Check out the seriously impressive ensembles worn here by men, women and children of all ages. The appeal of these crime-fighting teenage, green turtles is enormous. So strap on a eye mask and check out the coolest homemade Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles costumes in this collection.
Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael are named after Italian Renaissance artists. These pizza loving turtles stand up to evil from their home in New York City’s sewers. Most importantly, they are in disguise.
The level of DIY costume making here is exceptional. In addition, you will see some fun and girly costume ideas using tutus. Another clever group paid homage to the artists with their paintings on the back of their shells. You will even find fabulous Shredder costumes here.
So get your grimace on as you browse through this section for your DIY costume inspiration this Halloween!
First, I had to collect a lot of boxes to construct most of it. The head, hands and feet were constructed out of cardboard and masking tape, then paper mâché (newspaper, flour, water, and glue) and painted with acrylic paint. The paper mâché was messy. It’s been years since I’ve done it, but it was … Read more
For this Ninja Turtle girl costume I made a tutu with a crocheted top and added ribbon. There wasn’t any fabric that I could find here in my home town. For her shell, I used casting strips that I had for a belly cast and put it around a basketball. When it dried I painted … Read more
We wanted to create a costume that was a ninja turtle costume, but also made a reference to the artist. We thought the best way to do that was to add photos of paintings to the shells. Shirts: We bought green shirts at a craft store and painted them with yellow fabric paint and a … Read more
When we decided to make these costumes we only had one thing on our minds – what would the kids really like to see this year? See, we don’t just make the costumes to go out with our kids for Halloween. We also go to the Women and Children’s Hospital here in Buffalo. he previous … Read more
I saw the new TMNT movie and said I wanted to bring ninja rap back. I stared with my gloves. Took half inch green foam from Jo Anne fabrics and traced my hands out. I cut and sown them together. After I made sure it was a sure tight fit I stared to reinforce the … Read more
As a bartender you never really have a set schedule, so when my boss called me two days before Halloween and asked me to dress in a Ninja Turtle costume to match the theme of the bar, I threw what I had together! I put a green bra on top of a yellow bra. I … Read more
I made these Ninja Turtles costumes because I have been a Ninja Turtle fan for as long as I can remember. Being a single parent to an 8 year old son, I was tired of the superheroes every year, so I talked him into being a Ninja Turtle before the movie came back out this … Read more
I made this Michael Angelo Ninja Turtle costume at my toddler’s request. Once my son was old enough to express his honest opinion I tried to allow him to make his own decisions and explore his imagination. When I asked him what he wanted to be for Halloween he told me Michael Angelo the orange Ninja … Read more
We made the tutus for our last-minute Ninja Turtle costumes with some green tulle we had left over from St. Pattys day. I used a baking pan for the shell, spray-painted it green. We used white sports bras and tall white socks, and dyed them green. We used body paint for the bellies and old … Read more
I’m 27 years old and have wanted to be a Ninja Turtle for Halloween for the past couple of years. I never went through with it because I don’t like any of the adult Ninja Ture costumes because they’re too expensive, slutty, which is absolutely ridiculous for a Ninja Turtle, or the shell isn’t big … Read more
I have always loved TMNT ever since I was a kid, so I thought it was finally time to be a ninja turtle this year. I’m not sure what motivated me, perhaps I saw a cheesy attempt at a turtle costume and thought I could do better, or perhaps I saw a thanksgiving turkey pan … Read more
We started talking about Halloween sometime in August. When I asked my son what he wanted to be he had a million different ideas. He would change his mind on a daily basis. Finally, he settled on (and stayed with), a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, Donatello to be exact! Since this would be his 4th … Read more