Years ago we read a suggestion in Exceptional Parent magazine to incorporate the wheelchair into the Halloween costume. We’ve had lots of fun doing just that and making this Astronaut in a Rocket (or Driver in a Racecar) Wheelchair Costume! We thought we were making an astronaut in a spaceship costume – but we discovered … Read more

I am super-cheap, so I look for the most inexpensive items for my Halloween costumes. This year I made an astronaut costume. I bought a white sweatshirt for $4 at JoAnn Fabrics. I found NASA patches and logos on the internet – saved the images and printed on Iron-On Transfer paper (cut them out and … Read more

For this Shuttle Astronaut Costume I made a zip up sweatshirt/jacket and sweatpants from orange fleece. (Pattern for both at my local fabric store.) I bought the patches online (just do a search, there are several sites which sell them.) There’s also a US Flag patch on his left arm…they’re available almost anywhere. I took … Read more

My 3 year old son requested his costume to be “an astronaut in a rocketship” for Halloween this year. Here is how I made this astronaut homemade Halloween costume and rocketship: 1 – I cut a diaper box to fit his torso. I cut a U shaped hole in the top for his head and … Read more

My sister and I made this Homemade Astronaut Halloween Costume Idea for my son. All he wanted to be was an astronaut for Halloween. We stated with a basic white two piece pattern for the suit with actual NASA patch all over. The helmet is made of two salad bowls glued together with silver fabric … Read more

I have always loved to sew. In years past I have always sat down at my sewing machine and sewed almost all my Halloween costumes. I’ve been Minnie Mouse, Bride of Frankenstein, 50’s girl with the Poodle Skirt. When my 8 year-old was little I sewed some of his costumes also. He went one year … Read more

Mikey wanted a Homemade Astronaut Costume this year, so I started with white scrubs pants and a Dr white jacket that I purchased at the thrift store. I resized the back of the coat, shortened the sleeves and hemmed them. I took in the waist on the pants and hemmed them and took a white … Read more

I didn’t know whether to post this Homemade Spaceman Costume or not as I took inspiration from a costume already on the site. The actual astronaut suit is based on the suit posted by Greg B from Bellingham. I’ve decided to submit it though as I’ve added a jetpack and an alternative helmet for those … Read more

My son wanted to be an astronaut for Halloween so we created this Astronaut Costume for him. We started with an old karate uniform and covered it with white duct tape. We were able to add some detail to the legs by folding the duct tape. The badges were printed off the internet and taped … Read more