I was inspired by many of the costumes on this site, and had wanted to be Wonder Woman costume for a few years, so put in the time and effort to make it happen this year. I found electric blue shiny hot pants on eBay for about $10, red boots online for about $15-$20. I … Read more
We just got married so we wanted to go as couple and we began to research 1980’s cartoons and we both agreed that this Lion-o and Cheetara from Thunder Cats Halloween Couple Costume would be an awesome idea since we both watched the cartoon as a kid. You’re not able to find these costumes anywhere … Read more
This Homemade Green Lantern Costume is 100% hand made! My boyfriend and I worked on it for about 2 and a half weeks. First we went to Wal-mart and bought black spandex pants and a top. Then we went to Joann’s fabrics, and bought green spandex material and gray material. We also bought craft molding … Read more
It all began with an Homemade UP Halloween Costume Idea, as I watched Disney’s UP with my 2 year old. First, I looked online for some images from the movie. At first I was going to go as “Kevin”, and my son would go as “Russell”. I am 6’1″, so I decided that wasn’t going … Read more
We originally wanted to do the CatDog costume that was posted on this site, but realized it would be hard being back to back all night! We started brainstorming other Nickelodeon shows, and thought of Hey Arnold! For our homemade Hey Arnold Halloween couple costume we went to a thrift store for a plaid button … Read more
This is my story: I was invited to a costume party, with a cartoon based scheme. They invited me on Thursday, and the party was on Saturday night. So, Friday and I was searching pics on the net till I found the Speed Racer pictures. I must go in a Homemade Go Mifune Speed Racer … Read more
I have three kids 3 and under (#4 is on the way in December). Since they were born I have made their Halloween costumes. I like to make them coordinating. We had Babe Lincoln, then Cookie Monster and Zoe, and last year with three we ended up with Spongebob, Sandy, and Plankton. This year I … Read more
I created this Homemade Character 9 Halloween Costume for my son. This costume is based off the main Character “9”, from the movie “9”. Me and my wife worked on this costume for over a month. We molded the head from a balloon with paper mache, and then finished it off with Fiber glass. We … Read more
I wanted to dress as Ms. Frizzle from the Magic School Bus this year. I knew the bus would make the costume, so I convinced my friend to wear the bus all night. If you decide not to do this as a homemade Magic School Bus and Ms Frizzle couple costume, Ms. Frizzle can just … Read more
Originally was going to do Thundercats but kept seeing the skull mask in different stores. Going off the theme of a childhood cartoon I chose Skeletor and Evil Lynn, a masters of the universe costume. The mask is the only item bought and worn as is. It was the foam kind that glued down to … Read more
My son Brooks was a Bob the Builder nut. But every time we went shopping for a Bob costume they were plastic and cheap looking. For his birthday, late Sept., his grandma got him a pair of construction overalls. Perfect, I thought. He already had Bob sneakers. So I went to the toy store and … Read more
2nd Place Winner of our 2006 Costume ContestClick Here to View Other Winners… Oh, but Pinocchio is a real boy! It may be Geppetto that you want to take a second look at! Here’s my son Rhett as Geppetto and Pinocchio. Don’t be confused, this is a one person costume featuring Rhett as Pinocchio’s top … Read more