This halloween three of my very good friends of mine decided that we would dress up as the Kia Soul and the three hamsters. We were inspired by the very popular Kia Soul commercials that we have grown to love over time from seeing them on tv so often. They are hilarious. These costumes are … Read more
I’ve always loved Halloween and done pretty detailed costumes and always at the last minute! I wasn’t going to “do” Halloween the year the Ganster Hamster Kia commercial came out but on Oct 1st I decided I wanted to use that theme for my costumes. We were a pretty big hit walking around town and … Read more
Two months after I started, here it is…Kia Hamster and “Soul” car costumes. I made it all from scratch, except the hoodie, but did the stenciling manually… The mask has over gone several makeovers since I began to get just right. I used a foam base, then hot melted the fur onto it. The mouth … Read more
A friend of mine wanted her and her husband to be the Kia Soul “Hamstars” (the hamsters in the Kia commercials.) I think we had great success with these ones – I know they had a great time at the party, they even won the prize for the most creative costume. It took about 2 … Read more
I made this Michelin Man Homemade Halloween Costume for my friend’s mother who always wanted to be Michelin man for Halloween. It took about 9 yards of white knit fabric, 2 10lb bags of stuffing and 3 spools of thread. I started by making two full body suits (one for the outside and one for … Read more
Here is the end results of my attempt to make a Homemade Kia Hamster Costume. I made the whole thing in about 10 hours. The head is made from plastic canvas foam and fur. The eyes are clear Christmas ornaments. I also hinged the jaw so it moves when I talk and I can drink … Read more
The Kia Superbowl commercial inspired me to make this Muno costume. I used 5 yards of red pleather and a full size foam mattress topper to make this. I hot glued a dozen red “bumps” (Christmas ornaments, cut in ½) onto the “skin”, and used blue coveralls for the “flight suit”. I found the plastic … Read more
We all LOVE the Kia hamsters commercial and decided to make them for Halloween this year! The heads are made out of paper mache and fur using painted door stops for the eyes. Cutting out the mouth and some of the eyes gave us breathing room and somewhere to see out of. This KIA “Party … Read more
My friend and I decided to dress up as the KIA Soul Hamsters from the commercial. We love Halloween and make our own costumes every year but this year was by-far our favorite costumes. We bought all the matericals from boots to furs at the local thrift store and came out to about $20/costume. We … Read more
This Homemade Michelin Man Costume is a GUARANTEED crowd pleaser! Someone at work actually gave me this idea on the Monday before Halloween. They usually allow dress up at work, so I ended up making this from idea to product from Monday to Friday. On Tuesday I looked online to see how I could create … Read more