Go on a African Safari adventure without leaving your chair! The fierce and majestic animal costumes featured here will astound and amaze you. The love that went into these stunning homemade Safari costumes resulted in truly captivating designs.
Trek across the Serengeti and stare into the eyes of proud lions, gigantic elephants and striking zebras. Not all wild animals have to be so fierce when it comes to costuming. For instance, you will also find happy hippos, sweet cobras and baby lions.
In addition, you will also find fantastic instructions on making adorable monkeys and how to create impressive height on a giraffe costume.
If you are looking for a sexier costume idea, you will find plenty of inspiration here. Some examples are sexy leopards and sultry snakes.
So get in touch with nature and check out these incredible homemade Safari costumes for your wildest Halloween!
I was shopping online for a monkey costume for my 11 month old. I fell in love with the Tom Arma Monkey and bought it on Ebay for almost $80.00. When I got it in the mail and opened it, it was nothing like the picture on the package and made so cheap. I decided … Read more
I wanted to have a large, grey bum for Halloween so my husband and I created this elephant costume for the big night. It started with a fat suit from a Big Bertha costume, then a large, grey homemade dress with pink paw pads and a tail with the fuzzy black tip. The head was … Read more
My husband and I do a different Halloween theme every year, and I make our costumes to go along with the theme. Last year we did “It’s a Jungle out there!” and this is our Head Hunting Shaman Priestess and Unfortunate Safari Trekker Couple Costume. Some of the scenes we created in our garage included: … Read more
From the time she was born, it seems, Morgan has been curious about everything around her. She was also very hairy when she came out, hair on her shoulders and back. We just started calling her our little “monkey girl”. We decorated her room in baby safari animals, so she has animals everywhere. It just … Read more
The challenge of this Homemade Giraffe Costume was to make a long neck that wasn’t so top heavy that it pulled the little guy over. The shoulders, neck, and head were all made of paper mache over a chicken wire base. I lined the inside with polar fleece to make it more comfortable. Giraffe fabric … Read more
This year (2008) I made my daughter a Ballerina Elephant costume. I live in Ohio and needed something that would be warm for her but also pretty. I got the elephant costume from a sale. I bought the tutu off of eBay. I then bought a bunch of pink roses to match the tutu. I … Read more
My children decided they wanted the family to do the Wizard of OZ theme this year for Halloween. After checking out store bought costumes I decided I could make a much better homemade Cowardly Lion from Wizard of Oz costume for a much cheaper price. First I bought a cheap tan sweatsuit with a hood … Read more
This Homemade Lion Costume is a simple PJ pattern out of fake fur for the body. Loops of polar fleece attached to a detachable collar fill out the mane. More polar fleece loops attached around the ears for the main mane. A long tail with bells and a bow fill out the costume – that’s … Read more
I made this elephant costume with soft grey velour I found at a garage sale. The tusks and toenails are made of white felt. It was a McCall’s pattern. The feet have stuffing in them too.
We purchased material and pattern at a local fabric store to make this organ grinder monkey costume. Fortunately for us, Grandma is a great seamstress! Add a red vest and red hat (created with cardboard to keep the round shape) out of felt, add a little, unbreakable mug, and you have the cutest organ grinder … Read more
As an animal lover, I decided on a Homemade Zebra Adult Costume Idea for Halloween. This is a really cheap costume idea if you are tight on cash like me! I’ll start from the top. I bought a wide headband from the dollar store for $1 (big surprise I know). Then I covered it with … Read more
For this Giraffe Costume, I altered a free pattern I found online, adding a halter neck and the fishtail skirt (which I thought could imitate a tail). I have no idea what kind of fabric I used, it was just whatever was on sale. It took me about a week to make and cost around … Read more