This homemade Freedom Edition Barbie and Ken couple costume was made from moving boxes! We cut out the look we wanted. Spray painted and added flare. I worked on the details, while he painted the boxes. It cost us under $100 for the boxes and outfits! This costume could be easily modified where you would … Read more
My 8 year old daughter loves American Girl Dolls. And it just so happens that she looks just like Kit Kittredge. So this year for Halloween she asked to be Kit in the very Famous American Girl doll box. She wanted to look just like the doll fresh from the store and exactly like the … Read more
I made this homemade Barbie in a Box girl costume out of my new television box. I cut open a frame so I could be seen and made the words ‘BARBIE’ by cutting and gluing them on. I also created handles on the side so it would be easy for me to walk around school. … Read more
The idea: As a blonde, being a Barbie for Halloween is a pretty standard idea. However, having a reputation for going all-out on Halloween I didn’t want to be a blonde dressed in pink saying I was Barbie. While discussing Halloween costumes with my friend she suggested we be Barbie’s in boxes. Perfect. It would … Read more
This doll in the box costume my daughter and I made last year for her. We used an old baby type costume(baby dress and bonnet)to start with. She wore this outfit and we added rosy cheeks and a piece of string for people to pull and then she would say “mama”. We took an old … Read more
Well my 8yr. old daughter loves Barbie and we were down to 3 days before Halloween so I looked and looked and suddenly had a Barbie in a Box DIY Halloween Costume Idea. So we looked for the right size box and found the spray paint and got to work. Keep in mind that we … Read more
Last year I finally convinced my boyfriend to dress up for Halloween. He said that he would wear whatever costume I wanted him to wear as long as I made it for him. Well, the surprise was on him. I started off by getting large boxes and Barbie ads from Toy’s R Us. I then … Read more
My daughter is 6 years old and this year we kept asking her what she wanted to be for Halloween but she was undecided. I thought of all the things she really liked and knew that she loved Barbie dolls. I decided, therefore, to make my daughter a Homemade Holiday Barbie Costume. It would certainly … Read more
My daughter is into Barbies, so I thought that we could make her a Barbie for a day. Her older sister is supposedly the Barbie’s owner. They are both 50’s girls. This homemade Barbie doll in a box Halloween costume was easy to make, two large boxes cut and overlapped. 1 can of pink spraypaint. … Read more
I had first suggested dressing as a Barbie Doll in a Box. But with my daughter Janelle now 8 1/2, in her eyes she has passed the Barbie stage and now prefers her Bratz Dolls. So now the plain pink box that was planned has now evolved into a theme styled Bratz Packaging. So we … Read more
My husband and I wanted a couples costume this Halloween and we thought of this Homemade Barbie and Ken Couple Costume. I cut out boxes to resemble the Barbie boxes; pink paper was used for the covering, some decoration was added to the outside of the box and,of course, the names Ken and Barbie were … Read more
This Homemade Barbie in a Box Costume was homemade from two cardboard boxes taped together and then painted a fresh coat of “Barbie Pink”! I downloaded the “Barbie” font and printed out the letters to glue onto the front of the box. In order to hold the box up, I glued two handles on the … Read more