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!
The best part of coming up with an idea for a costume is finding a “play on words”. This year my idea was “trailer trash”. I went to the local furniture store and got the largest box I could find. I cut it down to a size that I thought my 9 year old son … Read more
When my daughter asked me to make her a weeping angel costume, I was pleased because I love Doctor Who and Blink is one of my favourite episodes. However, as I started planning, I realized how much work it would be to make it realistic! My equipment included two grey bed sheets, a granny wig, … Read more
I was inspired to create an Amelia Earhart costume for my three year-old daughter after seeing a DIY aviator costume on Oh Happy Day, a design website. Not wanting to produce a complete replicate, I decided to add an additional creative dimension by making a costume that was a newspaper clipping of Amelia Earhart. After … Read more
In the summer a person on an on-line garage sale was giving away a large bag of bubble wrap. i jumped on it thinking, I know I can make a costume with this. I immediately thought of an octopus, but it was my husband who said, make him a scuba diver that has been captured … Read more
My daughter wanted to be something scary this year, (she usually goes for cute) so I was thrilled to take on the challenge. I love doing optical illusion costumes. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do but when I spotted this dress for $12 in a thrift store, I knew I instantly knew what … Read more
We used a cardboard box cut to look like a cage, some old pants stuffed to look like my son’s legs. A piece of foam board to support the upper body of the clown as well as a pool noodle for the arms and some fake hands. I sewed the back of a mask together … Read more
When I decided that I wanted a shocking and disgusting Halloween costume, I ordered a latex mask from amazon. The first one ordered was sold out so I went with a back up one. I bought liquid latex, black and red makeup, black out eyes, spirit gum and remover. The gown and gloves I bought … Read more
I started thinking of what to wear last year when I won the office costume contest. I had a few ideas and then in July I started working on my Genie on a flying carpet. I worked on it while my 86 year old mom was visiting and she loved the idea and could not … Read more
First, I should give you some background about how crazy the Halloween competition at my work is. I’ve been at my current job, a graphic designer for Coupons.com, for about five years now. When I first joined, Halloween was very small, as was our company. Some people dressed up, and we had a little walk … Read more
The idea for my Dr. Chernobyl costume came from an action figure called twisted oz and the movie Chernobyl diaries the mask is a painting mask modifies with fuel line tubing and led rope light. The side carbon filters were removed and plastic sprinkler tubing was painted and hot glue gunned in its place. The … Read more
Every year we go to Brevard, NC for the annual Hallowenfest. They have several categories to compete in for best Halloween Costume. This year we entered into BEST Homemade costume. My son and I chose to make a Green Army Guy costume. I found a costume on Pinterest and it had great instructions. We used … Read more
I normally do very sexy costumes, but this year I decided to try the scary look. My boyfriend and I decided to do Mr. and Mrs. Freddy Krueger. I loved it. I put a slash on my face using scar putty and then two other marks on my neck. My boyfriend did his very own … Read more