Get behind the glass costume of your favorite arcade game this Halloween. Take a look at how this fun collection of Claw Machine costumes. Discover construction tutorials and then use them to create the coolest interactive homemade costume!
Reach for the prize in these awesome DIY costumes. You will see here how people have personalized their Claw Machine costumes. There is one homemade costume called Beckie’s Claw. Another costume called “The Crane Game”. Still another called “Paws and Claws” for the most adorable dog DIY costume. Put your own stamp on the classic game for the most memorable Halloween costume.
In addition, these homemade costumes are excellent ideas for wheelchair costumes. You can see some great examples below.
So, don’t let that elusive toy slip out of your homemade costume grasp! Grab a cardboard box and start planning your best DIY costume for Halloween.
How did you come up with this costume idea? My daughter Natalie is 7 years old and just loves playing the stuffed animal claw game so she decided that was what she wanted to be for Halloween. Items included are as follows: 2 extra large home depot boxes 3 black spray paint 3 gorilla black … Read more
My friends and I do a group theme every year and this year we settled on going as an arcade. These costumes took about 20-30 hours apiece and were well worth the time and effort! We won two costume contests and had a lot of fun. All the costumes are made from dollar store foam … Read more
I had the idea to make a costume for my daughter based around my daughter’s stroller rather than having to carry her around all night, but I wanted something I had never seen before and I kept brainstorming and came up with absolutely nothing. The idea for her costume actually came to me when I … Read more
This costume was inspired by my daughter’s love for the crane game with stuffed animals inside. We decided to make the machine as a Halloween costume. We took an ordinary cardboard box and cut out the windows accordingly. We then made a panel for the joystick out of a shoe box and added a backpack … Read more
My Claw Machine costume didn’t cost my family a single penny to make. On Wednesday, after I had decided that I wanted to be a Claw Machine, I found two toilet paper rolls and some tape in my house. I cut and rolled one of the rolls in order to make the “stick of the … Read more
I have always loved making things with cardboard and duct tape. I made my own slippers and my own flip flops. I made a suit of armor complete with sword and shield. So making a crane game costume out of boxes and duct tape was a natural! I used two boxes, covered them with duct … Read more
This Claw Machine costume is so simple. Get a big Cardboard box, and slice seam with exacto so box is fully open and lying flat. Next, remove ‘tv screen’ size panels from 2 sides and front. Tape clear cello wrap cut to size on inside of openings. On back panel behind head I put aluminum … Read more
I made this costume for a 2011 Halloween party and everyone loved it! It took about six hours to make and cost less than $100. The claw machine costume is made out of a large cardboard box as the frame and then wood trim purchased from a home store. Construction paper, poster board and bulletin … Read more
My 8 year old daughter decided that to be a claw machine for Halloween this year. This is one of her favorite games to play and it turned out awesome. We started off with a big rectangle box. We cut out the windows and spray painted it black, but you could choose any color. We … Read more
When my daughter told me that this would be her last year trick or treating it broke my heart. I knew right then that we had to make it the best one yet. We sat down and talked about what she wanted to be. She has had some awesome costumes in the past. She has … Read more
I made my 9 year old son a claw machine costume for Halloween last year. The costume was called “The Claw”, a crane machine with stuffed animals in it. I started off with a big rectangle box, I painted it black, but you could choose any color. I glued in some stretchable straps inside to … Read more
We needed a costume for a party and wanted to do something creative, rather than just buying a costume. We thought about making a “Claw” or “Crane Game”. We basically just cut out the front and arm holes, then spray painted the box. Painted some details on the front and added some cheap, old stuffed … Read more