For Halloween 2010, friends and I decided to turn ourselves into the McDonaldland Gang! If you were a child of the 80’s, you absolutely know the names “Ronald McDonald”, “Grimus”, “Birdy the Early Bird”, and “The Hamburglar”. Here are instructions for each costume: Ronald McDonald costume: Required my excellent face painting skills on my husband. … Read more
This Sunmaid Raisin Girl Costume won me a cash prize in a costume contest at my college! This costume was also pretty easy to make- white t-shirt, blue ribbon, yellow posterboard, fake grapes in a basket, and black hairspray (since my hair is light brown). The only tricky part was making the bonnet, but I … Read more
Having seen a box of Sun-Maid Raisins on the shelf in the grocery story earlier this year, the thought to create a homemade Sun Maid Raisin Girl Halloween costume clicked in my head — what a perfect homemade (and wholesome) costume! To make the costume, I bought or gathered the following: A white t-shirt Blue … Read more
My husband and I went to lunch with my Dad to Bob’s Big Boy and we saw how similar our son’s hair was to Bob… *Light Bulb* – a homemade Bob’s Big Boy baby costume! I went to Joanns and picked up a yard of red and white checkered fabric (with the big squares, not … Read more
This is my homemade Flo costume (the Progressive insurance lady), and my favorite costume thus far! It was perfect because it was easy, cheap, funny, clever, AND work-appropriate, so I was able to wear it to my job (I work retail). Anytime a customer gave me a coupon to check out with, I’d yell “discount!” … Read more
My boyfriend decided he wanted to be Keith Stone, from the Keystone Commercials, so to match I decided to make a Keystone Light costume. Since I can’t sew, I decided to make this costume out of duck tape. I laid out rows of duck tape face up so that it was wide enough to go … Read more
Every year the Aramini family does a “theme” for Halloween! This year, we had a DIY fast food family Halloween costume idea… Mommy as Ronald McDonald – I went to the local salvation army and scored a pair of yellow adult footed pajamas and a red & white striped sweater.. I cut the arms and … 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
“It’s the money we could be saving with Geico” was the coolest response we got trick-or-treating last night. My daughter’s Homemade Geico Money Halloween Costume started with a box. I cut it down to fit my daughter’s size. I also cut a knotch on the back side of the box for her to fit in. … Read more
Inspired by the “I’m thinking Arby’s” commercials, this is a really easy and cheap costume to make, and I got more compliments about it than anyone who had expensive store-bought costumes. I bought plastic party headband at a dollar store. My headband had two springs coming out of the top and some Styrofoam spiders on … Read more
It started this Homemade Geico Money Costume with a target plastic bin as the center of the costume. I cut a hole in the top and wore it as a skirt. I took foam board and cut holes over the container and made four shelves that were fastened over the bin. Then I stuffed newspaper … Read more
I found this Pillsbury Doughboy Halloween costume idea from this site and I had to do it! The hat was so easy! The bottom is construction paper that I stapled to the correct size and then cut in half. I lined the inside with felt to make it soft and cover the staples. He hated … Read more