Evoke the feeling of towering pyramids and fascinating hieroglyphics in this alluring collection of homemade Egyptian costumes. These are luxurious, ornate and golden costumes for your complete immersion into ancient Egypt’s culture.
If you have dreamed of becoming royalty, now is your chance. Transform into the Queen of the Nile as Cleopatra. Don her sleek black hair, golden crown and smokey eye makeup. Another queen idea you will see here is a glamorous and beautiful Nefertiti.
From King Tut to Pharaoh, chose whichever royal king you would like to be. Or aim even higher with an Egyptian God.
In addition, preserved so carefully in their pyramids are, of course, mummies. Discover how to make mummy wrapping look timeworn and authentic. They are easy to construct, just make sure they don’t unravel!
So capture the flavor of ancient Egypt with the gilded and exotic DIY costumes here.
My 8-year-old son went in a King Tut costume this Halloween. I did make 3 actual purchases for this costume, the staff was store bought for $6, the snake on his headpiece was a broken plastic armband with a cobra on it that I bought for $2, and a plastic mask for about $1. I … Read more
My son originally wanted to go as Jason for Halloween, but then decided against when he heard everyone else was going as that as well. He decided he wanted something more original so after looking around the web and all the great ideas on this site, he decided on mummified king tut. Here’s how we … Read more
I wanted to be Cleopatra this year. This Homemade Cleopatra Costume was a BIG HIT. I made the Cleopatra Head Piece from scratch. I got a belt, cut it to fit around my head and used Velcro, putting some on both the open ends of the fitted belt to secure it around my head. I … Read more
This Homemade Egyptian Royalty Halloween Costume was created using a moving box. The hygrogliphics were fashioned after some online research. The headpiece is a piece of cardboard. A pair of old stockings helped create the illusion of real skin for the legs and feet. The compliment to this was another of the same except a … Read more