My work Christmas party has a fancy dress theme every year, and this year’s was quite broad, being “A Step Back In Time”, so basically anything from the past. After much umming and aahing and different ideas at a group level (including The Flintstones and Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure), I decided to go my … Read more
My sister and I made this coolest Transformer costume in one day!! And the majority of this costume was made out of recycled cardboard. We started with a red long sleeved t-shirt, grey leggings and silver shoes. Then we made the two calf boxes and the two arm boxes using beer boxes and red duck … Read more
I made this Homemade Transformers Optimus Prime Costume with nothing but beer boxes, beer cans, and hot glue. I looked at a picture of Optimus Prime to make the helmet and get the wings on the helmet to the correct angle. I won best costume at a Halloween party for the first time in my … Read more
I was a big fan of Transformers as a kid. One day I saw several boxes in my garage and decided that I could use them to make a Transformers costume. I took seven of the boxes and cut them into the various shape, using an Optimus Prime picture as a guide. I used duct … Read more
We decided to have a T party where very one had to come as something beginning with a T. There was really only one option for me, I had to be a Transformer. This Optimus Prime Transformer Costume was actually really difficult to build, not so much the robot part but getting it to transform … Read more
From start to finsih this Homemade Optimus Prime Costume took me over 6 weeks to complete. Its the first major costume I’ve ever made…but in doing so has inspired me to make more. Using some ideas online I made the decision to make the Optimus Prime from the 80’s, he just had that really old … Read more
My son, Jackson, is three years old. He struggles a little bit with his alphabet, but he can name every single Transformer, and quote directly from the movie. (What can I say, we focus on the important stuff in our family!) He frequently runs around the house, going from being on his hands and knees … Read more
I was going to be a Rubik’s cube so I went to Wall-mart and got my supplies but as I stood in line I watched the DVD menu for the new Transformer movie. The menu basically revolved around the glowing all spark and I thought to myself, forget Rubik and his cube, let’s have 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!
This Homemade Bumblebee Transformers Costume is a Halloween costume I made for 2009. I decided I wanted to be a Transformer, and Bumblebee was always the character I thought was the coolest – he didn’t have to talk, he just acted! This was constructed from mostly cardboard boxes that computers were shipped in. The entire … Read more
My 5 year old LOVES Transformers! When he asked me a few months ago to make him an Homemade Optimus Prime Child Costume, I started to collect boxes and took on the challenge! We decided to create a costume from the original Optimus Prime (the one from the cartoons when I was a kid!). I … Read more
I wanted to create a truly impressive Halloween costume; something where I could express my creativity. Optimus Prime and the Transformers have always been a personal favorite, and creating an Optimus Prime Halloween costume which could transform presented a fun challenge. Chest piece: Build frame of angle iron to fit over chest. Place hinges at … Read more