For this homemade traffic cone child Halloween costume I placed an empty water bottle on my daughter’s head. When she leaned over I put her hair around it and secured it with a pony tail holder. When she stood back up her hair was straight up with the water bottle under it. Then I hair-sprayed … Read more
My son is six years old and he always comes up with unique ideas for his costume each year. This year, he decided on a Hot Air Balloon. My mother and I make his costumes each year. First, I purchased a wicker hamper we cut the bottom out and used black duct tape around the … Read more
My son wanted a “CARS” (the animated movie) theme for his costume. I don’t like to make commercial themed costumes, I prefer an easy to make Halloween costume. So we came up with the idea of using Route 66 as portrayed in the movie and working off of that idea. We decided to make a … Read more
Every year I ask my two children what they would like to be for Halloween. Well, my son Tyson (2 at the time) is really into John Deere tractors and it just so happened that that is what he wanted to be. I was thinking how am I going to do this! I did it … Read more
My son Brooks was a Bob the Builder nut. But every time we went shopping for a Bob costume they were plastic and cheap looking. For his birthday, late Sept., his grandma got him a pair of construction overalls. Perfect, I thought. He already had Bob sneakers. So I went to the toy store and … Read more
I’m in a wheelchair, so its hard to come up with great costume ideas. This Homemade Short Bus Wheelchair Costume idea came off of the movie Napoleon Dynomite and Bench Warmers. Made it out of a recliner box and regular box. Bought push lights that really light up for the headlights. I don’t have a … Read more
Started out as a pull up box, a pack of stickers and some taplights. I used makeup wedges to put behind the lights to wedge them pointing down at an angle so that when he was trick or treating he wouldn’t blind fellow trick or treaters. The wheels on the Car Halloween costume are made … Read more
I am a bus driver and my son rides with me. He just loves school buses. So, the only costume suitable for him was a Homemade School Bus Costume. Since there are no bus costumes out there, I had to get creative and this is what we came up with. This costume is made from … Read more
I got the homemade traffic light costume idea from this site. I started with a box that fit over my son, making sure he can still walk safely and bring his hands together in front. Cut a hole for the head, arms and three holes in the front for the lights. Spray paint the box … Read more
This original Homemade Traffic Light Halloween Costume can be worn by either a child or an adult. My daughter and I have both worn it in the past. It’s won several first place prizes in costume contests. Just start out with a size-appropriate cardboard box. Cut out the bottom completely and place holes in the … Read more
After looking for inspiration for an inexpensive homemade costume, I stumbled across this site. We were looking for a couples costume that would allow us to be original but easily move through a party or bar and be able to dance without it being too cumbersome. I saw on this site a couples ‘mudflap’ where … Read more
Last year my boys wanted to be very creative about their homemade Halloween costume ideas. My youngest son Tanner wanted to be a Piper Cub, like the planes that his daddy flies remotely. It took me about a day and half of making when you count his daddy doing the spray painting for us. His … Read more