Spending life as an aquatic dweller doesn’t give one much opportunity to see land. Fortunately, this awesome collection of marine animal costumes allows the elegance of these sea creatures to float above water.
The vast array of animal life featured here is a dazzling display of nature’s beauty. From fish and crabs to lobsters and sharks. This collection covers all the DIY costume ocean inspired ideas.
Another phenomenal idea are the luminescent seahorse costumes. They are unbelievably more impressive that any costume available to purchase.
In addition, so many television shows have taken their lead from the deep blue waters. You will see homemade costumes of Nemo, SpongeBob, Shark Week and even Sharknado.
So enjoy the appealing mysteriousness of life below the surface of the ocean. If you create your own marine animal costumes, please share them with us here! We would love to add them to this inspiring oceanic collection!
My husband’s nickname is “Big Orca” for Halloween. He was a killer whale and I was a sea world trainer. We used all materials from Walmart, just a black hoodie and print and iron fabric! We bought the hoodie and ironed on the outline of a killer whale so when he overlapped his arms, it … Read more
This Lobster Dinner family costume was very simple to make and got lots of laughs. We dressed up our 10-month old baby as a lobster. The base of the costume for her is a pair of red pajamas. I used foam paper to make crustacean claws and stripes across her belly – just used tape to … Read more
I loved the movie ‘Finding Nemo’ and came up with the idea to make an Homemade Angler Fish Costume this year. I started with a chickwire frame. As you can see, it came out better than I expected. Over the wire I put duct tape to help keep the shape. I then put paper mache … Read more
My Octopus costume was made by me! It took a long time but was well worth it! I got 3 pairs of purple leggings which I stuffed with polyester wadding, in a roll as to not get lumpy legs! I then put garden wire through the middle of each leg to create the curve at … Read more
After five years of being a pirate for Halloween, I decided to do something different and more creative. I had the scuba gear, rash guard, board shorts, and leggings, and was originally going to just be a scuba diver but that isn’t very creative so I decided to add a shark to my costume due … Read more
I made this lobster costume mostly from an old mermaid-style prom dress that a friend of mine wore in high school. It’s fitted down to the knee and flares out at the bottom. It had always reminded me of a lobster (I didn’t tell her that) so I thought I’d make use of it! I … Read more
Ok, sooo I’m sure some of u are wondering what a dork fish is… well only people that watch Blue Collar Comedy would really know what it is unless you have heard it from someone. A dork fish is a silly thing that my husband started calling our son after watching that show. It was … Read more
The attached picture is of my son Aaron, his favorite animal is a shark so I took some time to figure out the best possible way to make this little Homemade Jaws Shark Costume. He loves his costume and its so cute when he runs, the tail wiggles just right and it looks just like … Read more
MATERIALS NEEDED for this homemade octopus costume: * Black stretchy fabric ($3 scrap at fabric store) * Pink felt ($0.25 for 1 sheet) * Purple felt ($1 for 4 sheets) * Black long-sleeved shirt * Black pants * Hot glue * Fiber fill * Wire clothes hangers * 2” wide heavy-duty nylon belt We did … Read more
We got shark fin, hat and shark fin straps for shoulders from oriental trading catalog. Made the shark suit from gray onesie and tights. Shark victim wore surf shirt with black tights and ripped clothing to look like she was attacked by shark. Used fake blood and scars for her bites. Made a fake surfboard … Read more
MATERIALS NEEDED for this homemade anglerfish costume: * Mesh framing wire * Poster board ($2) * Tan fabric (I used a flat sheet from WalMart) ($2) * Brown felt for fins ($0.50) * Black felt for eyes and mouth ($0.10) * White felt for teeth ($0.50) * Computer keyboard detachable light (bendable) * Black t-shirt … Read more
Always been a fan of the movie Jaws and decided to make it come to life with some foam, spray paint and other supplies from around the house, I was able to make a pretty awesome Shark Attack Costume! This was easy to transport, easy to wear and definitely a hit at the party. I … Read more