My boys decided that they wanted to be very specific snakes from the Lego Ninjago series. Of course there are no premade costumes. I did find one snake but it was not up to the “requirements.” While looking at the images online I set to work. The shirts were easy as I just took the … Read more
My son, Dane, has been obsessed with Ninjago Legos since they first came out. He has most of the Lego sets, games, and is one of the only TV shows he watches. This year he asked us if he could be Cole for Halloween. My wife started by cutting up boxes, forming them to rough … Read more
It was Halloween 2007. Living in Lethbridge, AB at the time and going to school. My room mate and myself wanted to create costumes that would win us a weekend worth of contests. We decided the Transforming transformers would be perfect, the movies had just come out and they were very popular. I went as … Read more
Our 6yr old really wanted to be a Ninjago for Halloween, but since the closest costume was a regular Ninja we decided to step it up LEGO LIFE!! We used cardboard’s from Home Depot (large) for the body. To hold it together we just used duck tape. The legs are just from regular boxes we cut and … Read more
Halloween has and will always be one of my favorite holidays. I LOVE dressing up and I love making my costume even more. Honestly, I plan my costume a whole year in advance and begin making it in mid June! But this year was different. Although I knew what I wanted to be, my husband … Read more
I really love and enjoy making my own costume of Halloween for my children. But this Ninjago Minifigure Costume is one of my favorite but the longest and hardest one that I made. First I took a carton box and a little one for the legs and a plastic bowl for the head. After that I … Read more
This baby Cabbage Patch Doll stroller costume cost less than $3! Up-cycled box and blanket. Cut box down to size needed, open entire back and make the front opening with a curve to fit the logo as well as a hole at the top and rear of the box to attach later using zip ties. … Read more
Erik, my ten-year-old son, wanted to be Zane the white LEGO NinjaGO character for Halloween. There was an awesome handmade costume on eBay that I was dying to buy but it was waaaay expensive ($150 for the head alone and $280 for the whole thing, plus shipping). The eBay seller had made Lloyd, the green NinjaGO character costume–but was … Read more
This cool homemade Rubik’s Cube costume is pretty simple, just used cardboard boxes and construction paper and duct tape…. easy as that the only difficult thing is measuring up the squares. I glued the construction paper to the box, it made it easier to tape the duct tape and not have the paper lift. I … Read more
This year I decided to make a LEGO kids group costume. I used cardboard for the bodies, which I covered in joint compound. I sanded them, primed them, and spray painted them with a gloss finish. Then I painted each design by hand. For the heads, I cut circular poster board, and wrapped it around with … Read more
My dilemma this year: how to out-do last year’s costume (a wee baby Viking), plus make it warm (we live in Washington), and comfy (or my son will try to rip it off), and last but not least durable (for a very active one year old). Luckily, I didn’t have to search quite as long … Read more
I know it’s been done before but I’d just love to submit this plastic Toy Soldier Halloween costume any way! Materials: Cargo pants thrift store Rain Coat thrift store Combat boots thrift store hardhat helmet nitridex gloves toy gun & accessories belt green grease make up cardboard cut out with string Bought most of the … Read more