When I was little my mother got me a Barbie doll that looked just liked me. One day while going through a box of childhood toys I found the doll. Shortly after finding her, I decided to be Homemade Barbie in a Box Halloween Costume. I was able to get a box that was big … Read more
This year my son wanted me to make a LEGO Indiana Jones costume for him. I searched the coolest-homemade-costumes.com site and although there were no Indiana Jones costumes to reference, I found some neat ideas for LEGO characters. By seeing the examples and reading their directions, I improvised for our costume. Directions: (1) For the … Read more
This Homemade Lego Boy Unique Halloween Costume Idea was not to hard to do. The body and legs are made from cardboard boxes held together with duct tape and glue. The head is made of 2 plastic candy dishes bonded together, wrapped in yellow duct tape. The hands are made from Paper towel roll and … Read more
Last year our boys decided that they wanted to be a marionette and a Christmas stocking. It is our tradition to allow them to choose whet they want to be and we will try to make it. Marionette Costume: Find appropriate clothes to wear and lock stocking. Find a sturdy hat to wear that can … Read more
To make my ultimate pink Barbie costume, I took two large moving boxes I bought at Wal-Mart for $2.99 each. Then, I closed one end of the first box, duct taped the two boxes together in the center, and left the second box open at the bottom so I could walk in it. Then, I … Read more
My Homemade Dance! Workout with Barbie Costume was inspired by the Dance! Workout with Barbie video from 1992. I did this video countless times as a child, so I thought this would be a great idea for me. I began the process by purchasing the VHS on Amazon and even going through my old Barbie … Read more
Mr. Monopoly Costume, EASY and genius! A black pair of trousers, blazer and waistcoat were bought from the Thrift store. The white shirt was ours. A black plastic hat $1. A Monopoly board was also bought from the Thrift store, the pieces were hot glued on as though there was a game in process. A … Read more
My son Gabe decided last year, after an impressive first attempt at a transformers costume (he was Optimus Prime), that this year he wanted to be Bumblebee. So, my crafty husband had a year to think it over, and here it is!
We decided to be Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head and the best part was that we actually had parts that you could change and move around the whole night; we even had the pocket in the back for these extra parts and we changed our faces throughout the evening. We thought about adding a bucket … Read more
My Naked Troll Doll costume wasn’t completely original but I adapted it perfectly to the winter weather which blew in on Halloween. It took me a while to make my hair. I needed a little help, but it was totally worth it. To create the hairstyle: – I glued two paper cups to a paper … Read more
My son wanted to be a Sock Monkey for Halloween this year. I looked at every Halloween store and everywhere online to try to find him a Sock monkey costume. I had no luck! I decided how hard would it be to make a Ohio State Buckeye Sock Monkey DIY Halloween Costume? So he and … Read more
My mom made these adorable Mr.and Mrs. Potato Head costumes for my daughters. She made the eyes out of black mesh so they could see and the rest of the face is made out of felt. She spray painted on the brown fabric to give it a more “potato” look. She used batting to make … Read more