Every year for the past 4 years our group dresses up for trick r treating with our kiddos. Over the last 3 years we have been an 80’s group, the Globe Trotters and Refs and Care Bears. This year we picked Willy Wonka & Oompa Loompas group Halloween costume. We prefer to make our own costumes rather … Read more
Our Willy Wonka and Oompa Loompa costumes have been the most fun, not only to wear but to make so far! I Googled some pictures of Oompa Loompa’s as well as the ORIGINAL Willy Wonka and based my design off of that. The Willy costume was the fastest to assemble so I will start with that: … Read more
My son had a rough October last year. His sister was due to arrive in a matter of weeks, he was going through a horrible experience with some unkind daycare workers and he was sick all the time. There were many life changes coming his way with the arrival of his baby sister and he … Read more
For our Oompa Loompa Couple costume we went to Goodwill to get pants and shirts, gloves, colored hairspray and face paint from Walmart, suspenders I had to get online (couldn’t find them anywhere in town). The socks, we just bought brown socks and brown shirts and painted on the stripes. My husband even downloaded the … Read more
I have always loved the movie “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”. So when I asked my daughter Megan, age 7, if she was interested in an Oompa Loompa Halloween costume and she said yes, I was thrilled. The pants are made from a simple child’s pant pattern that was altered to include the “humps” on … Read more
We dressed up as characters from the original Willy Wonka film to attend Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Disney World. I went thrift store-shopping to collect the materials to make the Willy Wonka Group Costume for Veruca Salt, Mike Teevee, Violet Beauregard, and an Oompa Loompa. The costume for Veruca Salt is actually made up … Read more
When I was invited to a 1970s party, I knew I wanted something different but couldn’t find well made Oompa Loompa outfits online or in the party hire shops. So I made my own Homemade Oompa Loompa Girl Costume! I made the skirt and suspenders out of a long white skirt, cut short, and two … Read more
Since I am a huge fan of all things Johnny Depp, I decided to make a Homemade Willy Wonka Costume this year. I bought my coat for $8 at a thrift store and borrowed the black pants and shoes from my mom. I made the hat with cardboard and an old shirt. The cane was … Read more
This Oompa Loompa Halloween costume is completely homemade. I am not sure the cost of it all, I gathered things as I went. The Oompa Loompa shirt is just a brown turtle neck with puffy paint stripes. The shoes I got from Target and safety pinned a puff ball with puffy painted stripes on to … Read more
My husband and I were invited to a Charlie & the Chocolate Factory Theme Party. The hosts sent out brilliant invitations which were chocolate bars which had been decorated with printed “Wonka Bar” wrappers and each contained a golden ticket under the wrapper. We decided to attend as “Homemade No Sew Oompa Loompa Costumes”. Our … Read more
I was able to convince my two year old son that he had to be a Willy Wonka Oompa Loompa for Halloween this year. I showed him the moves and he loved the idea, on most days. For this homemade Oompa Loompa Halloween costume, I purchased a large pair of girls Capri white jeans two … Read more
Last year everyone at my office came up with amazing homemade costumes. Kate (from Kate plus 8), Richard Simmons, and even a sumo wrestler, so this year I knew I had to bring it. I decided to make an Ooompa Loompa DIY Halloween Costume. I went to the local second hand store and purchased a … Read more