You don’t have to speak Minionese to wear these awesome costumes, but it definitely helps. Funny and lovable, you will have so much fun creating these DIY Despicable Me and Minions costumes.
There is something about those domed heads that simultaneously makes us laugh and want to hug them. Once you see these, you will have a hard time resisting making them for Halloween this year.
There are so many creative takes on recreating Gru (it helps if you have a bald head) and the Minions. And when you get a group together, you can share in the costume making and hilarity.
Minions come in all shapes and sizes in this collection of Despicable Me and Minions costumes. All the construction secrets are revealed here! Get inspired to create your own evil Gru, nonsensical Minion or even Kyle Dog. You will even see a Minion Batman and a 3PO Minion.
So sit back, grab some bapples and get ready to laugh at this super fun selection of Despicable Me and Minions costume designs.
Ugly dogs are so ugly they are cute. This definitely applies to Gru’s dog from Despicable me. This Despicable Me Kyle dog costume is ideal for pairing up with an Agnes costume. I always check out the yearly winner of the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest. It looks like they used these winners as inspiration for … Read more
My 8 year old son is wearing the costume. The idea came from watching the Despicable Me movie. Everything that I used in making this costume is recycled materials. His pirate shirt is my old white maternity blouse that I altered to make it fit on my son. His fake legs is a combination of … Read more
This year my 6 year old was a minion for Halloween! Halloween is especially special for my son because his birthday falls one week before the holiday. So lots of birthday love and merriment carry on into the holiday. Minions were the number one children’s costume for 2013 and for good reason! These little guys … Read more
My 6 year old wanted to me a Minion this year and wanted goggles with real lens. I have to say I got the hardware store ideal from on this site and walked isle through isle thinking up ideals so I took a gamble and just bought safety goggles hoping my idea would work and … Read more
I loved the Despicable Me movie with the Purple Minions, they were so funny. Only thing is I didn’t see a girl version of one so what more inspiring then to make my own. I bought everything at Hobby Lobby, the frame is made of just masking tape and clothes hanger wire. Purple cloth makes … Read more
When we saw Despicable Me 2, my 5 yr old son went crazy over the purple Minions! So no surprise he wanted to be one for Halloween. I have made costumes out of felt before, but I wanted it to have a little more stability. So I decided to use the padded material that you … Read more
My husband of 43 years passed away in September, and I decided I could sit around sad and empty OR stay busy busy with sewing, crafts, etc. My grandchildren already had planned costumes, so I decided to make a minion costume for their enjoyment. They absolutely adored the movie “Despicable Me”. I made myself a … Read more
I have made my grandsons costumes every year of their lives. We usually go to the fabric store and the boys pick out the pattern for the costume of their choice. However this year they wanted to be minions and there were no patterns available. My daughter suggested yellow hoodies and overalls but this overachieving … Read more
These costumes were basically set to be made after watching Despicable Me 2 with the family, the two youngest ones were hooked. I did however start this project a little late, it was the weekend before Halloween. After I completed the shells for the body I went to bed early on Monday, Tuesday I woke … Read more
So my child’s school heavily encourages making your own costume. We support it in theory but quiver as we begin the task of asking ourselves, how are we going to make it? This is an intimidating question when you lack sewing skills and when your child chooses a minion costume. My only quasi-strength us a … Read more
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, over the 4th of July my family, my brother’s family & my cousin and her son all went to see the Movie Despicable Me 2. After the movie that kids started talking about how they would like to be characters from the movie for halloween and that’s what started … Read more
I was the talk of the party! Purple is my favorite color! What way to celebrate Halloween with my favorite characters (The minions) but the evil purple minion! A perfect match for me. My coworkers know I love my minions so I came up with an idea for our employee Halloween party/costume contest. My coworkers … Read more