My two boys, age 10 and 11 wanted to do something fun for their Halloween Banquet with a scout troop. We decided to do the head on a silver platter but go one step further to add the gross waiter also. They got rave reviews and it cost about 10 bucks total. We hot glued … Read more
My son is in a wheelchair and very hard to come up with ideas to incorporated the chair, so I decided to make him into a haunter house table costume. I took a side of a cardboard box, put a hole towards the back to fit over his head then I braced it with wood … Read more
We won the scariest costume award. This head on platter costume is such a great and easy costume. The table is just foam poster board with a Halloween table cloth. All of the other stuff on the table are from the dollar store. We use plates and all fun creepy stuff. The red ribbon is … Read more
We used a large piece of Styrofoam, cut a hole out of the center, added a tablecloth from the dollar store with hot glue, a plastic plate in which we cut a hole for his head. We added empty boxes of candy, glasses, bugs, worms this costume went over so well, he was also asked … Read more
Thank you Coolest Costumes! This site was a great resource and the inspiration for my spooky head on a platter Halloween costume. I won Most Original Costume at work and it was a sensation! I followed the instructions and tips from other happy heads on a platter from this site. I bought everything at an … Read more
We used a backpack and put a flat polystyrene lid inside it and then put a carton over it and taped it to the back pack. This was the trunk of the Head on Platter Costume. We then put stocking over the top of the carton and stuffed the arms (legs of the stockings) with … Read more
Huge spaghetti and meatball dinner with salad, garlic toast and the chef! My daughter is afraid of everything so food was a safe bet for this Head on Platter Homemade Costume! Spaghetti is her favorite dinner so I just had to bring it to life. I began with craft foam, cut out the shapes for … Read more
My son wanted a fun but scary costume this year. So my husband and I came up with a Homemade Wolf Soup Halloween Costume. We took my bathrobe and stuffed it with pillow stuffing then supported it with PVC pipe, we stuffed the sleeves and gloves. I then safety pinned a wolf mask to the … Read more
