Silver, shiny and in need of a heart, the Tin Man is a beloved classic character. This collection of DIY Tin Man costumes highlights all the different ways you can bring him to life this Halloween.
Create a homemade single costume or join a group of Dorothy and her friends to make a stow-stopping presentation. Can’t decide which Wizard of Oz character to dress up as? Split yourself in half like one of the costumes here and go as a half tin man and half scarecrow.
The Tin Women costumes are also tons of fun. Change it up by wearing a sparkly silver dress with your tin cap.
In addition, there is an awesome toddler wearing a costume made from dryer vents that is ridiculously adorable.
So grab some metallic face paint and check out the awesome tips and tricks to create your best homemade costume this Halloween.
13 Months ago when I came up with the brilliant idea to go to Disney in Florida for Halloween, the stipulations were all people going had to dress up. I came up with the idea of going as the Wizard of Oz cast. We had 6 adults and 5 children. Perfect. All childrens costumes had … Read more
Our group decided to go out dressed as characters from the Wizard of Oz. I decided to be the Tin man. I made the main parts of my Homemade Tin Man Costume with tag board and brads and painted them with silver spray-paint. I found long silver skirt that I cut and sewed into pants … Read more
I chose to make the Tin Man for my 2011 costume since he is truly one of the most recognizable of characters for people of all ages. I mean, who has NOT seen the Wizard of Oz? My Tin Man “Tinny” stands 9 feet tall, has LED lights which I later changed out for Neon … Read more
Each year since my son was born I try to think about a great costume for him at Halloween. Last year he was a Oompa Loompa. He was awesome. This year I let him choose and he chose a Homemade Tin Man Halloween. I remember that, when I was a kid, my brother had been … Read more
This Tin Man DIY Halloween Costume is my version (from the Wizard of OZ). First I found an old pair of jeans, a funnel, and an old thermal shirt. Second bout metallic silver spray paint, face paint, hair spray and red spray paint, all found at Wal-Mart, costing approximately $15.00. Spray paint the clothes and … Read more