This is my son Skylar known as “Skybot”! For this homemade robot costume I used 2 boxes (one for his head and one for the body) spray painted silver and reinforced the corners w/ duct tape. Hot Glue (to glue the boxes and buttons and CD’s). CD’s (for eyes and gauges) Glued on buttons painted … Read more
This Robot Costume was fun to make. I took two boxes and spray paint, dryer vents and some red duct tape. It was so easy to do. I added some reflectors and some flashing lights to the control panel. It was a little more than I was expecting to spend but it turned out great!
This costume consists of a backpack with a cardboard frame inside that supports the head. The head is made of paper mache over a balloon painted green with black eyes cut out of construction paper. We used black fabric to cover the head and backpack and create a cloak effect. The backpack is hidden under … Read more
My son wanted to be a space ship for Halloween, so after much thought and ideas bouncing all over the place, I came up with a solution! Why not be the space ship and the alien? And thus, this Alien with Flying Saucer costume was born! A round cardboard disc and crumpled newspaper, secured with … Read more
I made this robot Halloween costume with a plastic case, vent hoses, plastic boxes for feet and plastic jar for the helmet. I took duct tape and glue and finally metallic paint for the aspect.
Being a college student money is hard to come by. So when I found a large cardboard box, at work, around August I knew I had to turn it into a costume for the upcoming Halloween. Over the next month I glued and taped and cut an entire Homemade Robot Halloween Costume from this humble … Read more
To make this Robot Costume, you will need: 2 boxes, a smaller one and a medium size one depending on size of person dryer tubing battery operated lights spraypaint For the head we cut out a square shape where his face would appear. We spraypainted both boxes metallic silver. Then for the body we bought … Read more
This Robot Unique Halloween Costume Idea is pretty simply engineered from items purchased from your local hardware store and clothing already on hand. Here are the basic supplies: – 1 cardboard box large enough to cover wearer’s torso – 1 package of flexible dryer duct (for adults this may needed to be subbed out for … Read more
This Homemade Scarecrow Stalker Optical Illusion Costume was the brainchild of my husband, and myself. We were not really sure with our current budget how we could purchase our children Halloween costumes this year. So we decided to make them. I had the thought earlier in the month, however, we did not start attempting to … Read more
After a lot of soul searching, a beam of light cast down from the clear, blue sky and stole my soul for a total of 6 hours. I don’t believe I will ever be the same but I did have the best Outerspace Alien Costume ever! The aliens that captured me began by transforming my … Read more
I always wanted a robot costume, but never had a good enough reason to make one. So when I got invited to a Hero & villains Halloween/birthday bash (he was born on the first of Nov!) a robot was the first thing on my mind. It is made out of a hell of a lot … Read more
When my son told me he wanted to be a robot for Halloween, I knew only a homemade costume would do. It was so much fun to make and most of the supplies I already had at home. This Homemade Robot Boy Costume was the hit of his school and all over town! I used … Read more