I love making costumes and this Hot Air Balloon costume was perfect for my son! I found a basket at a second-hand store and had my dad cut out a circle out of wood the same size as the basket and attached PVC pipe for the polls and another circle for the top, then I … Read more
This homemade construction costume was a fun project to take on. The Loader actually scoops! Everything was found in my basement except for the paint for a total cost of $15! The Loader and Digger buckets are diaper boxes. The main body is a mosquito zapper box and the upper part is an amazon box. … Read more
My son, like others, is in love with John Deere tractors. So when he asked for a John Deere Green Tractor Costume for Halloween. I did some research and dove right in. I used two cardboard boxes, connected with paper tape. Then cardboard cut-out wheels and lots of green, yellow, and black paint. I used … Read more
My 5-year-old LOVES stoplights. She has a small “toy” stoplight in her room. I used that as my inspiration, as I couldn’t find too many ideas for these types of childrens Halloween costumes. I started with a large box. I turned it inside out and cut out the holes for her head and arms and … Read more
Before I saw everyone else’s costume I thought that I had a unique Halloween costume idea! The only thing I could add is that I had actual working head lights and tail lights on my son’s “Tractor” (and a trailer hitch – although not a three point hitch as his Dad’s has!) It didn’t take … Read more
This is 6 year old Nolan and he loves bulldozers. This homemade transforming bulldozer kids costume is based on the 10 second appearance of “Rampage” the bulldozer after Sam’s parents in Transformers 2. We started with the cab and hot glued the pieces into a pentagon. We cut out the blade and rolled the bottom … Read more
This year my husband’s costume is a Pine-Fresh air Freshener. Here’s how it came about… Every year my husband says he will dress up for Halloween, and every year he backs out at the last minute. This year I decided to make him a costume and I knew it had to be something original and … Read more
My son loves tractors. His room is all John Deere. We made his Homemade John Deere Tractor Costume out of boxes, left over paint from the bedroom, foam rubber, plates and press on lights. It took about 10 hours to make. He is two and loves it. He was on the cover of local newspaper.
Having dressed as an elf, reindeer, and snowman in previous years, the Christmas just been I decided to go all out step away from the standard festive costume choices and dress as the famous Coca Cola Truck for my last Christmas at University. Being a student I was working on a pretty tight budget and … Read more
The idea of a Blind School Bus Driver Halloween Costume didn’t strike me until two weeks before Halloween, and as is the case with any rushed project, hindsight is always 20/20 (ooh, nice pun!). Body: The bus body is two cardboard boxes – the smaller box (engine compartment) is essentially the size of a box … Read more
My grandson, who is almost 4, is obsessed with John Deere Tractors. So naturally, when it came time to get a costume for Halloween, he automatically said he wanted a Homemade Big Green Tractor Costume. So this is what I came up with. I used two card board boxes, some spray paint, tape and glue … Read more
We were browsing costume ideas on your website and found the idea for the Brinks truck. My 6 year old daughter fell in love with the idea, so I got busy on a Homemade Brinks Burglar Costume. I used two cardboard boxes, one large, one medium. I cut all the flaps off. I glued them … Read more