Homemade halloween costumes ideas (look or else) muhaha!


Punkin , Friday, 6th of August 2010 12:37:29 PM

Here are some of (SOME) of my homemade halloween costume ideas for one 
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person and groups! ENJOY (OR ELSE)

Btw hope yall have a happy 
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One person costumes:

1. Ghost
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drape and pin it (like a toga) to add a floaty, ghostly flair. Powder your 
face and your hair white, and drape light chains over your shoulders. />


2. Witch

To make a witch’s hat from 
poster board, cut one large circle for the brim, then cut out the space 
where the head will fit. Cut another large circle, and cut a slit into the 
center of the circle. Also cut one-inch slits all around the outside of the 
circle to make tabs. Wrap this circle around to make a cone, then attach 
the cone to the brim with the tabs (use masking tape to hold the tabs). 
Spray paint the entire hat black. Wear black flowing clothes and striped 
leggings.


3. Mummy

Cut strips of off-white 
fabric, like muslin or cheesecloth, and wrap around the arms, legs, body, 
and head, but make sure the mummy can see and breathe!

/>4. Zombie

Take any old clothes and distress them by fraying 
the edges and dusting with talcum powder. Pick a theme---you could be a 
zombie groom, cheerleader, or waitress.


5. Skeleton />
Using white or glow-in-the-dark fabric paint, paint a skeleton 
onto black sweats. Use face paints to make your face look like a skull. 



6. Vampire

Wrap a large piece of dark velvet 
around your neck for a cape. Pin in place with an old brooch. Wear dark 
clothes in romantic fabrics like crushed velvet and satin.

/>7. Cat

Start with a leotard and tights. Make a tail by 
stuffing a tube of fabric. Ears are easy to make from a headband and 
cardboard. You can also use fake fur for the ears and tail or to trim the 
leotard. Use face paint to make your eyes look cat-like and to add 
whiskers.


8. Dog

Add felt spots to a white 
or brown sweatsuit. Make floppy dog ears out of felt, and hot glue them to 
a headband. Paint a puppy dog face, complete with a big spot around one 
eye, to complete the costume.


9. Bumblebee or Ladybug 


Paint poster board to look like the body and wings of a 
bumblebee or ladybug. Wear with leotard and tights to match, and attach 
wires to a headband for antennae.


10. Butterfly />
Sew two long pieces of bright, shimmery fabric down the back of a 
long-sleeved leotard. Sew the other end of each piece to the underside of 
a sleeve, so that when you lift your arms, your wings flutter out. Add 
antennae.


11. Spider

Wear black clothes. 
Make six tubes of black fabric, and sew three on each side of your shirt 
or leotard. Tie each set of three legs together with strings, and attach 
the strings to your shirt sleeves so that when you move your arms, all of 
your legs move, too.


12. Nun

A nun’s habit 
is a basic black tunic (a shapeless dress with long sleeves). If you have a 
sewing machine, then you can make a tunic! Look online for patterns. Add a 
white collar to the habit. Then, measure a strip of white poster board to 
fit around your head, and hot glue black fabric to this strip. Bobby-pin 
the poster board to your hair.


13. Friar or Monk />
Make a brown tunic, and wrap a simple rope around the waist. />

14. Lady in Waiting

Make a simple, velvet tunic 
dress, or look in thrift stores for a long-sleeved, floor-length, dress. 
Wrap gold cording under the bustline to create an Empire waist, and 
crisscross the cording in front. Make a cone hat (like for the witch’s 
hat, only leave off the brim), and attach a translucent scarf to the top 
of the hat.


15. Fairy

Make a short, 
sleeveless tunic in a light, flowing fabric, or wear a leotard and a tulle 
skirt (which you can make by stitching gathered tulle to a strip of 
elastic). You can make wings by bending coat hangers into the desired 
shape and covering with white pantyhose. Tie the wings to the body by 
crossing in front and wrapping under the bustline.


16. 
Angel

Make a short, sleeveless tunic dress, similar to the 
fairy’s, or wear light, flowing clothes. Make a halo from tinsel 
garland. Follow the fairy directions for wings.


17. 
Devil

Sculpt horns from papier mache or plaster of paris 
strips (you can find this in any craft or hobby store). Attach these to a 
headband with additional papier mache or plaster of paris strips, and 
paint red. You can also make a pitchfork from the same material, and 
attach to a wooden dowel or a broomstick handle.


18. 
Fairy Godmother

Begin with an existing secondhand prom dress 
or any shiny, sparkly skirt and a leotard. Then gather fabric (tulle, 
satin, or any shimmery material) around your waist, and stitch or staple 
it so that it drapes down the skirt. Create a wand and a crown from any 
stiff paper, and decorate with paint, rhinestones, sequins, and glitter. 



19. Statue of Liberty

Use light green fabric 
to make a toga. Make the crown from cardboard. For her torch, use a toilet 
paper tube painted to match the fabric, and glue red and orange tissue 
paper to the top for flames.


20. Roman Athlete
/>Wear a toga, and make a laurel wreath from fake leaves. Wear plain 
sandals, or try spray painting sandals gold and crisscrossing gold cord 
around your legs.


21. Father Time

Cut a 
sickle out of cardboard and spray paint it silver. Glue it onto a long 
wooden rod (like a broom handle). Wear a black toga, and carry the sickle 
and a clock or an hourglass.


22. Mother Nature
/>Wear a neutral-toned, long-sleeved leotard and tights. Drape shimmering, 
translucent blue and green fabric like a toga and safety pin to the 
leotard. Attach fake flowers and leaves to the draped fabric, and tuck a 
few flowers behind your ear.


23. Caveman or Cavewoman 


Make a toga from animal print fabric. Cut the edges into 
jagged points. Carry a club.


24. Bobby Soxer
/>A poodle skirt is easy to make from a large piece of felt. Cut a large 
circle, and then cut out the waist to fit. Sew elastic to the inside of 
the waist, and hem the bottom. Then make the poodle (or any other shape) 
out of felt, and glue to the skirt with fabric glue. Use pompoms and 
rickrack to decorate. Wear with a simple blouse, a scarf around the neck, 
saddle shoes, and white socks, and pull your hair into a ponytail. />

25. Flapper

Begin with a basic shift dress, and 
use fabric glue to attach fringe in layers, or you can simply wear a 
pretty slip and a string of fake pearls. To make the flapper headpiece, 
cut a length of sequined elastic to fit snugly around your head, then 
stitch the ends together. Use craft glue to add a feather. Finish the 
costume with fishnet stockings and heels.


26. Tourist 


Wear a tacky, Hawaiian print shirt, khaki shorts, sandals with 
socks, sunglasses, and a camera around your neck.


27. 
Beauty Pageant Queen

Make a sash from satin, and use glitter 
paint to write your title on the sash. Wear an old formal or prom dress 
and a tiara (or make your own crown from cardboard and plastic jewels). 
Carry a bouquet of fake roses.


28. Jailbird
/>Paint white stripes on a black sweatshirt and sweatpants. Make a ball 
and chain by wrapping bunched-up newspaper in papier mache or plaster of 
paris strips and painting it black when it dries, then use strips of 
cardboard (painted black) for the chain.


29. Rag Doll 


Wear old, baggy clothes and striped tights. Stitch or safety 
pin squares of rags to your costume for patches. Make two long braids from 
red yarn and sew to the inside of an old hat.


30. 
Scarecrow

Wear a flannel shirt and overalls, and stuff the 
ends of the sleeves and pant legs with straw. Top with an old porkpie hat. 



31. Swashbuckler or Pirate

Wear tight black 
pants tucked into black boots and a white, peasant-style top. Make a cape 
by wrapping any fabric around your shoulders and pinning with an old 
brooch. Cut cardboard into a sword and spray paint it or wrap in tin foil. 



32. Gypsy

Wear layered, colorful, flowing 
garments. Tie a scarf around your hair, and wear large hoop earrings, 
jangly bracelets, and a chunky costume necklace. Carry a deck of cards to 
tell fortunes.


33. Mermaid

Begin with 
nude-colored leotard and fishnet tights. Wrap a long piece of shimmery 
material around your waist---it should trail on the floor behind you---and 
stitch it together in the front. Cut the fabric that trails on the floor 
into a fish-tail. If you can find two large plastic shells, use low-temp 
hot glue to attach these over your leotard. If not, then cut shell shapes 
out of the same shimmery fabric. Accessorize with plastic seaweed (the 
kind used in fish tanks) and fishnet.


34. Bellydancer 


Add sequined elastic, fringe, and beads to an existing bra or 
bikini top. Wear a coordinating skirt and sandals.


35. 
Hula Dancer

A grass skirt is easy to make! At a craft store, 
purchase green and brown raffia, and staple it in bunches to a long strip 
of fabric. Wear a brightly colored, flowered bathing suit, and wrap the 
grass skirt around your waist. String fake flowers to make a lei. />

36. Cabaret Dancer

Wear a black leotard, fishnet 
tights, and heels. Make a showgirl-style headpiece by cutting a half circle 
from cardboard. Attach this firmly to a headband with masking tape. Paint 
the entire half circle (front and back) black, and cover with black 
glitter. Hot glue three long peacock feathers to the back of the 
half-circle. Don’t forget the red lipstick!


37. 
Superhero

Wear sweatpants and a sweatshirt in your 
superhero’s colors (or make up your own superhero). Make the 
superhero’s logo from felt, and glue it to the sweatshirt. Make an easy 
cape by wrapping a piece of fabric around your shoulders; hold it together 
with safety pins.


38. Clown

Wear bright, 
oversized clothes, like plaid pants, a striped shirt, suspenders, and a 
large bowtie. Look in thrift stores for a pair of shoes that is way too 
big, then put one of your own pair of shoes inside the oversized pair so 
that you can wear them without falling over. Clown costumes can also be 
made from old band or baton twirler costumes, western wear, and secondhand 
suits (think hobo!). See the Rag Doll directions on how to make a yarn wig. 



39. Jack-in-the-box

Cut armholes and legholes 
from a large box, and decorate the box to look like a jack-in-the-box. 
Leave the top of the box completely open, and make “suspenders” for 
the box by cutting long strips of bright fabric and stapling them firmly. 
Attach large pompoms to a long-sleeved, brightly colored shirt and wear 
striped leggings or tights. Add a jester’s hat and clown makeup. />

40. Robot

Use a large box, and cut arm, leg, and 
neck holes. Spray paint the box silver, and use pipe cleaners, wire, and 
tin foil to make dials and other robot parts. Make a tin foil hat, and add 
wires for antennae.


41. Television

Cut out 
the front of the box to make a television screen. Cut a neck hole in the 
bottom of the box, and wear the box on your head. Use pipe cleaners to 
make antennae. Dress as a newscaster and carry a microphone to be a 
“talking head”.


42. Lego Piece

Take two 
circular cardboard boxes (you can find these in a craft or hobby store), 
and attach them with masking tape to the large box. Cut holes for your 
arms, legs, and neck, and spray paint the entire box a bright color. />

43. Gift

Cover a large box in wrapping paper, 
and add a large bow (or wear the bow on your head). Cut holes for your 
arms, legs, and neck.


44. Animal in a Pet Store />
Start with any animal costume, like a cat or a dog. Using a craft 
knife, carefully cut strips out of a large refrigerator box to create a 
cage. Cut leg holes out of the bottom, and spray paint the entire box 
metallic silver. Attach a sign to the “cage” that says “Kittens 4 
Sale” or “Puppies 4 Sale”.


45. Bug Caught In 
Spider’s Web

Start with your desired insect costume. Make a 
large web by tying and knotting white rope or yarn. Attach this web to the 
back of your costume---make sure to attach it to your arms and legs so that 
you seem stuck in the web.


46. Person Taking a Bath />
Cut leg holes in a large, plastic tub. Glue cotton balls (for 
bubbles) all around the top of the tub, and attach a small rubber ducky to 
the side. Wear a nude-colored leotard and tights and a shower cap, and 
carry a scrub brush.


47. Playing Card

Take 
two large pieces of poster board. Set the two pieces on top of each other 
and punch one hole about six inches from both corners. Use heavy yarn, 
rope, or fabric to tie the two pieces of poster board together. Paint both 
sides of a sandwich board to look like a playing card, such as the Queen of 
Hearts (add a crown and wear red underneath) or a Joker (add a jester’s 
hat and wear brightly colored clothes).


48. Clock />
Follow the directions for the playing card, only cut the two 
pieces of poster board into circles and paint to look like a clock’s 
face. You could also add movable hour and minute hands by cutting these 
shapes out of additional poster board and attaching in the center. Wear 
brown or black clothes underneath.


49. Fried Egg or 
Deviled Egg

Begin with a white sheet, and paint a large yellow 
circle in the center (or glue on a circle from yellow felt). Cut holes for 
your arms and neck. Add horns and a pitchfork to be a deviled egg. />

50. Spaghetti and Meatballs

Take a brown or red 
sheet, and use fabric glue to stick on large red or brown pompoms (for the 
meatballs). Cut holes for your arms and neck. The stringy part of a mop (a 
new one) becomes the spaghetti---using low-temp hot glue, attach it to the 
inside of a plastic bowl, and wear the bowl on your head.

/>Group costumes:
(numbers take to long)

spa girl. />Ancient Egyptians and mummies.
cows and milk maids (may be 
embarcing l guess or funny..)
M n M is (it would be kewl if u 
actually had some m n m is wit u )
the Flintstones
The adam is 
family
old school 70 is basketball team
Village People
The 
Simpsons
door to door salesmen (lol)
Wizard of Oz
prisoners 
chained to each other
Fred, Shaggy and the gang of Scooby Doo />group of '80s flick horror film murders; freddy krueger, jason voorhees, 
Halloween guy, texas chainsaw guy, etc....THE SCREAM TEAM!!/>Superheros
flight attendents
skittles
cowgirls
One 
of you could be a babysitter and the rest ''babys''
Fanta Girls />ALICE IN WONDERLAND
BARBIES
plug and socket
dead 
cheerleaders
chess peices
pirates of the carribean
Bacon & 
Eggs
Traffic Lights
Fork and Spoon
handcuffs
cards 
(hearts , diamonds ,spades, clubs.)
girl sailors
ghostbusters 

dukes of harrards
looney tunes
justice legue
go-go 
girls
nuns
hair stylists
one of you be a rock star the rest 
have cameras and all
firewoman
peramedic
police
the 
jetsons
beauty queens ( everyone with a differant state)/>Sardines
the incredibles
cruela deavil ( 101 dalmations get 
some people to be a dalemation and someone to be cruela deavil)
prom 
queen ( rly only for one but...have people take some pictures of u..)/>Comments are fine , but if you have nothing nice to say like em your 
better off putting a flower pot on ur head please do not say it .. am not 
looking for ideas but you can post them for other people! ~.~
No..... 
am not THAT old.. lolm l just noticed how alot of people need halloween 
ideas , and they do not have the money . So one weekend ( l was in school 
so one weekend ) l just did this for fun!
 
 
 
 
 

your country_ prince/princess , Saturday, 7th of August 2010 07:33:43 AM

Wow, girl, you went to a bunch for work for all that. Someone  
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is gotta get an ides or two from what you're puttin' down here. Bravo.  
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pumkin' bumm , Sunday, 8th of August 2010 04:04:31 PM

dress up like a guy humping a bear like on SuperTroopers  
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YACHiiE :) , Monday, 9th of August 2010 01:55:56 PM

I think your better off putting a pot on your head and carrying  
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a bag with white powder inside.  
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dfeat , Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 04:55:59 PM

There are some really good ideas there, thanks :)  
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Daisy , Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 06:55:50 AM

Thank you dear!  
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tooshie bear , Thursday, 12th of August 2010 08:41:54 AM

Dress up as a cow and let others mount you  
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