, that part was easy. Her friend decided to go … Read more
Having dressed as an elf, reindeer, and snowman in previous years, the Christmas just been I decided to go all out step away from the standard festive costume choices and dress as the famous Coca Cola Truck for my last Christmas at University. Being a student I was working on a pretty tight budget and … Read more
Our son wanted a Power Company bucket truck Halloween costume. (His costumes usually involve some kind of vehicle.) We took a box (24X16”) for the body, and painted it white (you could use any color). The boom was made using two rectangular boxes (20X6X5 ½”). Kevin connected the two end flaps with clear packing tape … Read more
My son Jeremiah (five years old) loves trucks, semi trucks; pick up trucks and any kind of trucks. His dad and grandpa both drive semi trucks so this year he asked me to make him a Peter built costume. I put his costume together with about five boxes. I glued and taped two together for … Read more
Our son wanted to be a garbage truck. He was also dressed as a garbage man so that he could pull the truck behind him on his wagon. The materials we used on this creative costume were: cardboard boxes (sizes depends on the size of your trick-or-treater), duct tape, paint, paper fasteners, glitter, black marker … Read more
The inspiration for this costume came from my son. His grandfather, father and I all work for BFI. He decided that he wanted to be a garbage truck for Halloween. I started with a cardboard box. I cut a hole in the top and bottom that my son would fit in to hold up the … Read more