We started with a half-inch PVC frame of a cube thirty inches square (so it would fit in the car) which was painted black and allowed us to attach the shoulder straps. We then covered it with fabric net which allowed both vision (through the areas between the colored squares) and the ability to breathe, … Read more
Here is my son Ayden in his Transformer Bumblebee costume. His costume is made of all camping bed form, tons of hot glue and paint. I had used different references form online pictures to get the look that I wanted. Once all together I had painted and added Velcro to hold it together too. The … Read more
My husband and I were Shrek and Fiona last year for Halloween and we won first place at a great party, this year we had to top that so we decided to go for a Homemade Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head Costume. I saw the version that Marianne H. from Medford, OR had done and … Read more
This Transforming Transformer DIY Halloween Costume is an amazing costume that took me and my husband a month to master. It is the Optimus Prime transformer that actually transforms! We made it so that he can stand and then if he gets down he will transform into a semi! It is the coolest thing and … Read more
Every year I make my costume from scratch, this year I decided to make a homemade treasure troll costume. The head is made out of cardboard and foam, the hair is construction paper, and I used acrylics to paint it!
Here is my attempt at the Homemade BumbleBee Transformers Costume. The suit is made for my little girl who is 4. This build took roughly 30 hours and I’m very glad its finished. Well almost, I have to draw an Autobot symbol on the head. Materials needed are as follows: 1) Cardboard for templates 2) … Read more
Well last year, I wanted to make my son, Xavier, his favorite character from the Transformer’s movie. So I thought about paper machaeing the helmet that he’ll wear. He gave me this odd look like I’m not gonna wear that. He is hearing impaired by the way so explaining the process was hard to explain … Read more
Homemade Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head couple costumes, all created by using fabric, felt, and some construction paper. For Mr. Potato Head: the hat can really be any type of black hat. I didn’t own one at the time, so we had to make one out of construction paper. The fabric used to make the … Read more
I barely spent any money on this Homeamde Optimus Prime Halloween Costume because I had most of the materials at home. Most of the costume is made from boxes I got from work. The boots are made of soda boxes and the arm portion is tissue boxes. The grill on the main chest portion of … Read more
People love toys, and a life-size toy from your childhood is even better. I came up with the idea of Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots costumes because my friend and I are both the same size and we both love robots. I took pictures of the actual toys and projected them onto cardboard using an … Read more
My husband (John) is himself playing Wii. I (Karen) am his Mii and this is our Wii and Mii Couple Costume. John made an over sized remote. We attached balls to the end of Pringles can and painted to match tees. Took a purple pumpkin, sprayed it with black paint then wiped off most of … Read more
My son is named Jack and he recently turned 2. He has a toy Jack-in-the-box that he really likes and I thought it’d be cute if that’s what he was for Halloween this year, especially since his name is Jack! I didn’t want to spend much money and tried to use things I already had … Read more