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.
I used trash can, laundry basket, butter bowl, colored duck tape, small screen, purple felt ,black felt, white felt, two buttons, purple yarn , and alot of glue sticks. Measure the person wearing the costume to where the arm and eye holes should be. Then cutout be sure to make the eye hole big enough for the … Read more
(This costume fits children…ours is 5 yrs old.) MATERIALS NEEDED: HOT GLUE GUN HOT GLUE STICKS DUCK TAPE 1 PAIR BLACK PANTY HOSE( Size should not matter but I used med/tall ) 1 BIG PLASTIC BOWL- like you put candy in (I got mine from Dollar store had trick or treat on it .) 1 … Read more
My kids LOVE homemade costumes, every year for Halloween we’re on the proul to be unique. I came across alot of Minion costumes but none that stood out to me. So I decided to start creating and I knew I wanted my kids costumes to light up and I wanted to include a fan so that … Read more
Our son Paul who is 5, dressed as a minion. The costume was actually not too hard to make and I think I spent the majority of time going to thrift stores looking for overalls that would fit him. These were a sz 4t, a bit small but we made them work. To make the … Read more
When Despicable Me 2 came out, I knew I wanted my boys to be minions for Halloween. They are huge minion fans. After doing some research, I noticed many people used either a round garbage can or insulated foam to make the shape of the minion. I wanted something lightweight and cheap for my boys … Read more
This year for Halloween I really wanted to make a minion from Despicable Me. But when I thought more deeply into making this costume, many questions popped into my head if I were to go outside dressed as a giant minion. How would I see? How would I eat? How would I drink? Would I … Read more
This year I decided to be a Minion. My inspiration was Dave Minion. I love the cute, silly, funny guys, and their warm kindheartedness. Emulating them was a joy for me as well as the trick or treaters that came on by. Making this was a challenge. It took me some time to find the … Read more
I work for a Children’s Hospital in California and every year the patients get to go trick or treating the hallways of the hospitals. Each department sets up a station and pass out candy, toys and all sorts of goodies to the little ones. Every year my friend/co workers had these extravagant costumes which are … Read more
It all started with a simple question, I asked my 6 year old what he wanted to be for Halloween. His answer: a minion. Great, that was simple enough, and then he started to get specific. He wanted to be the bee do minion and his costume had to have lights so he can alert … Read more
Initially, my boyfriend, Chris, and I were invited to two parties. The first being an anything goes costume party and the other a “Woodstock” themed party. Chris was already dead set on being a Minion so we decided to go as Minions to the first party and then add “hippy” things to our costumes for … Read more
My son always picks the most difficult costumes every year. This year he wanted to be a Minion from Dispicable Me. The ones sold in the store don’t look anything like the characters in the movie so I knew it was up to me to make it. I started out by purchasing qty. of 2 … Read more
Here’s the story behind our Family’s Despicable Me costumes. I had never been much of a Halloween person until my oldest was 3 and started to really have a blast on Halloween. Last year, we dressed up as Monsters, Inc., and my kids dressed up in their costumes all the time long after Halloween was … Read more