Coolest Homemade Costumes that Cost Less than $20 to Make
This Transformer costume is made up of a cut up power wheels jeep,various plastic shapes,about 5 cans of spray paint, light reflectors, and all mounted and epoxied on hockey equipment. The helmet is a second hand bumble bee mask towered with various plastic containers and cardboard bits, some bottle caps. I made it out of … Read more
I have always wanted my kids to do this Chia head costume for Halloween and they never would. My office had a Halloween party and I was going as a witch and at the last minute I said “I’m doing it!’” So I ran to Hobby Lobby and bought a shrub, a hot glue gun and a … Read more
I was trying to think up an original idea for a toddler costume this year. After looking around my house for inspiration, I came up with the idea of making a magic potion bottle. I wanted the costume to be lightweight and comfortable. I considered cardboard and paper mache, but our toddler is kind of … Read more
Who doesn’t love the classic Spaceballs! I thought it would be a great idea for this years costume for my 2 year old son. I made his head piece out of some left over fur I had from many Halloweens ago. I added some darker brown fur to the inside of the ears and made … Read more
Halloween is my favorite holiday, and I really wanted to turn heads this year. This costume does include my full body… no amputations necessary. Really! Take a second look! I made this costume from second-hand clothes, an old comforter, a styrofoam manikin head, and (of course) fake blood! I spent weeks adjusting the stuffing from the comforter … Read more
I have been making handmade costume for 28 years. I strted when my own children were young, I was a stay at home mom and couldn’t afford to buy costumes for my 3 kids so I would collect interesting costume pieces and accessories from thrift stores and garage sales throughout the year. To this day … Read more
This was my first year ever making homemade costumes. I’ve done the makeup before but nothing like this! My 3 kids wanted to be the characters from Monsters Inc. So this is Boo, her brother was Mike and her sister was Sully. We started the job by hunting down the fabric. First we would raid … Read more
A few years back I dressed up as Marge Simpson. I didn’t want to buy a costume so I made my own. My hair piece is bubble wrap painted blue. The dress I had for along time. The necklaces I made with clay that you put in the oven to harden. I used yellow body … Read more
Anyone who is a fan of live rock n’ roll music will appreciate this one! Marshall amps and speakers are well known equipment amongst musicians of all genres. This is my homemade version of a Marshall 4×15 slant faced cabinet with a Marshall JTM45 head. If you are a fan of this equipment, you will … Read more
I wanted to be a snow globe and my Mom freaked out! she’s like “how can I do that?”. I assured her in my 7th grade capacity as a costume designer it would be no big deal. Well, we finally found the plastic I needed at an art shop. After attempting to make the costume, … Read more
We were a group of girls and just one guy so I had the idea to go as DUFF Man and his chearleaders… DUFF MAN Hand paint the shirt and his hat Print some Duff can Logos and glue it on empty cans. Then attached the cans to his belt. You can use a blonde wig … Read more
I have two boys and we try to make the most out of every day together. I try to focus on spending quality time together; doing things is a must as well as establishing traditions and memories for years to come. Lives are so busy with sports and school and growing up it seems that … Read more