This is an amazing resource of Halloween costume ideas. All these costumes have won a local contest, and for good reason! Imaginative and extremely effective, you will find yourself returning to this section over and over again.
A little sample of what you will see here include everything from a mini Mr. T to a pop art version of a Stepford Wife. In addition, many costumes take their inspiration from game shows such as Wheel of Fortune and Plinko.
It seems like people have a lot of fun recreating their favorite movie characters. Considering so many of them won contests, it’s a favorite of contest judges as well. Find out how you can become Ben Stiller’s character from Dodgeball and the whole gang from Guardians of the Galaxy. Animated movies are represented here as well from Disney princesses to Rafiki from The Lion King.
Take lessons from the masters as they take concepts and turn them into recognizable costumes, hence landing them contest winner titles!
I love Halloween! I always love to come up with creative and new ideas that will wow people. My girlfriends and I collectively came up with the idea to make cotton candy girls costumes. The instant we figured out what we were going to be, my wheels started turning. I could envision it immediately. First … Read more
My family and I enjoy watching and reading the Hunger Games. As an adult I have never dressed up for Halloween. I was going to attend a Halloween Party for Exchange Students and wanted to make sure it was something International that teenagers would appreciate. I also wanted to theme it with my husband and … Read more
This year we created a grand champion chicken costume for our toddler for Halloween. We have joined the sustainable living bandwagon and living in the heart of Dallas, Texas it was a challenge to introduce our love for chickens. Neighbors would drive-by so slowly and walk down the alley just to get a glance into … Read more
My son decided the Tuesday before Halloween that he wanted an Edward Scissorhands costume. Prior to this, he was going to go without a costume because the kids at school told him homemade costumes suck. I have never been one to buy costumes, so we found ourselves at a standoff. Once he came to me … Read more
When Maleficent came out in theaters this year, I promptly went to see it. Having grown up watching Sleeping Beauty, she became the most trancing Disney character I’d had ever watched. Maleficent was so inspiring visually. I was very taken from beginning to end by the graphics in the movie, but Maleficent’s look and wardrobe … Read more
For as long as I can remember, my very much full grown, adult husband has been like a little child when it comes to his favorite childhood video game, Halo. From the very first Xbox at age 12 til today, he has been all Halo, all the time. I think most women know a thing … Read more
A couple weeks before Halloween the fiance suggests we make masks and be the the Maitlands from Beetlejuice. She had suggested this a year or two before and I was afraid of the complexity of the masks, especially Barbaras. This year I was feeling optimistic so I began construction by getting a couple sheets of … Read more
I wanted a costume that had crazy tentacles and lighting so I went with a squid/cuttlefish hybrid. I fabricated the entire body from cross-linked polyethylene foam rubber that was glued using contact cement. The suckers are formed by heating foam discs and pressing them into a cup shaped mold. Thin foam is sprayed with adhesive … Read more
Let’s just say, this has been my favorite costume we’ve ever done, and we’ve done some pretty fun costumes! I saw the costume idea floating around the internet and thought it would be pretty awesome if we could pull it off. I got my girlfriends together and asked what they thought and they were IN! Step 1: … Read more
Do you remember Rainbow Brite and her Sprite? My sister was dazzled with enchantment with the vintage 1980’s animation and the dolls that came with it. I remember her at 5 years old wanting the doll so bad when she tried to convince my parents in her sweetest, kindest, 5 year old voice ” I … Read more
Several years ago for our buddy Mikey, we had tried to make an airplane to go over his wheelchair for a pilot costume that did not work out as planned. From far away it looked pretty cool, but as you got closer you could tell it was barely staying together and was built primarily from … Read more
The themed concept of this patchwork family’s Halloween design was born shortly after watching the Lego Movie. Choosing just the characters was half the battle. Emmet and Wyldstyle and 80’s Spaceguy were plucked straight from the movie. Lego Catwoman and “Pink Lego Block Princess” were non-movie compromises that maintained theme, but could still be girly … Read more