Costumes are definitely not just for young kids in this collection of teen and adult costume ideas.
Are you buttoned up at work? Do people know you as the class clown? Whatever your regular identity, feel free to switch it with something else. Cleverly disguise yourself so that even your relatives won’t recognize you. You will find ideas here to reveal your inner thoughts and ideas.
Many adults take on kids themes, like Harry Potter. In addition, Disney princesses and villains are always popular. Specially Ursula the Sea Witch which makes for a magnificent and instantly recognizable costume.
Maybe you are more of a zombie fan? If so, take a look at the compelling ways you can transform your face. These are definitely not for the faint of heart!
In conclusion, whatever your number is attached to your age, Halloween doesn’t discriminate. Create a fantastic costume and share it with us! We’d love to see what you come up with.
Last month the wife and her friends requested some adult Minion costumes and here is what resulted. This design gets as close to the movie proportions as possible. The arms are fake and slits will be cut on the sides to allow the real arms to be stuck out if needed. Thankfully my wife was … Read more
Halloween is my favorite holiday, and I really wanted to turn heads this year. This costume does include my full body… no amputations necessary. Really! Take a second look! I made this costume from second-hand clothes, an old comforter, a styrofoam manikin head, and (of course) fake blood! I spent weeks adjusting the stuffing from the comforter … Read more
This is a Donkey Kong costume I made. The base of the head piece is paper mache. I covered the base with batting and then the brown fabric. I stuffed bits of fiber fill into the peak of the pointed area on top of the head. The mouth was added over the brown fabric. I made … Read more
A couple of weeks before our neighborhood Halloween Party I had been trying to come up with a really good couple’s costume. One day, my 5yr old daughter was watching TV while I was cleaning and I happened to look up and I saw that she was watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and it hit … Read more
The Mr. Owl Tootsie Pop commercial is such a memorable commercial for those of us born between the 60’s and the 80’s. Resurrecting this character and his love of lollipops in the form of a couple’s costume delighted fellow party-goers with it’s humor, nostalgia, and flirtatious spin. It also brought me a 1st place title … Read more
My son-in law asked me if we could make a “Scrad & Charlie” costume where he could operate the “second head”. I made a fake arm of foam and nylon stocking, attached it to a shirt with an open back. I made the MJ zipper jacket/vest but used edging material vice zippers to keep the cost down. … Read more
P.S. if my English is bad, excuse me, I am a French Canadian. Last year, a friend of mine and me decided to do Lego costumes for Halloween and won 1st place in two different bars, so we decided to participate again this year. We brainstormed for about two weeks and ended up with the … Read more
The idea for this doll costume came after I found a really cool makeup trick that involves painting your eyelids to look like doll eyes, and slowly the character evolved. I took a simple black dress and painted the thread marks, bought striped socks and sleeves and then mary jane shoes at Goodwill. The puppet … Read more
I wanted a costume that could combine a great articulated wing design from a fellow Instructables user, shoot steam and possibly utilize stilts. Dragon seemed to fit the requirements. The costume uses a lot of EVA foam (aka cross-linked polyethylene foam). The head was made of sheets of foam, backed with cardboard, and supported with … Read more
This is Mr. Kessler D. Quist, a big, bad, goofy wolf. I got his name from 80’s werewolf films, and his design from old cartoons and my imagination. While out and about, he loves to play tricks. His head is carved upholstery foam, held together with hot glue. His eyes are painted plastic with screen … Read more
A few years back I dressed up as Marge Simpson. I didn’t want to buy a costume so I made my own. My hair piece is bubble wrap painted blue. The dress I had for along time. The necklaces I made with clay that you put in the oven to harden. I used yellow body … Read more
In May of 1999 something happened that no person thought would for a good 19 years. Many had gone to a crappy movie (Wing Commander) just to see a preview. With promises to enchant us beyond imagination after, we waited in lines. One to get tickets and another when it came time to get into the theater. The audience … Read more