Prize-Winning Walking Skeleton in Coffin DIY Costume

Prize-Winning Walking Skeleton in Coffin DIY Costume

This is Michael in 2nd grade, he was 7 yrs. old at the time. We gathered cardboard and I cut and shaped it to his size using the ideal  of an old fashioned coffin. Once all the pieces of the coffin were cut, they were painted black.  1  can of black spray paint and clear 2′ cellophane tape to … Read more

Coolest Corpse in a Coffin Costume

Homemade Corpse in a Coffin Costume

This was a fairly simple costume to construct once I had planned it out the angles for the construction of the body of the box. The frame of the coffin is constructed from foam card (foam core) which is glued together and then painted. This gives a lightweight but robust base to attach the velvet … Read more

Coolest Homemade Corspes in a Coffin Halloween Costume Idea

Homemade Corspes in a Coffin Halloween Costume Idea

I made this homemade corpses in a coffin Halloween costume idea so that I could win a contest in Placerville, California for the best Halloween costume. I won both 1st place in the teenage division of the contest and also 1st out of all the winners for the grand prize. I had about 30 pictures … Read more

Coolest Homemade Corpse in a Coffin Costume

Homemade Corpse in a Coffin Costume

This Corpse in a Coffin Costume was my Halloween costume last year. I didn’t want to go to the party in a costume hundreds of other people would be wearing so I came up with idea off being a dead man in a coffin. I built the coffin out of cardboard and then added a … Read more