My son wanted to have a costume that was unique so we decided to make his costume. He wanted to be a video game so we picked the Claw Machine and we got started. This was a lot of fun to make, we used a large box for the costume covered with vinyl and poster … Read more
My son, Jackson, decided he wanted to be The Claw Machine for Halloween. I was a bit intimidated in the beginning. I started thinking through how to build the costume in my mind, trying to predict any difficult areas; and there appeared to be a lot of possible difficulties. We went together to buy the … Read more
Captain Claw pirate crane machine costume Wearer: Benz, 8 years old Ahoy, me hearties! I’m Captain Claw! My SUPER CREATIVE mom turned a cardboard box into a working arcade game! She taped 3 of the top flaps down and taped the top flap up after cornering the edges. This would be the front sign. All 4 … Read more
We considered buying costumes but they were expensive and surprisingly hard to find. So my husband had the great idea that was to make my son’s costume this year the REDBOX. At first I thought that it would not be good enough and would not have enough detail to it. But I can’t tell you how … Read more
Halloween is my favorite holiday so I usually have my costume idea at least a month in advance. Last year however with work, and life etc.. I found myself two days before Halloween without a work costume for the contest. I decided to go through my closet and garage for some ideas and items I … Read more
Start with one med. storage box and one large storage box, duct taped together. Spray painted the top and bottom. Cut out three sides of the top box and glue on clear vinyl to the openings. Wire two kitchen tongs together for the ‘claw’.Attach handles to the inside of the large box, for carrying. Decorate … Read more
I decided that I was so tired of all these costumes nowadays that have no originality that I deceived to make my boys last year. My husband had the idea for my younger son to be the KFC Man which was super easy since we had an all-white suite that was used just months prior … Read more
My dad and I are a team when it comes to Halloween. Since I was a young girl, I would tell him what I wanted to be and he would paint, cut, hot glue, and/or build whatever I needed to create the most authentic costume possible. For this female Zoltar costume from the movie BIG … Read more
My Homemade Claw Vending Machine Costume was designed to be one of those prize machines found in every arcade. I was trying to find materials that weren’t to heavy as I was going to enter a costume parade. I purchased a garment box from a local moving and storage store. Purchased clear plexi-glass from Home … Read more
I saw this idea for a Homemade Vending Machine Costume on this website but there weren’t any detailed instructions so I had to go with what little information I had and some small pictures. My daughter loved it. Everybody said it was the best costume they had ever seen. Items needed: •Box big enough for … Read more
For this homemade claw machine Halloween costume idea I took a box and cut out the front and two sides. I then cut an opening in the back to be able to get in and out of the box easily. I put a piece of cardboard in the middle of the box and to the … Read more
I searched the internet for a claw machine costume idea but I really wanted to create a costume nobody else had. After an exhaustive search I randomly came across a picture of a little boy who had climbed up into a claw machine and so my costume idea was born. I went to Lowe’s and … Read more