2009 Homemade Costume Contest

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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). After you're done viewing all the submissions below on this page, click on to Part II of the costume submissions...

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 - Part I (329 Costumes)

Here's Part I of the 2009 Costume Contest submissions.

Coolest Homemade Jelly Belly Halloween Costume 2 For the bag of the Homemade Jelly Belly Halloween Costume, I used a large, clear trash bag. I cut holes in the bottoms of the bags for our legs. Inside ...

Coolest People Magazine Cover Halloween Costume 2 I created this People Magazine Cover Halloween Costume with a printer, foam board, exacto knife and a free afternoon. It was a huge Halloween hit!

Coolest Homemade Mike Wasowski Costume 9 My girlfriend was sick of looking for a costume where all she could find were 'sexy' versions of characters. So about 2 months prior to Halloween she ...

Coolest Homemade Bath Loofah Costume 13 I saw this great Homemade Bath Loofah Costume on your website and HAD to do it. I was going to do a different color but I love green! My husband went ...

Coolest Homemade Chicken Halloween Costume 14 I really enjoy Halloween and getting dressed up every year. This time I had a bet from a friend when I had asked what I should be this year. His suggestion....

Coolest Homemade Juno Costume I had thought about being Juno for a while, as it's one of my favorite movies, but the actual Juno costume came together very last minute. I had the jeans,...

Coolest Homemade Fed-Ex Princess Costume I made this Homemade Fed-Ex Princess Costume for my 6 year old daughter. I made it entirely from Fed-Ex shipping envelopes, Fed-Ex boxes, Fed-ex shipping ...

Coolest Homemade Mario Brothers Costume 17 My friend and I created this Homemade Mario Brothers Costume. We grew out our mustaches for 2 months and stenciled out logos for our hats. We made fireballs ...

Coolest Homemade Wendy and Jack in the Box Costume 3 I had decided early on to go as JACK (from Jack in the Box restaurants) and my wife decided to stick with the fast food theme and go as WENDY (of course ...

Coolest Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker Costumes 6 For Bunsen Honeydew: First I got a big ball from Walmart and paper mached it. Then I cut the mouth big enough so my daughter would be able to see out of ...

Coolest Lego Family Costume 9 We created this Lego Family Costume to wear for a local 5K Halloween Costume Race. We wanted to include our son and have really fun and unique costumes....

Coolest Homemade Bingo Costume A casino that we often go to was holding a costume contest and the grand prize was a thousand dollars. I was pregnant at the time so we wanted to come ...

Coolest Frozen Head in Fridge Costume 7 The Frozen Head in Fridge Costume was made from two boxes taped together. The first box was smaller for the freezer part of the fridge. I had to cut out ...

Coolest Thundercats Group Costume Last year one of my best friend's, my girlfriend and I decided to do a group costume. After shooting ideas back and forth for a couple weeks, we decided ...

Coolest Headless Marie Antoinette Costume 2 I really never liked Halloween until I met my husband. Now as soon as Halloween ends we are thinking out our costumes for next year.

This Headless ...

Coolest French Man Costume This French Man Costume is when my son was 1. I decided to make him a French Man for Halloween. I mean who doesn't like a baby in a mustache with a loaf ...

Coolest Corona 6-Pack Group Costume 5 The week before a Halloween Costume Party myself and my family were still at a loss for a creative idea. I am not a fan of store bought bagged-costumes....

Coolest Cruella and her Dalmatians Group Costume 6 We wanted to be something very obvious but did not want to buy our costumes or borrow someone else's. We thought of doing Disney villains but figured it ...

Coolest Miss USA Contestants Costumes 3 A group of us girls throw a Halloween party every year, which started 4 years ago. This is the second year. We were all different Miss USA contestantsand ...

Coolest Prince Charming and Cinderella Costume 3 This Prince Charming and Cinderella Costume were our costumes for a Halloween Piano Recital where I accompanied my daughter on the song "So This is Love"...

Coolest Billy Mays Costume I decided to dress up as Billy Mays a year ago, Halloween 2008. I got the idea channel surfing into the wee hours of the night and stumbling across numerous ...

Coolest Robot Costume 30 This Robot Costume was fun to make. I took two boxes and spray paint, dryer vents and some red duct tape. It was so easy to do. I added some reflectors ...

Coolest Garth from Wayne's World Costume I love Garth from Wayne's World so I decided on a Garth from Wayne's World Costume. I got the jeans, the squared shirt and the cap in a Thrift store. My ...

Coolest Homemade Rainbow Costume I made this Homemade Rainbow Costume completely from scratch. The dress is made of six different fabrics sewn together to show the six colors of the rainbow ...

Coolest Homemade Aquaman Costume This is what you will need to make a Homemade Aquaman Costume:

1) Orange Under Armour jersey from Academy (only available in kids, so had to get kids ...

Coolest Homemade Firefly Costume My idea for this Homemade Firefly Costume actually came from a game of Scattergories when other players tried to tell me it wasn't a legitimate Halloween ...

Coolest Homemade Peacock Costume 9 I made this Peacock Costume for my daughter Ashley. You start with a basic crushed velvet leotard and sew on approx. 5,000 sequins beads. Then hot glue ...

Coolest Thing 1 and Thing 2 Costumes 18 My twins were so excitable at only 3 months that Thing 1 and Thing 2 Costumes were a natural choice for their first Halloween costumes.

Their red onesies ...

Coolest Little Jack Skellington Costume 21 I was at a loss, I couldn't find any suitable Beetlejuice costumes for kids so I went to work, with two weeks until Halloween night. I was a little scared ...

Coolest Homemade Cruella Deville Costume 5 This Homemade Cruella Deville Costume is my best costume so far. I took an old black dress (they're always good for something) and sewed faux fur around ...

Coolest Homemade Peanut Butter and Jelly Costume I came up with the idea of a Peanut Butter and Jelly costume so that my daughter and son would be a good match. For the basic shape of the costume, I purchased ...

Coolest Gangster Costume 2 It is so gangster style and I think it should be on this website but it is up to you to decide that. Anyway, the Gangster Costume is so soft and silky ...

Coolest Homemade Pretty Peacock Costume 8 This Pretty Peacock Costume was my 2008 costume which I decided I'm going to wear again this year, only elaborate on. It was completed in two days, and ...

Coolest Homemade Roast Turkey Baby Costume For the breast of this Roast Turkey Baby Costume I traced the roast turkey template. Cut out, creating two heart shapes of equal size. Sew and leave a ...

Coolest Homemade Headless Boy Costume 29 My son's costume is a Headless Boy Costume. I made it out of a dress coat, a back pack and a lot of imagination! I had such a great time making this costume ...

Coolest Adam and Eve Couple Costume 4 This Adam and Eve Couple Costume took me approx. 40 hours to make. For Eve, first I bought nude color panties and bra. I sewed clear elastic for straps ...

Coolest Ursula the Sea Witch and Ariel Costumes 2 My 2 year old niece is obsessed with Disney princesses. Her favorite princess is Ariel from The Little Mermaid. Last year she decided to be Ariel for ...

Coolest Venkman and Zuul from Ghostbusters Costume 8 I have never bought a costume. My fiance and I are die hard movie buffs and it seems hard to come up with a good his and her costume. A year before that ...

Coolest Homemade Centaur Half Man Half Horse Costume 2 This is a Homemade Centaur Half Man Half Horse Costume. I purchased soft suede fabric, along with a wig (for the horse's mane, horse's tail and the man'...

Coolest Little Bride of Frankenstein 5 This Little Bride of Frankenstein was a "night before" Halloween costume with very little money to be spent!

First we filched an old twin sheet from ...

Coolest Conan O'Brien Costume This Conan O'Brien Costume is our 5 year old daughter. The suit and tie were bought at a thrift store. The wig was purchased at a costume shop. We originally ...

Coolest Mike Wazowski from Monsters, Inc. Costume 8 I made this Mike Wazowski from Monsters, Inc. Costume for my nephew who loves the Monsters Inc. movie. I started with a large plastic ball that I covered ...

Coolest Homemade Cheech and Chong Costumes My sister was having a costume contest for the first time last year so of course I wanted to win. My husband and I didn't agree on couples costumes I suggested ...

Coolest Willy Wonka Group Costume 21 We dressed up as characters from the original Willy Wonka film to attend Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Disney World. I went thrift store-shopping ...

Coolest Homemade Rugrats Group Costume Everyone remembers watching those adventurous toddlers on TV. My friends and I decided that they would be the perfect bunch to be for Halloween. They are ...

Coolest Homemade Plumber Costume For my son's 2nd Halloween I wanted something comfortable for him to wear and easy to walk around in. The Plumber Costume was simple: jeans, shirt, work ...

Coolest Homemade Angelina Jolie Costume 2 The title here is pretty self explanatory I think. But yes, I was Angelina Jolie last year for Halloween. Personally, I think it was one of my best costumes ...

Coolest WordGirl Costume My daughter wanted to be WordGirl from PBS for Halloween, so we made her a WordGirl Costume including Captain Huggy Face. We used a yellow t-shirt under ...

Coolest Ultimate Warrior Costume 2 I loved the Ultimate Warrior so much and was elated to see someone put up their costume. Here is a pic of me dressed in the ultimate warrior costume because ...

Coolest Lightning McQueen Costume 2 I have to say that the process to make this Lightning McQueen Costume was pretty time-consuming. I'm not even sure how long we spent on it. A full week,...

Coolest Blue Mermaid Costume 15 This Blue Mermaid Costume is my third mermaid costume creation. Three kinds of fabric were used: stretchy bathing suit material for the lower torso, glowing ...

Coolest LT. Dangle from Reno 911 Costume 6 Lt. Dangle from the Comedy Central program Reno 911 was one of the most comical characters in 2008. I looked on the Internet for costume ideas and found ...

Coolest Pennywise the Clown Costume 2 I undertook making this Pennywise the Clown Costume with the aim of getting it nearest the original as possible. With no experience on a sewing machine ...

Coolest Frankie and Freak Costume 4 Here on this Frankie and Freak Costume you can see i slapped on one of those latex prostetics for my face and painted it green.

Then I cut up some black ...

Coolest Tornado Costume I came up with this Tornado Costume because of my daughter's un-ending energy we call her "Hurricane Kelly" and since a hurricane would be very difficult ...

Coolest Dr. Evil and Mini Me Costumes 2 I decided to make my boys Dr. Evil and Mini Me Costumes because even though they are 3 yrs apart in age they look so much alike and everyone always asks ...

Coolst Cornelius the Kellogg's Cornflakes Rooster Costume For this Cornelius the Kellogg's Cornflakes Rooster Costume I found a bird pattern and made it using green fleece, I added the red fleece for a gobbler ...

Coolest UPS Delivery Person and Truck Costume 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 ...

Coolest Cave Family Costumes 3 After having our first daughter we definitely wanted to "be" something that included the whole family. I had seen some leopard printed fabric at the store ...

Coolest Sgt. D Costume from Stormtroopers of Death (S.O.D) i've always been a big fan of Stormtroopers of Death (metal band) and their mascot Sgt. D, I thought this Sgt. D Costume from Stormtroopers of Death (S....

Coolest Rainbow Brite Costume 7 I loved Rainbow Brite growing up so when I was invited to a party and I had to be something that started with the first letter of my name I had to be her!...

Coolest Garbage Pail Kids Costumes As a throwback to our 1980s childhood, we dressed up as some of our favorite Garbage Pail Kids -- Adam Bomb, Mixed-Up Mitch and Leakey Lindsey. The clothing ...

Coolest Bellossom from Pokemon Costume 10 My kids always come up with the craziest costume ideas, and I CANNOT SEW! This Bellossom from Pokemon costume proved to be quite easy. I made the tutu ...

Coolest Gingerbread Man Costume This Gingerbread Man Costume was for world book day for my 12 year old son. He wanted something different and found a picture of a small child wearing ...

Coolest Pretty Peacock Costume 7 My daughter wanted to be a peacock last year for Halloween but I couldn't find a costume that I liked or was willing to pay for. That forced me to make ...

Coolest Chicken Toddler Costume 13 For my daughter's first "real" Halloween, she was 13 months old, I made her a Chicken Toddler Costume. It was easy to make and inexpensive. I bought orange ...

Coolest Juice Box Costume 6 When we asked our 3 year old son Brody what he wanted to be for Halloween he said..."A Juice Box". So our creative minds went to work and with the help ...

Coolest Crayon Box Group Costume 11 For this Crayon Box Group Costume all we used was a large piece of silk material (in whatever colour you chose to be), black felt, party hats, a glue gun,...

Coolest Harley Quinn Costume 20 Let me first say that I am in no way a seamstress, and am not very skilled at sewing. But I know my way around a machine and do well enough to put together ...

Coolest $1 Popcorn Costume 10 This $1 Popcorn Costume is as easy as they come. All you need is a rectangle of white fabric (cloth diaper, old T-shirt, pillowcase, towel) and a roll ...

Coolest Outerspace Alien Costume 20 After a lot of soul searching, a beam of light cast down from the clear, blue sky and stole my soul for a total of 6 hours. I don’t believe I will ever ...

Coolest Otis Costume from House of 1000 Corpses I made this Otis Costume from House of 1000 Corpses. I bought the red robe and white wig online, but all of the masks we found were lame and expensive....

Coolest Mr. Potato Head Costume 13 In my college days I was involved with the Sparty Mascot Programs at Michigan State University. Having such a hobby allowed me to become quite proficient ...

Coolest Mulan and Shang Costumes These Mulan and Shang Costumes were made from fabric, foam and cardboard paper.

Coolest Cat Costume 2 This Cat Costume I went overboard with but I had a lot of fun. First I ordered a body suit(white) which I ended up spray painting (maroon, orange, yellow ...

Coolest Care Bears Costume 4 My aunt made this Care Bears Costume for my four children. They were very into the Carebears since I have old Care Bear toys and there is a cartoon on ...

Coolest Pikachu Costume 11 This Pikachu Costume was made from a one-piece yellow swimsuit and a yellow headband. I sewed on brown stripes to the swimsuit. I then sewed and stuffed ...

Coolest Mac and Cheese Costume 3 Our daughter LOVES Mac and Cheese! When I asked her what she wanted to be for Halloween of course as a 2 year old she said Mac and Cheese. So my husband ...

Coolest Jewelry Box Ballerina Costume 2 My daughter wanted to be a ballerina for Halloween but not just any ballerina, she wanted to be one of those ballerina’s in the jewelry boxes.

We ...

Coolest Gene Simmons Costume 16 I have made a Gene Simmons Costume before but it was pretty weak so I tried it again with better results. I made this from bits and pieces. I did get the ...

Coolest Fireman and Firetruck Costume 9 I got the idea for this Fireman and Firetruck Costume from this website. I borrowed bits and pieces from other submissions. I started with a long narrow ...

Stages of Britney Spears Costume 3 Here are the Stages of Britney Spears Costume. For each costume we tried to get as much detail as we could. I was “Crazy Bald Britney”, for this I used ...

Coolest She Ra Costume 4 We live in India (Chennai) and my daughter K.D. Harshitha (L.K.G.) participated in the fancy dress competition held in her school (D.A.V. Public School,...

Coolest Rainbow Brite Halloween Costume 6 Every year for Halloween I try and do something creative! I have never bought a costume from the store. However a couple years ago I decided I wanted ...

Coolest Homemade Pinocchio Costume 4 I saw the other costume and wanted to try it. FYI: this website is the best. I got most of my idea for this Pinocchio Costume from here. I just followed ...

Coolest Freddy Krueger Costume This Freddy Krueger Costume is very simple to do.
First, find a striped Krueger look-a-like shirt "red and black, orange and brown, orange and black, or ...

Coolest Beetlejuice and Lydia Wedding Costume 6 My husband and I decided to have a Beetlejuice and Lydia Wedding Costume from the wedding scene in the movie.

I got lucky and found a Swiss dot wedding ...

Coolest Cap'n Crunch Costume 3 So this Cap'n Crunch Costume was my 2007 Halloween costume and I was in my senior year of HS. I made the hat out of 2 pieces of 1" foam that were shaped ...

Coolest Homemade Sponge Bob Square Pants Costume 29 This Homemade Sponge Bob Square Pants Costume was a blast to make! First I searched for someone willing to part with his or her foam mattress. An egg ...

Coolest Samara: The Ring Costume 5 This idea for a Samara: The Ring Costume comes from the very popular horror movie "The Ring." I spent a couple weeks getting the costume to look exactly ...

Coolest Bart and Lisa Simpson Costumes 10 My husband and I dressed up in Bart and Lisa Simpson Costumes. I made the wig with a latex swim cap. I glued jumbo sized cotton balls to make the hair,...

Coolest Homemade Grapes Costume 7 I made this Homemade Grapes Costume for a work Christmas party so the balloons were unfortunately popped quite quickly.

I got my flatmate to blow up ...

Coolest Pac Man and Ms. Pac Man Costumes 5 It has always been my boyfriend, Chad's dream to dress up as Pac-Man for Halloween. So last Halloween I made his dream come true! Being a couple we wanted ...

Coolest Homemade Peacock Costume 6 Well let me just start by saying that I love, love, love Halloween! It is absolutely without a doubt my favorite holiday. Every year when I feel that first ...

Coolest Homemade Hellboy Costume 2 I made the whole Homemade Hellboy Costume from scratch (except the coat, which was an awesome purchase off eBay). The idea came to do Hellboy as I needed ...

Coolest Homemade Bill and Ben Costumes 3 We wanted just a simple,easy costume so the Bill and Ben costumes was a great choice. The body is obviously just a big garden pot with the bottom cut out ...

Coolest VB Spartan Warrior 4 This VB Spartan Warrior is a suit I made from VB cartons (Aussie beer). It took me a while to make but I was happy with it. I just asked the guy at the ...

Coolest Mystique from X Men Costume 5 This Mystique from X Men Costume was done with blue body paint, a sponge, a scale stencil and black body paint. I wore an American Apparel tube bra and ...

Coolest Homemade Jack and Sally Costumes 20 Jack Skellington and Sally from the movie 'the Nightmare before Christmas'.

The Homemade Jack and Sally Costumes are entirely handmade (except for ...

Coolest Homemade Mortal Kombat Scorpion Costume 7 "Get over here!" The first time I heard that then saw the spear get thrown in the game! I was in awe. I was inspired to always make a Scorpion (of Mortal ...

Coolest Alex DeLarge from A Clockwork Orange Costume 3 Alexander DeLarge from the movie “A Clockwork Orange” is one of my favorite costumes. Most of this Alex DeLarge from A Clockwork Orange Costume was assembled ...

Coolest T-Rex Dinosaur Costume 6 The head of the T-Rex Dinosaur Costume is made of chicken wire fitted over a Star Wars trooper helmet and two shoe boxes. The shoe boxes formed the snout....

Coolest Bananas in Pyjamas Costume 2 I had a costume party coming up for my work Christmas party and wanted to be the best dressed there so I decided to put together a Bananas in Pyjamas costume....

Coolest Firefighter Costume 8 Our little two year old loves everything about a firefighter. He loves the trucks, the sounds, and the lights. Naturally he takes right after his father....

Coolest KISS Costume 14 I hand made this KISS costume using approx. 9 yards of vinyl, some platform boots, and a bunch of metal studs. I use Ben Nye make-up, and bought a middle ...

Coolest Tetris Group Costume 2 Coming off a not so hot year of costumes, we wanted to go big! We wanted to make a big impression at our high school, as it does not have walls and as ...

Coolest Pennywise the Clown Costume 7 This Pennywise the Clown Costume is very simply, one of the most frightening clowns of all times. I used a latex bald cap to keep my own hair down, white ...

Coolest Mermaids Costumes 14 Wow, how labor intensive were these Mermaids Costumes? At least 100 man hours, but it was sure worth. We (Leigh Anne and Dawn) try to make our own costumes ...

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Coolest Robot Costumes 27 It was comic relief on the 13th of March this year, and me and my friend Nile wanted to do something big. We dress up as something for nearly every occasion,...

Coolest Superman Costume 4 My son loves Superheroes and so I dressed him in a Superman costume for Halloween. I used blue thermal pjs, red underwear, and red socks - most of which ...

Coolest Gene Simmons of KISS Costume 12 On March 7 2009 my cousin Mary & her husband, Bob, hosted a Guitar Hero World Tour party. I had just over a week to pull this Gene Simmons of KISS Costume ...

Coolest Wonder Woman Costume 12 I was inspired by many of the costumes on this site, and had wanted to be Wonder Woman costume for a few years, so put in the time and effort to make it ...

Coolest ET Halloween Costume This ET Halloween costume took a few dollars to make all because of the authentic ET mask. I bought it online for $80. Everything else was cheap. ET’...

Coolest Seth from SuperBad Costume 2 This Seth from SuperBad costume took literally one day to make. I ordered the wig. The shirt was a pajama top found at a clothing store, then I used ...

Coolest Fairy Godmother from Cinderella Costume 2 As one of my favorite characters, I just had to have a Fairy Godmother from Cinderella Costume. Fabric is a heavy weight satin in blue/green with pink ...

Coolest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Costumes 3 This was our Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Costumes for a Uni cruise. We came up with the idea about 2 days before it and went shopping the next day. We ...

Coolest Alice in Wonderland Group Costume 9 This is how the Alice in Wonderland group costume was put together:

The Mad Hatter-shirt and pants are from the closet and I dyed an old lab coat orange
...

Coolest Elmer's Glue Costume Halloween 2007 was my first year of college. I'm not all about the buying super expensive costumes that cover up about the same as a bathing suit. This ...

Coolest Loffah Halloween Costume 12 I went with the Loofah Halloween costume this year. I, too, got the idea from Wendy on the Coolest Homemade costumes website. I pretty much made my costume ...

Coolest Riddler Halloween Costume 19 I made this Riddler Halloween costume my self which took me almost 3 months to finish. I started with a green spandex body suit. When I got the suit I ...

Coolest Dog the Bounty Hunter and Wife Beth Chapman Costumes 16 My boyfriend and I dressed up as Dog and Beth this past year and won $200 dollars in a costume contest! I wore a black dress, tall black boots and fish ...

Coolest Rogue from the Xmen Costume 4 I created this Rogue from the Xmen Costume almost entirely from scratch.

I purchased a sewing machine just for the occasion and the 2 colors of spandex ...

Coolest Ariel in Town Dress Costume 6 This Little Mermaid Town Dress Costume was a great costume for a cold Ohio Halloween. An attractive alternative to sleezy and revealing outfits that are ...

Coolest Lion and Tin Man Costumes 15 I decided before Halloween 2008, that my husband, cousin and myself would be the lion, tin man and the scarecrow. I have a really creative mind and it ...

Coolest Love Gun from KISS Costume 11 This Love Gun from KISS costume is actually a couple of years old. It started very basic and as time went on became more and more authentic.

The main ...

Coolest Jessie from Pokemon Team Rocket Costume 9 Prepared for Trouble, that's what I did...
And made it double, having fun with the kids.
Halloween 2006 and time to trick or treat;
A Jessie from Pokemon ...

Coolest Puppies for Sale Costume 12 We dressed her up as a puppy by using a black sweatshirt and adding patches of faux fur, white and brown. We added faux fur ears as well and then the rest ...

Coolest Alice in Wonderland Costume 8 Once upon a time, there was a 47-year-old man who wanted to have some fun for Halloween. So, on a whim and a prayer, he decided to dress up as Alice in ...

Coolest Robot Costume 26 For New Years Eve, my friend Curtis threw a “Future Theme” party. From the moment I heard the theme, I knew exactly what I wanted to dress as.

I made ...

Coolest Homemade Clockwork Orange Costume 3 Like the others, I also had wanted to do this costume for a while. I am a big fan of the film, so for a NYE heroes and villains party I decdided to go ...

Coolest Lamb / Sheep Costume 6 Here is what I used to make this costume:

Cotton balls - 350 (2.5 bags - 140 cotton balls in 1 bag)
White hooded jacket
1 black felt for ears (white ...

Coolest Glinda the Good Witch of Oz Costume 14 I based my costume off of Glinda's Bubble dress in the Broadway musical Wicked. The skirt has 14 layers and about 25,000 sequins which were all sewn on ...

Coolest Wizard of Oz Group Costume 13 Our family went as Shrek and gang in 2007 and I was dared to top my Shrek.

To do so, I could only think of cross-dressing, but didn't want to do anything ...

Coolest Mister T Costume 9 I had a work Christmas party to go to, and the Theme was Black and Gold, and it doesn't get more Black and Gold than Mr T!

This was made with a red ...

Coolest John Deere Tractor Halloween Costume 10 After seeing all of the wonderful costumes on this web site, it inspired my husband to create a homemade tractor. It took my husband about 15 hours to ...

Coolest Zombie Halloween Costume 16 First, I bought an old white shirt, tie, suit coat and pants from the local thrift store. I tore holes in the pants and shredded the coat and tie to make ...

Coolest Loofah Costumes 11 Got the idea from Wendy of FL. Thanks by the way!!! Thought is was an amazing and unique idea especially for a costume contest.

We used about 30 yards ...

Coolest Thing One and Thing Two Halloween Costumes 17 I ran across this site last year and knew that next year my 16 month old twin girls would be at the perfect age/stage to be Thing One and Two. So I saved ...

Coolest Cupcake Halloween Costume 14 This costume was made for my 15 month old daughter. I wanted to make a pink and brown cupcake with sprinkles. We started with a pink fleece shirt. We ...

Coolest Spongebob Halloween Costume 26 My son decided he wanted to be Spongebob for Halloween. I suggested to him that I make the costume and his head could be the Krusty Krab hat. Oh no, he ...

Coolest Cotton Candy Halloween Costume 6 While preparing cotton candy at a street carnival during the summer, I realized that a cotton candy cone would make an excellent Halloween costume for ...

Coolest Optical Illusion Halloween Costume 24 For the back of the costume which is the monster, I made the torso out of Styrofoam. The mask head has a plastic milk jug for stability. The head is attached ...

Coolest Scorpion from Mortal Kombat Costume 5 This is my version of one of the most popular characters from the Mortal Kombat genre - Scorpion. This was my FIRST attempt to make a costume from scratch ...

Coolest Popeye and Olive Oyl Halloween Costume 9 Both the Popeye and the Olive Oyl costumes are completely hand made. I found almost everything at Goodwill and Walmart.

Olive Oyl wore a red long ...

Coolest Homemade Pet Dog Costumes 28 The Cat in the Hat is one of the most loved books by children and adults ever written by Dr. Seuss,
Thing One and Thing Two are funny characters that ...

Coolest Homemade Hellboy Halloween Costume 4 So, being the movie fan I am, the list of Halloween costumes is rather long. However, at the top of the list for a long time was a Homemade Hellboy Halloween ...

Coolest Homemade Peacock Costume 12 I made this Homemade Peacock Costume for an upscale Halloween party I was invited to in Houston. I knew I wanted to stay away from the stereotypical "Sexy ...

Coolest Flintstones Group Costume 18 As we do every year, we as a group of good friends, decided to do the Flintstones Group Costume and had fun doing it.

Pebbles: Found a yellow dress ...

Coolest Evil Tooth Fairy Costume 4 I made this Evil Tooth Fairy Costume myself a couple of years ago for my Halloween costume. For the shirt I took a white tank top and used fabric paint ...

Coolest Homemade Hulk Costume I just bought green costume paint for $6 from a costume supply store. Ripped up an old pair of khaki pants and put a wig on. This Homemade Hulk Costume ...

Coolest Homemade Candyland Characters Group Costume We love doing themes each year for Halloween that involved the whole family (mom, dad, and four girls). So, we decided on the characters from the classic ...

Coolest Loonette and Molly Costumes from the Big Comfy Couch 2 I painted an old hat from value village purple and sewed and glued curly wig hair to it. I used Puffy T-shirt paint to paint the faces on an old pink shirt....

Coolest American Gladiators Group Costume Our American Gladiators Group Costume was vintage American Gladiators Zap, Blaze and Ice. To keep with the 80's look, we went extreme on the hair and makeup ...

Coolest Homemade Jellyfish Costume 2 I needed an easy to do, inexpensive costume I could wear at work. I also needed a costume I could somehow put aside while I worked. I decided on this Homemade ...

Coolest Homemade Halloween Pirate Costume 14 My friend and I decided to be pirates for Halloween, figuring we could re-purpose a lot of our costume elements for renaissance outfits as well.

My ...

Coolest Homemade Three Muttsketeers Dog Costume 21 Pictured right to left are Savannah, Keri, & Clayton.

These 10 year old rescued greyhound siblings do everything together, including getting into trouble....

Coolest Sarah Palin Costume 2 I spent a lot of time on my Sarah Palin Costume. I don't have bangs, but I was able to sweep my hair to the side in front to make it look like i had bangs....

Coolest Mini Christmas Tree Costume 7 I don't know about you, but for me, Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, running a close second to Christmas. My love of these two holidays inspired ...

Coolest Bulldozer Costume 2 I made this Bulldozer Costume for my 3 year old son who loves construction. I made it out of diaper boxes, and duct tape. I used real working flashlights ...

Coolest Homemade Haunted House Costume 2 This Homemade Haunted House Costume was made by my dad, me, my mom and my brother helped a bit. It took us about a month and a half or so, and we worked ...

Coolest Homemade Batman Villians Group Costume 23 My friends and I were originally going to be the cast of The Little Mermaid but realized that would be way to hard to make in one month. So we were brainstorming ...

Coolest Halloween Peacock Costume 11 For my Halloween Peacock Costume I bought a witch costume to use as the dress. The witch costume had black feathers at the end of the sleeves and bottom ...

Coolest Homemde Rainbow Brite Costume 8 For my 28th birthday, I decided to have a '80s cartoon' theme. Rainbow Brite was one of my favourite cartoons from the 80's so it made sense that I wanted ...

Coolest Homemade Harvey Dent Two Face Costume 24 With so many Jokers running around last Halloween, I wanted to do something with TDK not involving the Joker. I've always loved Two face anyway, and he ...

Coolest She Ra Princess of Power Costume 6 I looked around forever for a She Ra Princess of Power Costume because she was my childhood hero. I could find one no where and only found sites with ...

Coolest Scooby Doo Gang Group Costume 8 My boyfriend and I, along with his little sister and a couple of our friends, wanted to get together and do Halloween costumes as a group. Due to our love ...

Coolest Homemade Shadow Priest in Dreadmist Costume 2 My husband wanted to be a Shadow Priest from World of Warcraft in the old school Dread Mist set. So, we showed my mom a picture of the full set and off ...

Coolest Headless Man Costume 32 I wanted to do something that was simple yet scary. My favorite Halloween costumes are ones where the person becomes the character for the day, thus the ...

Coolest Guilmon from Digimon Costume 2 I love Anime, and my favorite is Digimon. When a friend told me about cosplay, which is a combination of Costume, and Play, I decided to try it out. I ...

Coolest Dog the Bounty Hunter and Beth Chapman Couple Costume 17 This Dog the Bounty Hunter and Beth Chapman Couple Costume was relatively easy to make and won best costume in one of our neighborhood parties.
We created ...

Coolest Quarter Coin Costume 3 My son was in a Halloween parade with his Cub Scout pack and they were to dress up as something from a specific part of the US. Our den had “North East”...

Coolest Paper Mache Pumpkin Costume I wanted a costume to be funny and to get completely into the spirit of Halloween and I wanted to make it myself. So I made this Paper Mache Pumpkin Costume....

Coolest Go-Green Light Bulb Costume What can be more fun than an Energy Saving Light bulb? Start your Go-Green Light Bulb Costume by donning a white shirt and pants. I used cropped pants ...

Coolest Pulp Fiction Costume Being the huge Tarantino fans that we are, my boyfriend, my best friend and myself decided to be Vincent Vega (John Travolta), Jules Winnifield (Samuel ...

Coolest Clue Characters Group Costume 4 The Clue Characters Group Costume is different characters from the classic movie and board game Clue. The group includes: Bosworth, Mr Green, Mrs Peacock,...

Coolest Group Madonna Costume The Group Madonna Costume is different versions of Madonna. Madonna has many different looks, so we tried to pick the looks that were most easily recognized....

Coolest Homemade Cat Costume 2 I went to Cat's website to get idea to make cat costume and I got an idea for a Homemade Cat Costume.

You need black joggings, some fur (like boa), wig,...

Coolest John Deere Green Tractor Costume 12 My son, like others, is in love with John Deere tractors. So when he asked for a John Deere Green Tractor Costume for Halloween. I did some research and ...

Coolest Octopus Baby Costume 3 I made this Octopus Baby Costume completely by hand using needle, thread, material, and a bathroom tub mat. I made this for my 1 year old grandson, measured ...

Coolest Big Bird Costume 3 Last year was the first real year I could take my little boy trick or treating. I wanted to make my very first attempt at making his costume myself. One ...

Coolest Wonder Woman Costume 14 I made this entire Wonder Woman Costume by hand except for my bra, my skirt, and my boots. I used my bra, which was purchased at Torrid, to attach the ...

Coolest Jack and Sally Costumes 22 For the boy's costume, I couldn't find a pin striped suit in his size so I bought a "Beetlejuice" adult costume and hemmed the pants and sleeves. I attached ...

Coolest Treebeard The Ent from Lord of the Rings Costume 4 Each year at University there is a huge medics social event where older years can dress up fancy dress, the more creative the better.

Last year our ...

Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Rain Costume 3 We were looking for a costume that was creative, maybe a play on words. When we mentioned "partly cloudy with a chance of rain costume" he jumped on the ...

Coolest Homemade Sarah Palin Costume When thinking about a celeb who was famous for wearing specs in the run up to Halloween 2008, there was only really one topical contender; Alaska's finest,...

Coolest Homemade Ugly Betty Costume Every year I try to think up a Halloween costume that I can incorporate my specs into, because despite many helpful suggestions from the perfectly eyesighted ...

Coolest Clue Cast Group Costume 3 My friends and I have had three Clue murder mystery dinner parties over the years-- 2000, 2006, and 2009. The one we had this last January was about as ...

Coolest Homemade Gumby Costume 2 I decided I wanted to be Gumby many years ago, and finally 2 years ago I decided I would make my own Homemade Gumby Costume. I thought, "How difficult ...

Coolest Play-Doh Costume 3 My daughter is 13 and we always come up with creative Halloween customs, so we thought about a Play-Doh Costume.

The first thing we did was found a ...

Coolest Homemade Snowman Costume I decided to go as a snowman and thought the costume would be a lot harder to make than it actually was! I bought the white fluffy material in a material ...

Coolest Screech Powers Costume Who didn't watch Saved by the Bell in the 90's? Since I have a great love for Saved by the Bell, who else would I want to go as other than Screech Powers?...

Coolest Homemade Peacock Costume 10 I love peacocks. So, naturally, I wanted to be a peacock for Halloween. When I went online to purchase a Peacock Costume, all I could find was one style ...

Coolest Scuba Steve Costume This is my Scuba Steve costume I made from some sweat pants and sweat shirts with a yellow t-shirt stitched over the sweatshirt. I made yellow flippers ...

Coolest Headless Mad Scientist Costume 30 This Headless Mad Scientist Costume was an awesome costume that the kids loved and was a lot of fun making. My son was a headless mad scientist. To make ...

Coolest Jean Grey from X-Men Costume 8 There are a lot of fictional characters that I love, a lot of characters who resonate with me, but none quite like Jean Grey of the X-Men. this is my ...

Coolest Homemade Scooby Doo Character Costumes 7 For the clothing of the Homemade Scooby Doo Character Costumes we went round second hand stores to find things that could be suitable. But Velmas skirt ...

Coolest Homemade Then and Now She-Ra Costumes 5 She-ra is my all time favorite cartoon character and always has been.
This is me as She-ra circa 1992 and in 2008. My mom made the first costume from ...

Coolest Edward Scissorhands Homemade Costume 7 This Edward Scissorhands Homemade Costume was my costume for Halloween 2005. Unfortunately this appears to be the only picture I have readily available....

Coolest Homemade Female Beetlejuice Costume 8 This Female Beetlejuice Costume was my costume for Halloween 2008. Originally my boyfriend and I were going to be Beetlejuice and Lydia. However, we broke ...

Coolest Homemade Jack In The Box Costume 7 I wanted my son to stand out for Halloween and the store costumes were just not doing it for me. Then one day while I was putting away the toys I came ...

Coolest Homemade Jack of Hearts Costume 3 This is the last year we are doing a Jack of Hearts Costume for our son Jack. All I did this year was buy 2 white poster boards. Then I drew the front ...

Coolest Half Man Half Woman Costume 2 I saw a commercial a few years ago about Peter Paul's Mound and Almond Joy candy. It went like this, sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't ...

Coolest Homemade Coca-Cola Can Costume 7 For this Homemade Coca-Cola Can Costume, we went to Target and found a collapsible laundry hamper that would fit my daughter in it. We brought it home ...

Coolest Homemade Zoltar from the movie "Big" Costume 3 I decided after looking at many Halloween costumes that I would make my very own Homemade Zoltar from the movie "Big" Costume.

I managed to get a big ...

Coolest Tootsie Roll Costume 3 I made my daughter a Tootsie Roll costume for Halloween. She wore a white turtle neck and brown pants under the costume. The costume materials included ...

Coolest Homemade Toostie Pop Costume 2 My daughter had a Toostie Pop Costume for Halloween. I made this costume by starting with a red turtle neck and white pants. The "pop" was made from ...

Coolest Homemade Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett Costumes 5 Last year my husband and I were inspired by Tim Burton's version of the musical Sweeney Todd Demon Barber, but the ready-to-wear costumes for Sweeney were ...

Coolest Homemade Colonel Sanders Costume 4 This Homemade Colonel Sanders Costume was made for our 6 year old daughter. It just came to us one day as we were driving by a KFC. The costume itself ...

Coolest Homemade Zombie Costume 18 This Zombie costume was made from old clothes that I did not want any more. I got them dirty by rubbing dirt from outside on the clothes and ripped holes ...

Coolest Clue Game Group Costume 2 This is a picture of our Clue Game Group Costume. I’ll start with my costume, Miss Scarlet. The dress was actually my old prom dress, which I got for a ...

Coolest Homemade HellBoy Costume 3 This Homemade HellBoy Costume was inspired by one of my favorite comic characters HellBoy! The most difficult and time consuming part of the costume was ...

Coolest Kitty Pride (Sprite) Costume 7 For the comic convention our daughter wanted to dress in a Kitty Pride (Sprite) Costume. It is the one she wore when she first became a member of the ...

Coolest Jolly Green Giant Costume My son Jacob wanted a Jolly Green Giant Costume. I bought a green costume for under $10 and then covered it with leaves. The leaves were on a vine and ...

Coolest Confucius Mother to Be Costume 17 I was 7 months pregnant and rather large and in charge when Halloween came around. I was trying to think of a clever costume that would take advantage ...

Coolest Sexy Eve Costume 3 I wanted to be Eve for Halloween but the store Halloween costumes never fit me. All I did to make this Sexy Eve Costume was take a tank top (which I cut ...

Coolest Joker Baby Costume 23 I purchased a joker dog costume and sewed on the open back and cut out the cotton stuffing and made room for my babies arms. This is the end result of ...

Coolest Poison Ivy Costume 22 I wanted to be Poison Ivy but I couldn't find a decent costume anywhere so I begun to shop like crazy with about a month or less left until Halloween. I ...

Coolest Three Amigos Costume 2 This Three Amigos Costume was so much fun! I took Black buttondown shirts and shortened them to make the jackets and then free-hand drew on the symbols ...

Coolest Homemade Elmo Costume 4 I made this Elmo Costume for my 11 year old niece. I got a pattern for hooded pajamas and used red furry fabric to make the pajamas. Then I bought Styrofoam ...

Coolest Slapshot Costume Every year we attend this Halloween party down in Newport RI which is the best party I have ever been to and I recommend it to anyone reading this. You ...

Coolest Slot Machine Costume I was trying to think of a costume I could use many small lights in to really punch up a costume and what has more crazy lights then a slot machine?

The ...

Coolest Ghostbuster Costume 7 I never really got into dressing up for special occasions such as Halloween or parties until I started college. Well my friends were all excited about ...

Coolest Garden Gnome Costume 5 About two weeks before Halloween, my friends and I were discussing our costumes. One friend suggested a gnome and everyone laughed out loud. You see, I'...

Coolest Rice Krispies Group Costume This year my family decided to be cereal box characters. We made the trick or treat boxes out of the corresponding cereal boxes.

Snap Crackle and Pop:...

Coolest Fall Fairy Costume 14 We found a fairy pattern and bought sunflowers and glued them to the bottom of the robe and small ones for her shoes.

The wings on the Fall Fairy Costume ...

The Grinch and Cyni Lou Who Costumes 4 The Grinch was a Santa suit pattern and then we made green fur pants and gloves and a small piece for chest hair. We then painted his face green and added ...

Coolest Alice in Wonderland Group Costume 10 My family got together and decided to do an Alice in Wonderland Group Costume. We really got into the characters even talking and acting like them. The ...

Coolest Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds Costume 3 I wanted to think of something original, that if I went to the bar I wouldn't see at least three of me walking around. Originally I wanted to be an airline ...

Coolest Modern Statue of Liberety Costume 2 After I was invited to a 4th of July party I immediately thought of wonderful costume designs, this Modern Statue of Liberety Costume I enjoyed the most....

Coolest Rusted Robot Costume 29 This Rusted Robot Costume started out as the ABC Robot from Judge Dredd. I started making the head first and I was close working from memory only. Then ...

Coolest Skeletor Costume 3 I was Skeletor, pretty sick huh? The blue is fat lady sweats I got from Walmart and had a friend sew them skin tight, the purple is material I bought at ...

Coolest Operation and Scrabble Game Costumes 4 My entire story (with many, many photos can be found on my blog... The photos help the explanation considerably. Especially since we put it together ...

Coolest Ice Cream Cone Costume 8 The ice cream scoop that makes up the top of this Ice Cream Cone Costume started out as a round vinyl tablecover (with flannel backing). I chose light ...

Coolest Last-Minute Batgirl Costume 3 Some acquaintances of mine held a party to raise money for a charity. They decided upon a superhero theme, since "we are all superheroes, donating to help ...

Coolest Dark Knight Joker Costume 21 This Dark Knight Joker Costume was done both by my boyfriend and me. I took care of his hair and make-up and helped put the costume together.

It was ...

Coolest The White Stripes (Jack & Meg White) Costume Last Halloween my boyfriend and I started brainstorming "couple costume ideas". Neither of us were huge on the idea of doing a couple costume, but we figured ...

Coolest Lil Bo Peep and the Man Who Stole My Sheep Costume 3 I wanted something completely different. I talked my husband into being a sheep doer and I would be Lil Bo Peep. This Lil Bo Peep and the Man Who Stole ...

Coolest Satine Costume 3 This Satine Costume was actually for a movie character theme party my roommates and I held. Once I figured out I wanted to be Satine as well as which costume ...

Coolest Duct Tape Kiss Costumes 17 Kiss fans unite!

We used Silver and black duct tape and a whole lot of cardboard to make these Duct Tape Kiss Costumes. Black spray paint and glue. We ...

Coolest Dr. Zoidburg from Futurama Costume 4 This Dr. Zoidburg from Futurama Costume is very easy and very impressive to others. We got the lab coat and scrubs from a store, but the face and claws ...

Coolest Leela from Futurama Costume 5 This Leela from Futurama Costume was surprisingly easy to make once we figured out how to construct the eye. Leela is a cyclops. So we took some safety ...

Coolest Hungry Zombie Costume 17 I really wanted to do a zombie, but I don't like the look of fake blood after it dries so I decided not to be a bloody zombie, guess I'm a hungry zombie?...

Coolest Cat in the Hat Costume 5 This Cat in the Hat Costume was for world book day for my 6 year old son. He wanted something different and found a picture of a small child wearing something ...

Coolest Hippo Costume 2 I love all the creative costumes on this site! Of all things, my son asked me to make a hippo costume for him last year. I couldn't convince him to be ...

Coolest Train Crossing Gate Costume 2 My son was obsessed with crossing gates. I came up with this idea for a Train Crossing Gate Costume and he won first place at our park district Halloween ...

Coolest Zoltar Fortune Teller Machine Costume 2 My Zoltar Fortune Teller Machine Costume is a classic coin machine well known from the movie "Big" starring Tom Hanks. It was inexpensive to make with ...

Coolest Cousin Itt Costume 9 This is a Cousin Itt Costume that I had the idea for that my mom helped me make. First we got some hair colored discount fabric and a tan knit hat from ...

Coolest Scooby Doo and the Gang Group Costume 6 Our group decided we wanted something fun and easy to put together. I'm all about making the Scooby Doo and the Gang Group Costume from stuff I can find ...

Coolest Wonder Woman Girl Costume 13 My five year old daughter wanted to be Wonder Woman for Halloween and I just wasn't happy with the "super hero" knock-off patterns I was able to find. For ...

Coolest Mario and Luigi Costumes 16 Here is what you'll need to make these Mario and Luigi Costumes:

- Blue high-waist pants or blue overalls (We were just so lucky we found those DESIGNER ...

Coolest Alice Costume from Resident Evil: Extinction This Alice Costume from Resident Evil: Extinction was pretty easy to put together, just mostly about finding the right pieces of clothing.

Here's a ...

Coolest Papa Smurf and Smurfette Costume 13 ARE YOU INTO TO BLUE? Papa Smurf and Smurfette is a great homemade costume.

My husband and I had a blast and got cutest couple at a local Halloween ...

Coolest Ladybug Costume 4 I had seen ladybug costumes in the shops for Halloween and wanted to buy one but they were expensive so I decided to get creative. I borrowed the black ...

Coolest Strawberry Shortcake Costume 2 The inspiration for this Strawberry Shortcake costume came when I found the shirt on clearance at Kohl’s. I bought it when it was 2 sizes too big, thinking ...

Coolest Marie Antoinette Costume After watching Kirsten Dunst in Marie Antoinette, I knew I wanted this Marie Antoinette Costume to be my Halloween Costume for 2008. I bought the dress ...

Coolest Skeleton Costume 4 This Skeleton Costume has been my favorite outfit so far. I had black pants and a blue dark top, borrowed the tie and lots of makeup. The makeup took ...

Coolest Beetlejuice Costume 7 I ready had the white pants. I went to the Goodwill store to find the white suit which was only $12. I went home, measured out width with strips then painted ...

Coolest Praying Mantis Costume 2 This started out as a simple question, “What are you going to be for Halloween?” The first thing that came to mind: Praying Mantis. Upon hearing this ...

Coolest Mike Wazowski Costume 7 For Halloween 2008, our sons chose "Monsters, Inc." as their theme.

Our younger son (age 2-1/2) had a Mike Wazowski Costume. We live in Phoenix and ...

Coolest Sully from Monsters, Inc. Costume 6 For Halloween 2008, our sons chose "Monsters, Inc." for their costumes.

Our older son (age 5) had a Sully from Monsters, Inc. Costume. We live in ...

Coolest Mystique from X Men Costume 6 I managed to buy a blue leotard as the base of my Mystique from X Men Costume from a dance shop. I then used 'wonderweb' to attach small scales in a darker ...

Coolest Pre-Historic Elmo Slayer Costume 3 Every year I exploit my creative side by creating off the wall costumes that you would never see anywhere else. I view Halloween as a day you can be anyone ...

Coolest Grimace from McDonald's Costume I've always wanted to make a Halloween costume from one of the McDonald's characters. It took me awhile but I settled on a Grimace from McDonald's Costume....

Coolest Battling Beauty Queens 2 My sister came up with the idea of the Battling Beauty Queens and we all loved it. First we went to thrift stores and found gowns that we would not mind ...

Coolest Alien Kidnapper Costume 19 This Alien Kidnapper Costume came as a surprise when I arrived at an outer space costume party for my best friends birthday. I first made a backpack-like ...

Coolest Homemade Fairy Costumes 13 My mom and I make the girls fairy costumes every year. The first thing we look for is the large flower to put on their heads then we usually find a matching ...

Coolest Shrek and Fiona Costumes 8 I made the clothes of the Shrek and Fiona costumes myself. The red hair is a wig and the ears, with and without, the crown is bought from a costume shop ...

Coolest Danger Mouse Costume This Danger Mouse Costume was a lengthy costume to make, but well worth the time and effort.

DM is a legendary British cartoon hero, from back in the ...

Coolest Crayola Crayons Halloween Costumes 10 My daughters and their friends wanted to wear costumes that went together so we all came up the idea of them being different colored crayons.

For their ...

Coolest Robot Halloween Costume 28 I wanted an original costume instead of the stuff my friends were going as. Anyways they were a little to revealing for me. My one friend kept telling ...

Coolest UnLucky Charms the Cereal Killer Halloween Costume 5 I spent months thinking of what to dress up as for Halloween last year and not until the the day before did I figure out what I was going to do. Finally ...

Coolest Homemade Headless Costume 28 I created this Homemade Headless Costume by building the shoulder unit out of supplies around the house. I used a coat hanger, some duct tape, old pillows/...

Coolest Rick James Costume I love the Chappelle show and think that man is a genius. So I was looking for a good costume and at the time the Chappelle show was huge. So my favorite ...

Coolest Homemade Shrek and Fiona Costumes 7 I just cam across your site and I love it! I have been making our Halloween costumes for years now and thought I'd share a few of them.

First up is ...

Coolest Sweeney Todd Costume 4 Halloween last year, my wife and I made this Sweeney Todd Costume. Hayley did all the craftsmanship while I was the architect.

I found a Dorothy Perkins ...

Coolest Crayola Crayon Costume 9 The shoes were cheap £6 white plimsoles.
Leggings were plain black. The sheet that was wrapped around was also plain white polyester. This fabric didn'...

Coolest Gene Simmons of KISS Costume 15 Here is a pic of my Gene Simmons of KISS Costume, from about the ’83-ish, Eric Carr - Creatures of the Night era, roughly. My arms and shoulders here ...

Coolest Blue Turtle Costume 5 My daughter had to dress up as her favorite character from a book for literacy week at school. She chose the book "Because a Little Bug Went Kachoo" and ...

Coolest Gangrene (AKA Gang Green) Costumes 19 My little brother and I were thinking of a new costume idea for last years Halloween Trunk or Treat at our old parish. So, it had to be appropriate for ...

Coolest Homemade Slash Costume 2 Just before I left school, my year group were allowed to dress up in fancy dress for the day and get out of lessons for a “celebration” day that the school ...

Coolest Optimus Prime Costume 26 Warning: This took some time constructing.
Also the taxi I called would not pick me up as I was unable to get in the car in costume - put the body on ...

Coolest Homemade Flamingo Costume 7 I made this Homemade Flamingo Costume for a party themed "Lost in the Wild". I designed the skirt making the base with hooped cardboard and cellophane ...

Coolest Homemade Sponge Bob Square Pants Costume 28 My 5 yr old, Chandler, is obsessed with Spongebob! After searching all over for a Homemade Sponge Bob Square Pants Costume that resembled Spongebob (where ...

Coolest Homemade Italian Dinner Costume 12 This is what you will need to make this Homemade Italian Dinner Costume:

1 sheet of foam core
1 red and white plastic table cloth
1 plastic plate
...

Coolest Homemade Ice Cream Cone Costume 7 I made this Homemade Ice Cream Cone Costume for my twins, and got rave reviews! I made the whole costume first out of free fabric I had around the house ...

Coolest Olympic Gymnastics Team Costume 2 My two friends and I decided to be the USA Olympic Gymnastic Team. So for our Olympic Gymnastics Team Costume we got plain black ballet leotards from a ...

Gene Simmons of KISS Homemade Costume 13 With only a two weeks notice before Halloween time, my son decides to be Gene Simmons of the Rock group Kiss, which gave me a deadline to start and finish ...

Coolest Spongebob Pineapple Costume My daughter wanted a Spongebob Costume with a unique twist, so we decided to make Spongebob's house, the Pineapple Under the Sea.

The Spongebob Pineapple ...

Coolest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Costumes 4 I made these Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Costumes from green body paint for the top of the body and face.

The vest top was green (we had white and ...

Coolest Facebook Costume 2 My homemade Facebook Costume is my Facebook page.
I think it is very creative. Though if you want it to be perfect is takes a lot of time, but it is worth ...

Coolest Easter Chicken Costume 12 We needed a costume for our Easter concert. I was given the task to make this Easter Chicken Costume . So I searched the thrift stores and bought a large ...

Coolest Scorpion from Mortal Kombat Costume 6 I got the idea from looking for a costume for "Purim" (the Jewish holiday in which we wear costumes... kinda like Halloween)

But you can't find any ...

Coolest KFC Costume 3 I needed something I could fix up quick and rather original so went for the KFC Costume. Everyone loved it and couldn't believe how cheap it was put together....

Coolest Shuttle Astronaut Costume 4 For this Shuttle Astronaut Costume I made a zip up sweatshirt/jacket and sweatpants from orange fleece. (Pattern for both at my local fabric store.)

I ...

Coolest Computer Virus Costume This is a Computer Virus Costume I created for a party with the theme The Garden of Good and Evil.

The costume was created from a piece of large cardboard,...

Coolest John Deere Tractor Halloween Costrume 11 My two year old son loves John Deere tractors so I thought I would dress him in a John Deere tractor Halloween costume. My husband and I designed a tractor ...

Coolest Curious George's Man with the Yellow Hat Costume 3 This is my son William dressed up as the Man with the Yellow Hat for World Book Day November 2007. He won first prize! The Curious George's Man with the ...

Coolest IKEA Costume I dressed up as IKEA for Halloween 2008, and it was a real hit, people thought it was fun, and sexy without being slutty, which I am very happy about..

This ...

Coolest Mr. T Costume 10 I live in Cologne, the central point of the German Carneval. This season my friends and I threw a costume party. Everybody had to dress up like a star ...

Coolest Batgirl Costume 2 I made this Batgirl costume with a pink suit, my black jogging trousers, a black cloth, 1m x 1.50m, some cloth of the same material (for the batman symbol ...

Coolest Flapper Girl Costume I love wearing costumes, any occasion to dress up is a favorite. I love even more, making my own hand made costumes. This year, after having a homemade ...

Coolest Raspberry Costume 6 The raspberry costume went down an absolute treat! It was easy and cheap to create, I bought 30 red balloons and attached them to my top carefully with ...

Coolest Spongebob Costume 27 Hello , first of all , sorry for my bad English.

We live in Antwerp, Belgium. For carnival I had the idea to make a Spongebob costume to have some fun ...

Coolest Headles Clown Costume 6 This is a headless clown costume I thought up about a couple of months before Halloween 2008. Originally it was to be a large inflated fat suit with the ...

Coolest Tampax Costume 3 The idea for this Tampax costume came from the other two girls on this site who had done this costume previously.

I saw them and thought it was absolutely ...

Coolest Head on Platter Costume 17 We used a backpack and put a flat polystyrene lid inside it and then put a carton over it and taped it to the back pack. This was the trunk of the Head ...

Coolest Gordon the Tank Engine Costume 19 This Gordon the Tank Engine costume was made in Hungary (Europe). My 3 years old son is a big Thomas fan and his favourite tank engine is Gordon.

So ...

Coolest Poison Ivy Costume 18 I had the same problem as another member on the site when trying to find a Poison Ivy costume to buy - they were terrible!! So I decided to make one myself....

Coolest Captain Planet Costume 2 I’ve always loved Captain Planet as a kid and I’d been thinking about it for years now. I finally just went out and made a Captain Planet costume and the ...

Coolest Censored Streaker Costume 4 I wanted something that would turn heads... something between sexy and shocking. After watching bloopers on TV I decided to be a censored streaker.

I ...

Coolest Cactus Costume 3 Our work recently hosted a “Wild West” theme party. Instead of going as the usual cowboy/girl we thought we’d go as cacti. It was very easy to make and ...

Coolest Mister Potato Head Costume 12 First of all, I am not a seamstress by any stretch of the imagination. So, you can imagine how upset I was when my daughter, Paige, let me know that she ...

Coolest Dog the Bounty Hunter and his wife Beth Chapman Costume 15 My husband and I were Dog and Beth for Halloween and were a big hit! I got us both wigs online and a leather vest for him. He wore black jeans and leather ...

Coolest Homemade Owl Costume 4 This owl is taken from a cartoon - a really old and smart owl. I made the costume from old cloths, paperboard and I used some paint. It's really easy and ...

Coolest Riddler Costume 17 I made this costume for my youngest son (14 years) to wear to my eldest sons 18th birthday fancy dress party.

In order to get the tight fitting suit ...

Coolest Homemade Star Costume For this star costume, I started with a paper mache headpiece that had a wire base, one measured around the top of my head, another measured around my ...

Coolest Holy Cow Costume 3 I actually got the idea for this costume from this site! I was really excited, as I'd never made my own costume before.

I had an old black dress in ...

Coolest Gene Simmons the Demon Costume 10 My son won first place with best costume from the entire pack at our cub scout pack night. His picture was also featured on genesimmons.com in the 'your ...

Coolest Bill on Capitol Hill Costume 2 My wife was just elected to office, so I wanted to surprise her on her first day in office. Thanks to Tammy B. (see her awesome Bill costume also on this ...

Coolest Batman Costume 10 I put together this Batman costume for a relatively small investment of about a hundred bucks. The mask is a party store knock off which I slit up the ...

Coolest Shrek Group Costume 6 In 2007 my family went as Shrek and his cohorts.

My son's donkey costume was purchased in 2004 when my daughter went as donkey and I as Shrek the first ...

Coolest Glowman Halloween Costume 3 For my costume I sewed plastic tubing to a black sweater and sweat pants in the shape of a stick man. Then I bought one of those "grim-reaper/face-less ...

Coolest Pocket Aces Couple Costume 2 We had a “P” party where everyone had to dress as something beginning with P. We love our poker so came up with Pocket Aces. We got four pieces of poster ...

Coolest Homemade Lucario Costume 9 My Dad helped me make the coolest costume ever, a Pokemon costume. Which one, you ask? A big, bad, blue Lucario, of course!

To make this costume,...

Coolest Peacock Costume 5 It took a long time to design this Peacock costume, but I really liked how it turned out. The hardest part for me was to find the right kind of fabric ...

Coolest Jack Skellington and Sally Costumes 19 Here we are as Jack and Sally from "The Nightmare before Christmas." I made Jack's head out of paper mache - which is flour, water, and newspaper draped ...

Coolest Homemade Catra Costume 3 My birthday party theme was 'Comic Book & Cartoon Characters' this year. I chose this theme mainly because I've always wanted to dress as Catra from the ...

Coolest Thomas the Train Halloween Costume 18 For this Thomas the Train Halloween costume I used:

1 diaper box
2 cans of Primer spray paint
1 can of Blue Spray Paint
1 can of Red spray paint
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