Simple Home-Made Halloween Costumes in 20 Easy Steps
Halloween is just around the corner, and if you're still on the hunt for a creative and budget-friendly costume, look no further! We've compiled a list of easy DIY costumes that you can create using household items, simple sewing or gluing techniques, and easily accessible craft supplies.
For the Young Ones
If you're looking for costumes for your little ones, consider the following ideas:
- Dress your baby in a funky outfit and transform them into a clown with a few pom-poms made from yarn and scrap fabric. Complete the look with a simple fabric hat adorned with a pom pom on top. (Source 1)
- For a mouse costume, use a white onesie and a white hat, then add pink scrap fabric cutouts for ears and a nose, attached with fabric tape or sewing. (Source 1)
- Transform a yellow shirt and overalls into a Minion, a popular simple DIY idea for kids. (Source 2)
- Pair kid-sized wings with a pretty dress and a wand for a fairy costume; no sewing is needed. (Source 2)
For the Older Ones
For older kids and adults, here are some fun and easy DIY costume ideas:
- Embrace the 80's with the Classic 80's Anything costume, encouraging neon colors, tights, and big hair. (No specific source provided)
- Create a Cereal Killer costume by wearing a cardboard cereal box and carrying a knife made from cardboard and tin foil or silver. (No specific source provided)
- Attach three large circles of paper or cardboard to one's side for the 3-Hole Punch costume. (No specific source provided)
- Transform into a Cheshire Cat with minimal face makeup as the main feature. (Source 3)
- Create a Hot Chocolate costume using cardboard boxes painted to look like a cup, and accessories for marshmallows and whipped cream made from household craft supplies. (Source 3)
- Use felt, tulle, and a feather boa to make a recognizable Cookie Monster costume. (Source 3)
- Craft cardboard rectangles painted to look like a tin can with fish heads, then add scales made from foil cupcake liners glued onto gray hoodies or shirts for the Tinned Fish costume. (Source 5)
Other Creative Ideas
- Dress up as a Nerd by adding masking tape to glasses and pens to a dress shirt pocket.
- The It's Raining Men costume is similar to the Raining Cats and Dogs costume but with pictures of men.
- The Smarty Pants costume uses leftover Smarties boxes pinned to pants.
- For a Formal Apology costume, wear a sash with the word "apology" written on it and a fancy dress or outfit.
- Dress as Men In Black with a blazer, dress pants, shades, and a neuralyzer made from a silver pen or cylinder.
- A Private Investigator costume requires a notebook and pen.
- Create an Instagram Selfie costume by cutting a large piece of cardboard into an Instagram frame shape.
- For an Emoji costume, cut out eyes, mouth, and other details from colorful craft paper and attach them to a yellow t-shirt.
- Hang a sign around the neck that says "Nudist on Strike" or "On Strike" for the Nudist On Strike costume.
- Carry a large picture frame without the glass and backing for the Self Portrait costume.
- Dress as Wednesday Addams as a Homicidal Maniac, based on the character's quote in the movie, "I'm a homicidal maniac, they look just like everyone else."
- The Chip on Your Shoulder costume uses mini-chip bags pinned to a shoulder.
- Dress as a Tourist with a camera around the neck (or phone on a selfie stick), a backpack/bag, sunshades, and a hat.
- The Green with Envy costume requires one partner wearing a green shirt and the other wearing a different color shirt with the word "envy" written on it.
- Dress in black and make wings from fabric, a black garbage bag, or an upcycled broken umbrella for the Bat costume.
- Hang pictures of cats and dogs from an umbrella for the Raining Cats and Dogs costume.
These costumes are not only creative and fun but also low-waste and can be made with items from one's own house. Happy Halloween!
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