This is an amazing resource of Halloween costume ideas. All these costumes have won a local contest, and for good reason! Imaginative and extremely effective, you will find yourself returning to this section over and over again.
A little sample of what you will see here include everything from a mini Mr. T to a pop art version of a Stepford Wife. In addition, many costumes take their inspiration from game shows such as Wheel of Fortune and Plinko.
It seems like people have a lot of fun recreating their favorite movie characters. Considering so many of them won contests, it’s a favorite of contest judges as well. Find out how you can become Ben Stiller’s character from Dodgeball and the whole gang from Guardians of the Galaxy. Animated movies are represented here as well from Disney princesses to Rafiki from The Lion King.
Take lessons from the masters as they take concepts and turn them into recognizable costumes, hence landing them contest winner titles!
So, always on my quest to out-do my costume from the year before, I had to come up with another recognizable character. Now the key to this one is the TV that I’m carrying, otherwise, you may not get it. I really wish I had more pictures of the costume, but you get the idea. … Read more
I needed a simple character that most everybody knows, because I get so sick of having to explain who I am all night long. Well, most people have seen or watched Family Guy, and Meg is one of the most recognizable characters. This Meg Griffin from Family Guy Halloween costume was pretty simple. I found a … Read more
My 4 yr old girls wanted to be bugs, and I wanted them to be somewhat realistic – so I did an online search and found this site and saw the awesome things previous posters had done! I wanted their wings to be as appropriately sized as possible, and I can’t sew – but luckily we had … Read more
The best part of this Publisher’s Clearinghouse Prize Patrol couple costume was making the GIANT check! It was also the most time consuming part. We toyed with names for the check for a couple weeks and then finally found Dixie Normous! In the opening scene of Austin Powers, Gweneth Paltrow pulled her helmet off and … Read more
We saw the Blue Man Group in Las Vegas and loved the show. They were funny and creative and made us laugh. We were deciding what we wanted to be last Halloween when we can across our picture with the handsome blue men. We thought we would try to put it together. We bought a … Read more
My son wanted to be a light blue Pac Man ghost for Halloween. I took a large piece of cardboard and cut it to shape (I looked at images online to figure out the shape). Then I painted it blue and added the eyes. I made straps out of heavy clear duct tape. Take two … Read more
My boss and I dressed up as Saturday Night Live characters for Halloween one year. I was Mary Kathern Gallagher and he was the Coffee Talk lady. My costume was the easy part (went to Goodwill and got a short plaid skirt, white knee socks, blue sweater vest and white collared shirt). I also managed … Read more
Are you going to a 70’s or disco themed Halloween party? Well here is a perfect costume. Everyone will want to dance and party with you and you’ll be the center of the party all night. The costume was easy but time consuming because you have to let each layer dry thoroughly. Once I got through the … Read more
Here’s my giant LEGO costume. It was super fun and super easy to make! I took apart three card board boxes, duct tape, red spray paint and solo cups. My LEGO costume was such a big hit and everyone wanted a pic with me! I also won first place in the contest!!
It took me 3 long weeks to construct this massive 6 ft+ Twinkie man costume! All components were purchased at home depot and Michael’s. Best thing about this was the laughs I got from my co workers as I strolled through my office passing out Twinkies to everyone!! I won first place in our contest!
I finally won the coveted annual costume contest with my Black Swan costume! It was also accepted into a gallery art show, my very first exhibition! I started with a black satin corset. I sewed lace around the top and bottom edges, then shredded it with scissors. I added feathers and sequins and a few … Read more
Pee-Wee Herman was an idea I had for Halloween in 2011. I was trying to think of something not only fun and clever, but also something that I could also pull off resembling. I’m pretty creative and go all out in anything I do, and Halloween is a perfect opportunity! Wasn’t planning on entering into … Read more