2009 Homemade Costume Contest - Part V
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2009 Contest Ended Midnight, November 7th, 2009
Here are the 2009 Costume Contest Results...
With over 2000 costumes entered into this year's contest, I've decided to add FIVE more pages of costume submissions (Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V and Part VI).
Holding homemade costume contests is one of the most fun traditions all around the world. Our contests are no exception and we eagerly wait each year for October (Halloween) to hold a new contest and to see the wonderful costumes that are submitted.
Here are the winners of past year contests...
Costume celebrations are held in different times around the world, so send us your costumes (via this form) and they'll be automatically included in our next contest.
Below are links to costumes that have already been submitted this year and that are automatically included in this year's contest. Don't forget that there's a Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V and Part VI with even more costumes!
All the costumes below can also be found in their appropriate category.
Submission Form and Contest Details Here...
2009 Costume Contest Submissions - PartV
Here's Part V of the 2009 Costume Contest submissions.
Coolest Homemade Mad Hatter Baby Costume 14 Over the years I have loved Alice in Wonderland, from collecting tea cups and creating my own Wonderland area in my home to different copies of the movie ...
Coolest Homemade Optimus Party (the Transformer) Costume 35 I made this Optimus Party (the Transformer) Costume after being inspired by the movie, Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. I would have been in the ...
Coolest Homemade Lego Mini Figure Costume 22 My 8 year old wanted to be a Lego Mini Figure for Halloween but most of the online instructions were too complicated, so we decided to make our own Homemade ...
Coolest Homemade Dr. Seuss Costumes 8 Well, we all decided to do something original for Halloween. Since the three of us don't like buying costumes, we all made them. While deciding on an idea,...
Coolest Homemade Beheaded Marie Antoinette Costume 5 This Beheaded Marie Antoinette Halloween costume had, I discovered, already been done by others. There were plenty of ideas/photos posted online, but I ...
Coolest Homemade Wall-E Halloween Costume 8 My son Josh has been into Wall-e since the movie came out. He started requesting to watch it several times a day and, as Halloween approached, we asked ...
Coolest Homemade Mummy Boy Halloween Costume 16 I am a mother of two wonderful children, my son is 5 and my daughter is 3. I am also the daughter of a very artsy, creative mother who shared her secrets ...
Coolest Homemade Deep Sea Diver Costume 4 This Homemade Deep Sea Diver Costume came up from exploring the depths of the ocean to show everyone how useful and exciting recycled materials can be....
Coolest Homemade Richard Simmons Halloween Costume 2 My 11 year old son really lived the character of this Homemade Richard Simmons Halloween Costume and made it super fab! He had an absolute ball playing ...
Coolest Homemade G.I. Joe and Barbie Costumes 15
G.I. Joe & Barbie In a Box were our cool homemade costumes this year.
The first challenge was finding boxes. We looked at local appliance stores etc ...
Coolest Homemade Headless Bride Costume 41
This year I wanted to be something different from everybody, but scary at the same time. I decided to make a Homemade Headless Bride Costume.
I had ...
Coolest Homemade Fred and Wilma Flintstone Couple Costume 25 I purchased a Fred & Wilma Flinstone couple costume pattern online, but it was too small for both of us! We therefore had to improvise our own Homemade ...
Coolest Homemade Wilimina and Fredrick Flinstone Couple Costume 26
My husband and I decided to be the black Fred and Wilma Flinstone this year for Halloween.
The Homemade Wilimina and Fredrick Flinstone Couple Costume ...
Coolest Homemade Flight of the Conchords Costume The New Zealand comedy duo known as "The Flight of the Conchords". Our Homemade Flight of the Conchords Costume is based on the characters from the HBO ...
Coolest Homemade Thomas The Train Costume 28 Unable to find a great Thomas the Train costume for my little man - they all looked like bibs! - I started on a Homemade Thomas The Train Costume project,...
Coolest Homemade Transforming Batmobile Tumbler Costume 38 This is my vision of the Batmobile Tumbler as a Transformer. The costume allows me to walk and move with only slightly limited mobility. It transforms ...
Coolest Homemade Optimus Prime Costume 39
Here is one of my favorite hero's. The supreme transformer Optimus Prime.
I wanted to make this very cheaply, using recycled cardboard, recycled plastic ...
Coolest Homemade Jessica and Roger Rabbit Couple Costume 5 I have always loved the movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and always thought Jessica Rabbit was the 'cat's pajamas' haha. My boyfriend and I therefore chose ...
Coolest Homemade Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum Costumes 20 I love the story of Alice In Wonderland so, for our work Halloween costumes, a friend and I dressed up in Homemade Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum Costumes....
Coolest Homemade Vegas Showgirl Costume 2 I needed a last minute Halloween costume, so I went to Hobby Lobby to dig around. I saw a lot of their Christmas stuff was on sale, so I headed there ...
Coolest Homemade American Gothic Costume 4 I chose to do American Gothic because this has been one of my favorite paintings since childhood; this was also my first try at being two characters at ...
Coolest Homemade Sally and Jack Skellington Costumes 32
My husband and I decided to dress in Homemade Sally and Jack Skellington Costumes.
Jack's mask was the most intricate part of the costume. My husband ...
Coolest Homemade Tin Man Costume 21 This Tin Man costume was made for my office Halloween party. My group decided to do the theme of The Wizard of Oz. I wanted to be the Tin Man since he ...
Coolest Homemade Moulin Rouge Burlesque Dancer Costume 4 I've always had a fascination with burlesque and decided to try to glam it up one year with a friend. I don't like the idea of women dressing up in vulgar ...
Coolest Homemade Astronaut Costumes 6
My four friends and I were astronauts this year... not sexy, slutty astronauts, but AWESOME astronauts. We made our own Homemade Astronaut Costumes.
We ...
Coolest Homemade Dinosaur Costume 10 Five days before Halloween I needed to find a costume for my 2 1/2 year old. Grandma and Grandpa, who normally purchase my kids' costumes were not able ...
Coolest Homemade Stewie Griffin Costume 2
My costume this year was a Homemade Stewie Griffin Costume, the baby from Family Guy.
It was made using two laundry baskets, off which I cut the rims ...
Coolest Homemade Where the Wild Things Are Costume 14 I made a Where the Wild Things Are costume for my boyfriend to wear. He went as a wild thing and I was Max. It was based on the Spike Jonze's movie version ...
Coolest Homemade Cat in the Hat Costume 7
My twins are 15 months old. I’ve been planning on dressing them as Thing 1 & Thing 2 since last year!
Their wigs were gray and I sprayed them blue with ...
Coolest Homemade Holiday Barbie Costume 17 My daughter is 6 years old and this year we kept asking her what she wanted to be for Halloween but she was undecided. I thought of all the things she ...
Coolest Homemade Animal from the Muppets Costume 17
My nickname is Animal, so this year I decided that my Halloween costume would be a Homemade Animal from the Muppets Costume.
For the head, I used 1/...
Coolest Homemade Mad Hatter Costume 19 Alice in Wonderland characters are always a good go-to for a Halloween costume. But you just can't go with a run-of-the-mill Wonderland costume if you ...
Coolest Homemade Mr. T Costume 16 For my Homemade Mr. T Costume, I went to Goodwill and bought the army pants and shirt. I shaved into shape the full Mr. T mohawk and beard. I used black ...
Coolest Homemade Boy Fairy Costume 19 I made this Homemade Boy Fairy Costume, apart from the wings which I bought, when I couldn’t find anything I liked. I modeled it after “Terrance” from ...
Coolest Homemade Little Boo from Monster's Inc Costume 14 Every time our daughter wore her hair in pigtails, people mentioned she looked just like Boo from Monster's Inc, so this year was the perfect opportunity ...
Coolest Homemade Ghostbusters Costumes 19 This year my friends and I were determined to win the costume contest with our group of friends in an annual party that grows every year. Since it is the ...
Coolest Homemade Gumball Machine Costume 8 My daughter, Madelyn, REALLY wanted to be a gumball machine this year after seeing some of the ideas on this website. Last year, she was a robot, which ...
Coolest Handmade Cupcake and Jimmies Costume 25 I made this Handmade Cupcake and Jimmies Costume based on the Pottery Barn Kids costume which was selling for $60! I didn’t want to spend such an amount ...
Coolest Homemade Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Costume 18 This year my friends and I were determined to win the group costume contest in an annual party that grows every year. Since it is the 25th anniversary ...
Coolest Homemade Mad Hatter and Queen of Hearts Costumes 18 The idea for the Homemade Mad Hatter and Queen of Hearts Costumes came from Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland”, starring Johnny Depp, and premiering in ...
Coolest Homemade Paul Stanley KISS Costume 37 We decided to do Kiss this year because they are on tour and we are going to see them in concert! Now we can wear our Homemade Paul Stanley KISS Costume ...
Coolest Homemade Mister T Costume 15
This year I decided to show my sense of humor and go in a Homemade Mister T Costume. I am actually a girl.
I bought a bald cap with a mohawk attached ...
Coolest Homemade Energizer Bunny Costume 6 Since we have a costume contest at work every year I wanted to do something unique that would bring home a win. What else could do that but the Energizer ...
Coolest Homemade Gene Simmons KISS Costume 36 We decided to do Kiss this year because they are on tour and we are going to see them in concert. Now we can wear our Homemade Gene Simmons KISS Costume ...
Coolest Homemade Angler Fish Halloween Costume 5
My Homemade Angler Fish Halloween Costume was a real party pleaser!
I used some foam from a couch cushion and carved it out to make the body of the ...
Coolest Homemade Statue of Liberty Costume 3
My daughter decided that she would be the 'Statue of Liberty' this Halloween.
My mom found some shiny, silky, teal green material and bought a few yards....
Coolest Homemade Alex Delarge from Clockwork Orange Costume 5 I really like getting into character for Halloween. Rather than going to a costume shop and picking something off the shelf, I like to think about movie ...
Coolest Homemade Cruella DeVille Halloween Costume 10 I wanted my daughter to be something different this year so, after thinking about it, my sister and I came up with a Homemade Cruella DeVille Halloween ...
Coolest Homemade Star Wars Jawa Costume 25 The robe for my son's Homemade Star Wars Jawa Costume started out being made with monk's cloth and dyed brown with rit dye (which took forever). We had ...
Coolest Homemade Scooby Doo Family Costume 11
We did a family theme this year: “The Scooby Doo Crew”.
I was the only one with a costume made mostly from home. It was very simple. I had an orange ...
Coolest Homemade Tapatio vs Cholula Hot Sauce Costumes 2
My wife and I love dressing up for Halloween, but we didn't want to spend a lot of money on costumes. We also did not have a clue what to be.
While ...
Coolest Homemade Wonder Woman Costume 19
Wonder Woman is my absolute favorite! But when I decided to dress like her for Halloween, I knew those packaged store costumes just wouldn't cut it.
I ...
Coolest Homemade Leeloo from the 5th Element Halloween Costume 2
This homemade Leeloo from the 5th Element Halloween costume cost me $30; the wig was the most expensive part ($25).
I then bought a roll of white duct ...
Coolest Homemade John and Lorena Bobbitt Couple Costume 6
My husband and I had the best time with this Homemade John and Lorena Bobbitt Couple Costume.
We used pj's that we already had in our closets and purchased ...
Coolest Homemade R2D2 Halloween Costume 24
This homemade R2D2 Halloween costume started off with a rubbermaid trash can.
The exterior details are foam, carved to different shapes and sizes. The ...
Coolest Homemade Geico Money Halloween Costume 8
The Geico Money Halloween costume is all hand made. While walking around trick or treating, my son even had his own theme music!
It's made from 2 sections ...
Coolest Homemade Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head Costumes 18 Our Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head costumes were made out of felt, with stiff batting inside and Velcro at the shoulders. We added elastic at the bottom to give ...
Coolest Homemade Expecting (Pregnant) Barbie Costume 16 I decided to make my Halloween Costume this year since, being 7 months pregnant, there wasn't much out there for me to buy. Being a natural brunette, I ...
Coolest Homemade Erupting Volcano Costume 3 My nephew loves volcanoes. When he asked me to help him make a costume this year, I knew exactly what to make him. He was so excited. I took his measurements ...
Coolest Homemade Magician and Rabbit in Hat Costume 2
My son's like to dress as a theme for Halloween. This year they went in a Homemade Magician and Rabbit in Hat Costume.
I purchased the vest, pants and ...
Coolest Homemade Deviled Egg Halloween Costume 5
I got the idea for this Homemade Deviled Egg Halloween Costume by looking at the store-bought Deviled Egg costumes online.
My mom and I ended up making ...
Coolest Homemade Troll Dolls Group Costume 6
The secret to having the best Halloween costume is to simply be a Troll Doll.
You need a nude leotard, tights, hair spray paint (different colors), and ...
Coolest Homemade Leg Lamp and Ralphie from A Christmas Story Costumes 2 My idea for these Homemade Leg Lamp and Ralphie from A Christmas Story Costumes comes from the coolest Christmas movie ever - "A Christmas Story". I had ...
Coolest Homemade Parrot Halloween Costume 13
It was my wife's idea to transform our daughter into a Parrot!
We found a bright red feather boa and a red blouse to be used as the bodysuit part. We ...
Coolest Homemade Tim Burton Inspired Scarecrow Costume 24
For my Halloween costume I decided to be a scarecrow. I was mostly inspired by Tim Burton's movies. I did not want it to be cute!
I bought a plain dress ...
Coolest Homemade Edward Scissorhands Halloween Costume 9 Halloween is my favorite holiday! Every year I try my best to come up with a creative homemade costume. There is nothing better than the feeling that ...
Coolest Homemade Little Bo Peep and Her Sheep Couple Costume 4
We got so many great responses to thisHomemade Little Bo Peep and Her Sheep Couple Costume.
My Bo Peep costume consisted of a couple of different store-...
Coolest Homemade Loofah Halloween Costume 15
I got my idea for the Homemade Loofah Halloween Costume from this site.
I took a black tank dress, 30 yards of netting, and tons of safety pins to complete ...
Coolest Homemade Flintstone Family Costume 24 My 8 month old daughter was our inspiration for our costumes this year! Ever since she was born we have been told how she looks like Pebbles! So I decided ...
Coolest Homemade Zombie Boy Scout Costume 24
I came up with this Homemade Zombie Boy Scout Costume idea after having worked at a Boy Scout camp the past two summers.
I had to make the pristine ...
Coolest Homemade Mini Mad Scientist and Assistant Optical Illusion Costume 4 How to be a not-so-typical Mad Scientist! I had been in awe of the backpack monster costumes with aliens and other sorts on different websites, so I came ...
Coolest Homemade Mister T Halloween Costume 14
For my Homemade Mister T Halloween Costume, I bought black furry material and some brown skin tone.I also purchased some strings of gold beads.
After ...
Coolest Homemade UPS Delivery Man Costume 2 Ryan Schultz, our 3 year old son, was determined to be a UPS Man for Halloween this year. When looking at Halloween costume catalogs on various occasions,...
Coolest Homemade Gene Simmons and Kiss Group Costumes 35 I've been a long time KISS fan and have created many Homemade Gene Simmons and Kiss Group Costumes over the years. My little brother and I, along with ...
Coolest Homemade Venus Flytrap Halloween Costume 6
My daughter wanted to be a Venus Flytrap for Halloween this year. This costume can be hard to find in stores.
We made her Homemade Venus Flytrap Halloween ...
Coolest Homemade Stormtrooper Costume 23 My husband makes it a tradition every Halloween to make our daughter (she is 5) a homemade costume. This year, since they both love Star Wars (she probably ...
Coolest Homemade Green Mike Wazowski Halloween Costume 13
With all this talk about going green, we decided to take it literally. Not only is Maria, I mean "Mike" green, so is the costume.
My daughter's Homemade ...
Coolest Homemade Gene Simmons Halloween Costume 34
I made my Gene Simmons Halloween costume within a week, having first decided that I wanted to recreate his costume from the 1974-75 KISS Alive.
I visited ...
Coolest Homemade Where the Wild things Are Max and Carol Costumes 13 I've always been a fan of WTWTA, but when I saw the trailer with one of my favorite Arcade Fire song's playing I was enchanted! So months ago I started ...
Coolest Homemde Bag of Groceries Costume 3 My four year old daughter NEVER does anything like other kids. This year I thought she would like to be a princess or a witch but no, she wanted a Homemde ...
Coolest Homemade Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Costume 17 I made this Homemade Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Costume for my son, Nathan, who is 19 months old and we really wanted him to be Stay Puft! We are both big ...
Coolest Homemade Operation and Surgeon Costume 5
This is our homemade Operation and Surgeon couples costume we wore to our Halloween party this year.
The Surgeon was really simple. It took a quick ...
Coolest Homemade Garden Fairy Costume 18 This year, my daughter wanted to be a fairy because a friend of hers was also going as one. So, with less than a month till Halloween, I got out all my ...
Coolest Homemade She-Ra and He-Man Couple Costume 8 I grew up watching these classic Saturday morning cartoons while I played with my He-man and She-Ra action figures! When I discovered that these costumes ...
Coolest Homemade Clockwork Orange Group Costume 5 The 4 of us (Me as Alex in the middle) decided to do a group costume for this years Halloween, and what cooler group is there than Alex and his Droogs!...
Coolest Homemade Transformer Costume 37 I began constructing this Homemade Transformer Costume in June of 2009. The technical challenge of creating a working transformer greatly appealed to me,...
Coolest Homemade Special Delivery Optical Illusion Costume 2
My daughter and I made this Special Delivery Optical Illusion costume out of duct tape, cardboard, and wire hangers.
The mask is an old Freddy Kruger ...
Coolest Homemade Captain Jack Sparrow Halloween Costume 6 Although the costume of Captain Jack Sparrow is not a new one, we wanted it to be as close as possible to the original for my 6 year old son. We checked ...
Coolest Homemade Green Plastic Army Men Costumes 4 I love going all out for Halloween and usually start thinking of a future costume the day after Halloween. The idea of the Green Plastic Army Men came ...
Coolest Homemade Hamburglar Halloween Costume 4 This year I decided to dress in a Homemade Hamburglar Halloween Costume. This was a fun costume. My buddy Shawn went as Mr. T, another very good costume ...
Coolest Homemade Jedi Bat Chicken Costume 17 Marco, age 6, didn't want to be an ordinary chicken. He wanted to be the most respected superhero chicken. He wanted a Homemade Jedi Bat Chicken Costume!...
Coolest Homemade Batgirl Costume 5 The costume I made this year for Halloween was 'The Amazing Homemade Batgirl Costume.' I hand-stitched my Batgirl costume to make it look as amazing as ...
Coolest Homemade Pillsbury Dough Boy Costume 4 I thought of making my one year old baby into the Pillsbury Dough Boy because of the cute “woo-who” sound that everyone would remember upon seeing the ...
Coolest Homemade Alvin and the Chipmunks Group Costume 4 My friends and I saw a poster advertising the "Alvin and the Chipmunks" movie and this became the inspiration for our Homemade Alvin and the Chipmunks ...
Coolest Homemade T Pain Costume
Grammy Award-winning Hip Hop artist, T-Pain, created some buzz with his "Big A$$ Chain" jewelry so I decided to go one step further.
This homemade T ...
Coolest Homemade Birthday Cupcakes Costumes 24 My daughter, Cate, is 15 months old and is STILL at that lovely age when you can dictate WHAT they will be for All Hallow's Eve, unlike her older 4 year ...
Coolest Homemade Lego Batman, Robin, Joker and Penguin Costumes 14 There have been many people who have gone as Lego people, but we wanted to do something that, to our knowledge, has never been done before. After thinking ...
Coolest Homemade Caterpillar and Cheshire Cat Costumes 17
This year for Halloween, my boyfriend and I dressed in Homemade Caterpillar and Cheshire Cat Costumes.
My costume was very easy: I bought 3 pairs ...
Coolest Homemade Mad Hatter Halloween Costume 16 My Homemade Mad Hatter Halloween Costume was inspired by Tim Burton's new movie "Alice in Wonderland" due for release in 2010. I love the twist that Burton ...
Coolest Homemade Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots Costume 4 People love toys, and a life-size toy from your childhood is even better. I came up with the idea of Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots costumes because my friend ...
Coolest Homemade Alice in Wonderland Group Costume 15 Our group decided to go as the Alice in Wonderland party. We had The Cheshire Cat, The Queen of Hearts, The Mad Hatter (Tim Burton's version), Alice, The ...
Coolest Homemade Hummer H2 Transformer Costume 36 This is an account of the Homemade Hummer H2 Transformer Costume that I constructed for my 12-year-old son, Duncan. He is the transformed robot mode of ...
