I had already bought everything for a different costume – then two weeks before the Halloween party, inspiration struck! I rummaged through my attic to find some old baby clothes and my baby carrier and I was on my way. The most difficult part was finding shoes and a dress for a 6’1″ 200 lb. … Read more
This was probably the simplest and cheapest costume I have ever done. All you need is a black sheet (Wal-Mart $10), a shallow plastic tote (Wal-Mart $7), a baby blanket, beanie, and a doll (Value Village $13). I also used some BBQ skewers that I will explain in a sec. Start by cutting a hole … Read more
The Homemade Baby Costume started out as a big box for you. I cut it for my head. We put on the box, nice color, toys for the baby (bears). We also took a pyjama and I cut a place for my head which I shaved very well and put something on my head. This … Read more
I’ve seen quite a few alien baby abduction costumes and they looked great, but I wanted to make one that seemed more realistic and disconcerting to adults. And I succeeded! First, I had to find the perfect mask. I wanted it to seem as realistic as possible – not a monster or alien, but a … Read more
I made a larger than life version of Kate Middelton’s head and then built the costume around me as baby George. The reactions of people seeing a 9ft royal princess in heels made it all worthwhile (I got some size 12 heels). The hardest part was figuring out how to make the maternity dress to … Read more
Happy Halloween! My favourite time of year! I always struggle with a MILLION ideas, I want to dress up every day of October, (but I don’t think work would like that). Sometimes I really struggle to come up with a great costume, so I come to Coolest Homemade Costumes for inspiration. My costume is not … Read more
I had to throw together something for a Halloween party so I searched my house for ideas. After tripping over a 12 year old life size cut out of Dr. Evil several times that my daughter recently broke, I had a brainstorm. I was just going to dress up as Dr. Evil, but since I … Read more
I had four days to come up with a great costume for a party I was going to and I didn’t want to spend a ton of money. My first stop was the local Halloween stores and it was the same old, same old stuff, I wanted something different. I knew I wanted to build … Read more
So I’ve seen plenty of people go as Alan with Carlos from the Hangover, but never seen anyone go as Carlos. So I decided to try it out. This costume was a real chick magnet and got a lot of attention. It is very creative and eye catching while not being expensive to make. In … Read more
With this costume, I scared small children. This was the best costume I made so far. In fact, almost every other house I went to, they wanted to get a picture with me. I also got extra candy, which was fine by me! I got this idea when I looked up “Funny Halloween Costume” on … Read more
I made this Homemade Mom and Baby Illusion Costume for my daughter. It gives the illusion of a mom carrying her baby in a front carry pack. You are the baby and your arms are the mom’s arms. I started with a frame made from wire coat hangers. padded them with foam for comfort. I … Read more
The coolest Baby Costume Ever! I made this Baby in a Bassinet Illusion costume for my 10 year old out of cardboard fabric and a cabbage patch doll with its head cut off. Everything was hot glued together. We used a velcro belt with a pocket and a thin pvc pipe attached to the front … Read more