This year our family decided to go as Monsters Inc. All homemade Monsters Inc group costumes were handmade and quite inexpensive! except the Sully material that cost us $45. The Mike Wazoski was made from a giant balloon and then paper mache`d all our eyes we used white one way stickers to see out! Except … Read more
My son Josh has been into Wall-e since the movie came out. He started requesting to watch it several times a day and, as Halloween approached, we asked him what he wanted to be and surprise…WALL-E was his answer. We were not really thrilled with the costume store options so, after a little planning, this … Read more
This Homemade Russell from Up Costume was when I was Russell from the Disney Pixar movie Up. I made the sash with foam circles and beer bottle caps that I got from a campus bar. I found a picture of the wilderness explorers logo and just remade it on powerpoint for my hat and flag.
So this is my ultimate Buzz Lightyear Costume!. I used a Heavy Duty Trash can and A LOT of spray paint. Cut the bottom off and a hole through the lid. For the arms I used some cheep knee pads and steel duct for the gauntlets. I stuffed all the limbs with AC foam for … Read more
After seeing the movie Up when it came out on DVD sometime around November 2009, I knew that I was going dress in a House and Carl Fredricksen From Pixar’s UP DIY Costume the following Halloween. I started making the costume in September this year and it took me up until the day before my … Read more
My three year old son wanted to be Wall-E for Halloween so I decided that I could make a better Homemade Wall-E Costume than the ones sold in stores or online. I started with a cardboard box and made cutouts for the head and arms and then wrapped it with brown paper bags for the … Read more
This Homemade Up! Group Costume is one of my proudest costumes. I made the house myself in 9 days. The frame is made from PVC pipe, the walls are foam board with paper “siding.” The front room is a diorama with movie specific details. Inside you will find Dug the Dog, Kevin the bird and … Read more
My wife wanted to go as Little Bo Peep, and of course, I would get the lucky role, as the Sheep. Originally I was going to make the Sheep costume out of cotton balls. But after reading the warning page on this site, I decided there had to be a safer method. I decided to … Read more
Our homemade plastic army men group Halloween costume idea was inspired by a 3D kids movie that was recently released which includes animated plastic army men. We loved the little guys so much we had to figure out a way to be them. We purchased simple military jackets($10), pants ($25) and helmets ($30) from the … Read more
Hello, my name is Laura, I’m a senior in high school, and I make crazy costumes for my school’s spirit week and for Halloween. This was for Toy Story Day at my school. To make Mr. Potato head, I mostly used cardboard and lots and lots of glue gun. The frame is made of horizontal … Read more
I thought of the Mr Potato Head costume over a year ago. The concept was simple enough and the actual build from obtaining materials to finished project took about 4 nights of work. The majority of materials used for this costume were all purchased at the local Home Depot. It consisted of two tomato tower … Read more
We always dress up as a family with a theme on Halloween and it’s always a secret. Last year we chose the Potato Heads. It was a great idea and fairly simple as long as you allow enough time to complete the details. Because our heads were covered, people had to guess who we were! … Read more