My daughter and I were trying to come up withan idea for different children costumes. She wanted to be something that no one else would be. Then I came up with what I thought was the greatest homemade Halloween costume idea; she could go as a candy bar! For the homemade Halloween costume we took … Read more
The cup part is actually a garbage can wrapped in Bristol board and we had to blow up the logo so it came out a little fuzzy. We put some touch-ups with green and black markers and white-out. The top is the top of the garbage can with a paper border to look like the … Read more
Thanks for the many free Halloween costume patterns on this site. We decided on this costume. Body, bought plastic/rubber trash can at Home Depot for $10(sale). I used a jig saw to cut out around the bottom and also to make holes. I made a lot of extra holes to bring the weight down. Shoulder … Read more
We wanted something a little different for the children’s fancy dress this year and my neighbor mentioned “Chocolates” so we thought of the “Cadbury’s Heroes” chocolates! We made the large box out of purple tissue and stuck photocopied logos of the chocolates on and completely covered it in cellophane with a broom handle through the … Read more
This grape costume is the best costume I’ve ever made. All I had to do was buy about 2-3 bags of purple balloons, purple tights, a purple shirt and purple shorts. I also wore purple slippers and a green hat-to act as the stem. I just blew up all of the balloons and carefully safety … Read more
I made this Homemade Grapes Costume for a work Christmas party so the balloons were unfortunately popped quite quickly. I got my flatmate to blow up all the balloons (I used light and dark metallic purple). I tied them in rows to tie around my body. Tip: Keep the grapes small – you’ll find it … Read more
The whole Homemade Mom and Baby Cookies Halloween Costume Idea came from my daughter, Halle’s nickname. Halle is 15 months and I call her cookie, cookies, or cooks. I have a silly song that I’ve sung to her since she was a baby and I call her a chocolate chip cookie in the song. An … Read more
I created this homemade ‘girl popping out of a cake’ costume twice, the second time I got more creative. Warning: It is very difficult to use the bathroom or sit in this costume but the reactions from others is well worth it. The hardest thing is finding the round hat boxes large enough to fit … Read more
I decided to make my costume for Halloween this year. At first, I thought I would make a robot. But after Googling homemade Halloween costumes I found this website! For my Pretty Pink Homemade Cupcake Costume, I used the following: * Laundry Basket (dollar tree) * Poster (dollar tree) * Shiny silver wrapping paper (dollar … Read more
My 7 year old daughter had a hard time picking a costume this year. She is too big for a kids store bought costume, and too young to wear the “teen” costumes… She told me she wanted to be a cupcake so here is what I did… First, I bought thick silver fabric for the … Read more
For Halloween this year, I didn’t want to be another maid, cat, or one of the many versions of a fairy, so I decided I wanted to try to make my costume! After hours of searching for ideas, I found this website with do-it-yourself cupcake costumes. That gave me the idea of being a birthday … Read more
My son wanted a Donut Kids Costume for Halloween. First I bought a circular pool raft. It was pink and on clearance. Then I bought spray brown spray paint. Buy craft glue, Velcro strips, safety pins and Mike & Ikes. I blew up the raft and spray painted it brown. Next I bought 2 sheets … Read more