Coolest Homemade Sid the Science Kid Costume

by Tiffany H.
(The Dalles, Oregon, US)

Homemade Sid the Science Kid Costume

Homemade Sid the Science Kid Costume

Homemade Sid the Science Kid Costume

Homemade Sid the Science Kid Costume

My son loves Sid the Science Kid and I could not find a costume to buy so I got creative. For the wig I bought some blue felt, a stocking cap and some cotton stuffing, I sewed a bunch of little pockets then stuffed them with the cotton stuffing and sewed them randomly around the stocking cap until it was completely filled in.

I found a pattern for a hooded sweatshirt with a pocket and the pants, I used a heavy fleece fabric for the sweatshirt and a flannel material for the pants since it gets a little cold around here on Halloween. For the shoes I used blue slippers and covered them in red felt so they looked big and fluffy like Sid's shoes. I bought the Sid the Science kid microphone and a blue backpack and then I added an iron on Sid the Science kid to the backpack.

He loves his homemade Sid the science kid costume and looks so cute in it.

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Coolest Homemade Frankenstein and Bride Couple Costume 12

by Heather B
(Salem, MA)

Homemade Frankenstein and Bride Costume

Homemade Frankenstein and Bride Costume

Homemade Frankenstein and Bride Costume

My husband and I wanted to do something creative, yet classic, as we live in historic Salem, MA. These homemade Frankenstein & his bride costumes were a huge hit with everyone of all ages! We got stopped all throughout the night for photos.

For Frankenstein, I bought a black blazer from a local thrift store that was a size or two too small for my husband (so that the arms were short on him, since Frankenstein?s clothes didn?t fit his large frame), a plain navy blue t-shirt, and he wore black pants and black shoes that he already owned (he wore them hiked up a bit so that they were short). We bought black hair spray and the green and black makeup, along with the prosthetic bolts for his neck at a local Halloween costume shop. I printed some photos of Frankenstein from the internet, and a friend of ours used them to recreate his makeup and hairline (don?t forget to make a widow?s peak with the black spray!) Total cost was approximately $20-$25.

For Frankenstein?s bride, I bought a used wedding dress (yes, it?s real!) on eBay, some white shoes from Payless, and the wig and white makeup from a local costume store. Again, I printed a few pictures of Frankenstein?s bride from the internet and recreated her ?look? with my makeup, using black eyeliner to draw the stitches and dark red lipstick for the lips. Total cost was approximately $35-$45.

Overall a very easy Do It Yourself costume that was a lot of fun?we can?t wait to wear them again in a few years!

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Coolest Homemade Alan Garner Costume from The Hangover 4

by Edwin M
(Sulphur Louisiana)

Homemade Alan Garner Costume from The Hangover

Homemade Alan Garner Costume from The Hangover

I loved the movie The Hangover. I thought of the character Zach Galinakus * spelling . That year I grew my beard and my hair is normally long and unkept so one day at a party some drunk girl told me I looked like an alien on the hang over so that's how this Alan Garner Costume from The Hangover started.

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Coolest Homemade Alpaca Costume

by Melissa L
(Longmont, Colorado, USA)

Homemade Alpaca Costume

Homemade Alpaca Costume

Homemade Alpaca Costume

After purchasing a small alpaca figure I was inspired to create my own Alpaca Costume in an effort to top last year's costume.

I started by buying a faux white fur and creating a jacket with a hood. I placed holes in the top of the hood to insert the ears which I made with felt and a head band to stick straight up apparently one of the major differences between an Alpaca and a Llama are the ears. I wore a pair of white tights under a pair of shorts I made with quilt backing and fuzzy slipper-boots I already owned.

For the torso portion I made a cage with hanger and wooden rods, lined it with cotton, stuffed it with batting. I used stuffing from a pillow to create the fluffy look by hot gluing it to my hood, shoulders and torso. The torso was attached with a belt sewn onto the top of the torso and cotton legs dangled from the end. Attaching it with a belt made it easy to take on and off.

The legs were lightly stuff to avoid from weighing the torso down. The snout was made from an elastic band and leftover fur.

This costume was by far the most fun I have had wearing, and nice and warm!

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Coolest Homemade Pinata Costume 4

by Erin R
(Pelham NY USA)

Homemade Pinata Costume

I made my Pinata Costume by buying a pinata and cutting it in half. I bought a bright dress, and I tied the pinata around my waist. I then dangled candy from strings from the pinata. I glued candy onto a headband, and carried a bat around with me!

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Coolest Homemade Xena The Warrior Princess Costume 3

by Joey L
(Conroe, Texas)

Xena The Warrior Princess Costume

Xena The Warrior Princess Costume

Xena The Warrior Princess Costume

Xena The Warrior Princess Costume

My daughter wanted to be Xena the Warrior Princess, but store-bought costumes were either EXPENSIVE or looked really bad. So I decided to take a stab at it myself.

This Xena The Warrior Princess Costume is made from paper mache and a thrift store duster. The whole thing cost about $25. For the armor, I used plaster bandages and made a cast of my daughter so it would fit perfectly. Then I used paper mache strips over the cast to build a base for the armor. Using paper mache clay (you can find recipes all over the web) I sculpted the details of the armor. I then painted it with hammered bronzed spray paint.

For the skirt, shoulder armor and arm and wrist bands, I looked at purchasing leather, but that was costly, and vinyl didn't look right, so I found a black leather duster at a thrift store for about 10 bucks. It was really thin leather, which worked out great because it was easy to cut and sew (I am horrible at sewing).

I cut strips for the skirt and lined them with black felt. I just used a really strong rubber cement, On some of the strips I hammered in brass topped push pins for the studs (only did this on the front) I hammered them on a hard surface so the tips were blunted, Then put the felt on. I attached these to a leather strip cut from the duster. She just wore black shorts underneath. I did purchase a cheap faux leather bustier and modified it with straps for the top (I told you I can't sew).

For the gauntlets and arm bands I drew out a pattern on poster board, which I cut out of leather and lined them with felt and punched holes for leather strings to tie them on. I then drew out a pattern on poster board for the "metal" part, which I cut out and spray painted with hammered metal spray-paint, and glued them on. The shoulder guards are made much the same way and have straps which attach them to the chest and back armor with black elastic.

The knee guards are just skateboard knee pads bought at a thrift shop, which I painted to match. She already had the boots. For weapons I made the chakram (the round thing) from paper mache. I applied strips to two plates and cut out the middle and attached them together and painted it. I ran out of tie, so we just borrowed a cheap plastic sword from the neighbor kids.

All in all it came out pretty great. The worst part is hearing her practice Xena's war cry.

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Coolest Homemade Spock and Kirk Star Trek Couple Costumes 3

by Angie
(Cocoa Beach, FL)

Homemade Spock and Kirk Star Trek Couple Costumes

Homemade Spock and Kirk Star Trek Couple Costumes

These Spock and Kirk Star Trek Couple Costumes were a big hit, everybody loved them, and the best part was that they were simple! The shirts were Champion DuoDry long-sleeved athletic shirts that I added 1 ? in. black elastic to the neck to create the higher collar. I used fabric glue to attach the elastic. I also used fabric glue to attach silver ribbon stripes around the sleeves. I printed the Star Trek insignia (that I found on-line) on iron-on transfer paper then used metallic silver paint and black Sharpie on it after it was ironed on to make it more visible and so that it would stand out.

The pants were just black pants made of a stretchy fabric (they were girls pants, but the boys didn't mind for the costume). Black boots and Star Trek toys (tri-corder and phaser) completed the costume. I used black elastic to make the utility belt for the tri-corder and phaser.

Of course Spock would not be complete without "the ears", so I purchased elf ear tips online from a costume company. The ears were put on with special glue (available at Halloween stores) and I used make-up to shade them and blend them in to his skin. I used liquid pen eyeliner to draw in Spock's eyebrows and black mascara on his hair (everyone was surprised that it was his real hair- just had to comb it forward, trimmed the front a bit and trimmed his sideburns at an angle, once the water-proof black mascara was in, his hair didn't budge!)

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