- American Girl Doll Costumes
- Atari Costumes
- Barbie And Ken Costumes
- Barrel Of Monkeys Costumes
- Beanie Babies Costumes
- Bingo Costumes
- Bionicles Costumes
- Blanket Bear Costumes
- Bobbleheads Costumes
- Cabbage Patch Kids Costumes
- Clapping Monkey Costumes
- Doll/Toy In Box Costumes
- Etch A Sketch Costumes
- Gameboard Costumes
- Gameboy Costumes
- Gi Joe Costumes
- Glowworm Costumes
- Groot Costumes
- Hungry Hungry Hippos Costumes
- Jack In The Box Costumes
- Jacks Costumes
- Jewelry Box Ballerina Costumes
- Lalaloopsy Costumes
- Laugh And Learn Puppy Costumes
- Lego Block Costumes
- Lego Minifigure Costumes
- Lite Brite Costumes
- Living Dead Doll Costumes
- Marionette Puppet Costumes
- Matryoshka Russian Nesting Doll Costumes
- Monster High Costumes
- Mr Potato Head Costumes
- Munchkin Card Game Costumes
- My Buddy And Kid Sister Dolls Costumes
- Nutcracker Soldier Costumes
- Other Dolls Costumes
- Paper Bag Puppet Costumes
- Paper Doll Costumes
- Pet Shop Toys Costumes
- Pillow Pet Costumes
- Play Doh Costumes
- Raggedy Ann And Andy Costumes
- Rainbow Loom Costumes
- Rescue Heroes Costumes
- Rock Em Sock Em Robots Costumes
- Rock Paper And Scissors Costumes
- Rubiks Cube Costumes
- Simon Game Costumes
- Slinky Dog Costumes
- Sock Monkey Costumes
- Tetris Costumes
- Toy Store Costumes
- Transformers Costumes
- Troll Doll Costumes
- Viewmaster Costumes
- Warhammer 40K Costumes
- Whac A Mole Costumes
- Wii/Xbox/Ps Costumes
- Wooly Willy Costumes
- Woopie Cushion Costumes
Game/Toy Costumes
800+ Best Halloween Costume Ideas for the DIY Costume Enthusiast
As a kid, or a kid who never grew up, becoming a toy is the best Halloween costume imaginable! The movie Toy Story piqued everyone’s imagination into the secret life of toys. In this section, you will learn how to actually become a game or toy yourself.
There are some game and toy costumes which take incredible creativity and cleverness to pull off. You must see the awesome view-master couple and the beautiful ballerina in a jewelry box. The design and construction of these costumes are true works of art.
Some board games on display here are Monopoly and Operation. Step up your homemade costume and dress up as an arcade game for a really fun interactive costume. For those attempting a Whack-A-Mole costume, make sure your friends know they shouldn’t be whacking you!
When it comes to childhood toys, LEGO, Transformers and Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head are very popular. Even once you pick a toy, there is amazing variety. For instance, Barbie in a box. You will find a range from pink and sparkly to middle aged Barbie, and everything in between.
Have fun scrolling through this section as you contemplate your DIY costume this year. Whether it’s a paper doll, Etch-a-Sketch or green toy soldiers, we love to see your version of these classics! Please share your best Halloween costume with us to help inspire others.
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Latest DIY Game and Toy Costumes
Coolest Police Officer Lego Man Costume
My husband made the Lego head with a balloon and paper mache. He made the body out of cardboard with drywall compound on it. The zipper and Police badge is poster board he cut out piece by piece. The hands are Styrofoam my husband carved out and painted. The legs are cardboard and Styrofoam. This … Read more
Coolest Homemade Barbie in a Box Costumes
My roommates and I wanted a super cool costume. Halloween is HUGE affair here in our city, St Johns, NL, Canada. We have a street that is closed off Halloween weekend (George st) and it is lined with bars. Everyone roams the street looking at everyone’s costumes. We wanted to go over the top and … Read more
Coolest Jewelry Box Ballerina Costume
My daughter wanted to be a ballerina for Halloween but not just any ballerina, she wanted to be one of those ballerina’s in the jewelry boxes. We used a platform push cart for her Jewelry Box Ballerina Costume that we use for a lot of our girls costumes. It helps keep them contained when out … Read more
Coolest Homemade Lego Men Adult Group Costume Idea
My names Mark Doherty from Londonderry Northern Ireland. We take our Halloween very serious here, always trying to form group costumes and making them stand out as much as possible. 2009 was a year for Oompa Loompas, but this year, inspired by many other examples, we had a Homemade Lego Men Adult Group Costume Idea. … Read more
Coolest Homemade Monopoly Game Costume
Our whole family went camping the weekend before Halloween and we were a themed family. Boardgames. Here is my Monopoly Game Costume. First I drew everything on a plain white poster board, then used packing tape to tape it to a large piece of cardboard and cut off the extra and left about an inch … Read more
Coolest Homemade LEGO Indiana Jones Costume
I had seen a number of Lego mini-figs on this site and elsewhere on the web, but I wanted to take the LEGO idea to the next level and really make the costume memorable. After a bit of thinking, sketching, and tinkering, I came up with LEGO Indiana Jones (of video game fame)! Here’s how … Read more
Coolest DIY Barrel of Monkeys Costume
This year I had a Homemade Barrel of Monkeys Costume for Halloween. I work with kids and thought that this would be a great costume for our Halloween party. This was one of the easiest costumes I have made, but everyone that saw it LOVED it! I used two “Keg Tubs” (12 Gallon rope handle … Read more
Coolest Homemade Twister Group Halloween Costume
We created a homemade Twister group Halloween costume, one person in each color of the game. We each purchased one board game. We took the actual flimsy mat of the game and made dresses. This was a little tough, because they rip easily. We cut holes for the head and arms and then made them … Read more
Coolest Troll Dolls Costumes
We went as the infamous 1980’s treasure troll dolls. We found nude body suits at a costume shop and hose from a local clothing store. It was very hard to find hose without control top as it shows thru bodysuit. We found nude colored slippers for our feet at a shoe store. Once we figured … Read more
Cool Optimus Prime Costume
Warning: This took some time constructing. Also the taxi I called would not pick me up as I was unable to get in the car in costume – put the body on once you get there. I made this Optimus Prime Costume on a budget so it’s entirely made from recycled cardboard and a heap … Read more
Coolest Homemade Bumblebee Transformer Costume
More than meets the eye! – that’s what I wanted to be this Halloween. This year I decided to make my own Homemade Bumblebee Transformer Costume, an Autobot and to be specific, I wanted to be Bumble Bee. At first it was a great idea but as the building process started it seemed to get … Read more
Cool Homemade Tetris Costume
I have always loved playing the game of Tetris. I thought it would be fun to create a Homemade Tetris Costume for Halloween. The difficult part was figuring out what kind of boxes to use because they had to be the same size. I went with medium sized u-haul boxes. It took 4 boxes for … Read more