Thinking of going green for your Halloween costume? Take a look at the fairy tale inspired collection of homemade costumes below. These awesome Shrek costumes will have you releasing your inner Ogre DIY costume like Fiona after sunset.
Check out the different ways people here transformed their skin for their homemade costumes. Green yourself with the best DIY costume tips and tricks found below.
Also, homemade costume accessories are key. Discover how to craft your best green horns for the grumpiest Ogre costume. Learn how people have made the best long red braid for their Fiona costumes.
In addition to the main characters’ costumes, you will see Gingerbread Man costumes. They look so good, you may be tempted to take a bite of DIY costumes! But you shouldn’t. They are costumes, after all.
So, browse through the coolest Shrek costumes below and get inspired to create your own DIY costume for Halloween!
This Homemade Shrek and Fiona Couple Costume was a costume thought up a year in advance. After being married for 2 years I decided that my husband and I needed to dress up for Halloween. Why not right? We work in the same office and it could be a lot of fun! Due to lack … Read more
In 2007 my family went as Shrek and his cohorts. My son’s donkey costume was purchased in 2004 when my daughter went as donkey and I as Shrek the first time. She had been in the hospital and when trying to cheer her up I promised to go as Shrek which included shaving my head … Read more
My boyfriend came up with the idea to be Shrek and Fiona for Halloween since our height difference was perfect (he is 6’5 and I am 5’2). Once I heard the idea I thought it was great and figured we should go with it. The Homemade Shrek and Fiona Costume wasn’t too hard to put … Read more
This Homemade Shrek and Fiona Couple Halloween Costume was very easy and fun to make! Everyone loved our costumes, and they were a big hit! Shrek: For clothing we found a white long sleeved shirt, black vest, pajama pants and a belt. We made sure to tear the clothing a little to make them look … Read more
We won a costume contest this weekend dressed as Shrek and Fiona. It also gave us a wonderful excuse to eat non-stop at the banquet table and to carry around drumsticks for additional chomping. We used a tavern wench costume and something similar for Shrek, and added the red wig for Fiona, green face/body paint, … Read more
This is our Homemade Shrek Family Costume. We have Puss-in-boots, Donkey, and of course Shrek and Fiona. We widened our nose with noses we made out of clay, then we pained everything exposed green. It was a great family affair!
We are always on the look out for a great couples costume, and because we are of the “fuller figure” population – great costumes are few and far between. We have had Shrek and Princess Fiona as plan B for a few years. 2011 was the year we had to do it, I am happy … Read more