My 6 year old son is obsessed with monster trucks. Grave Digger is his favorite. So, he asked me if I could make him a homemade Grave Digger Monster Truck Halloween costume. I’ve never turned down a challenge, so I said yes. After making a costume for him for the first time last year, I … Read more
Our son HAD to be a Tractor for Halloween. So, Dad went to work even getting real working lights from the local hardware store so we could see him in the dark. He was the hit of the town in his Homemade John Deere Costume and all the other little boys wanted to try on … Read more
Our son wanted a Power Company bucket truck Halloween costume. (His costumes usually involve some kind of vehicle.) We took a box (24X16”) for the body, and painted it white (you could use any color). The boom was made using two rectangular boxes (20X6X5 ½”). Kevin connected the two end flaps with clear packing tape … Read more
Making costumes for Halloween is lots of fun, but I always prefer to make something easy? We came up with the idea of a Hot Air Balloon The basket was a cardboard box covered in light brown paper with darker brown strips weaved through. Along the top rim of the box was large pipe insulation … Read more
What started as a simple idea of a “Our Town” costume for my 2 year old son in 2002 soon became too big to fit on him. I began with collecting business cards from the local merchants and cutting up the phone book and taking out packaging for logos. I drafted the 2 main streets … Read more
My son loves the garbage man and the garbage trucks. All he wanted for Halloween this year (2008) was a garbage truck costume. First he wanted to be a garbage man. So we had him wear an orange t-shirt with thermal underneath, greenish work pants, brown shoes and an orange cap. Also gloves too. We … Read more
For a costume party this year I decided to go as a Homemade Interstate 35 Halloween Costume. I already had a plain black leotard to use as the base of the costume. I bought some yellow duct tape and cut them into small rectangles for the lines in the road. I painted on the white … Read more
MATERIALS NEEDED for the homemade submarine costume: * Garden cart * Blue satin material ($2) * Poster board ($2) * Yellow spray paint ($2) * Spotlights (battery operated) * Large silver salad bowl * EMT electrical conduit * Extended grabber pincher ($5) * Boards for seats * Black electrical tape We did an “undersea” theme … Read more
My son PJ (Peter) is wearing a Homemade Wrecking Ball Costume. He had asked to be a tractor and with a little tweaking we came up with this instead. It was made using cardboard boxes, hot glue, paint, a Styrofoam ball and printed accents. It was lightweight and easy for him to hold up, especially … Read more
One day me and my wife were pondering what to make our son for Halloween. We were about to go thru the car wash when we decided to ask him what he wanted since we couldn’t think of anything.. and he says CAR WASH!.. me and my wife look at each other and then look … Read more
This car costume is constructed using recycled cardboard, spray paint, a pair of suspenders, and duck tape. Total Spent: $20
Items used: Cardboard box, white paper strips, balloons, embroidery hoops, plastic pipe, pipe insulation, and paper bag. The balloon basket is made from a cardboard box with both end flaps cut off. Then, cut one-inch strips in the box and weave one-inch white strips through the box to create the basket look. Another thing you … Read more