I know Star Wars and Star Trek get all the praise when it comes to futuristic scifi movies (as they should), but we figured it was time The Fifth Element got a shot at the limelight. Who doesn’t love The Fifth Element, right? Even though my boyfriend and I have seen it a million times … Read more
Over the summer, I asked my 7 year old son what he wanted to be for Halloween. After seeing Star Wars for the first time, he recently became a huge Star Wars fan. So, of course, he answered ‘R2D2’. I assumed that there would be a costume that I could get pretty cheaply before Halloween, … Read more
I made this Homemade Tron Couple Costume for me and my girlfriend. I used electroluminescent tape running off packs of AA batteries. The identity discs are attached to the back of our costumes with a series of magnets I placed/glued inside each disc so they can be removed and re-attached easily. The Quorra suit ran … Read more
The idea for this Marvin the Paranoid Android Costume was a friend’s leave/birthday party so had a sci-fi themed fancy dress so I decided because my friends LOVES!! Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy that Marvin the Paranoid Android would be a perfect costume. I searched online for other costumes expecting to find one but couldn’t … Read more
This one’s different because the arms are actually functional! $30 total including paint. Container Store Trash can that I turned upside down. Cut the head-hole out of the bottom so the feet have more walking radius from the wider part of the can. I caulked shut the trash flap and Dremeled the visor hole. The … Read more
My husband makes it a tradition every Halloween to make our daughter (she is 5) a homemade costume. This year, since they both love Star Wars (she probably knows more about the characters and the movie than most adults) they decided she wanted to be a Stormtrooper. He spent about 7 hours over the course … Read more
For the last couple of years, my son has asked me to make him a robot Halloween costume. This year he even drew a sketch for me and he insisted on the traditional cardboard box body. Since I knew it wouldn’t be very comfortable or practical, I always talked him into something else. I finally … Read more
This Rusted Robot Costume started out as the ABC Robot from Judge Dredd. I started making the head first and I was close working from memory only. Then I looked him up and my jaw was a little wider than Ithought to make the upper supports but I tried and the coloring was a combination … Read more
My costume is a Homemade Halloween TechyBot Robot Costume made out of painted cardboard boxes. For the eyes of the robot I used 2 full-size D battery halogen bulb flashlights. Taping into both flash lights switches and running 16 gauge wires from the “helmet” through the right hand ventilation tube with a switch at the … Read more
To make this Robot Costume, you will need: 2 boxes, a smaller one and a medium size one depending on size of person dryer tubing battery operated lights spraypaint For the head we cut out a square shape where his face would appear. We spraypainted both boxes metallic silver. Then for the body we bought … Read more
I made this Space Girl Costume for my little 3 year-old this year. She wanted to be a “Space Girl” and fly to the moon. We started by making a simple dress/jumper out of some curtain material that had a silver backing. Someone had made adult pants from the material and I just dismantled it. … Read more
My homemade Avatar Halloween costume idea is made up of blue and white body paint, I used dark blue and mixed some white with it to make the all-over blue a bit darker then the stripes. The stripes were the dark blue body paint alone, brushed on with sponge brushes. A blue swimsuit bikini top … Read more