We Made Our Own Halloween Costumes

Back in the day, we made our own Halloween costumes out of whatever we could find in the home. This Halloween let your kids feel invincible by having them create their own superheroes. These bird wings are fun and easy to make, and are the perfect beginning for a fabulous bird Halloween costume. Pair it with a pink dress and tights, and you have a unique, handmade Halloween costume that won’t break the bank. Everybody loves the iconic flapper dress because it is elegant yet fun, and it makes a great Halloween costume too. On Halloween night let your toddlers ride in style by transforming a plain wagon into a bug yellow school.

With just a little bit of fabric, elastic, paint and imagination, your child will be a wish come true in this handmade Halloween costume. These sturdy glass jars are everywhere – wine glasses, soap dispensers, makeshift chandeliers, wedding reception tables, pantry storage and on and on. Whether you love the throwback jars or want to poke fun at their comeback, this Mason jar Halloween costume is easy to DIY. As a bonus, the tall balloon will make it easy to keep track of your child on Halloween night.

Most every kid loves pizza, let them proudly wear their favorite meal this Halloween. My daughter is insisting on being Rapunzel but maybe I can sway her with one of these fun ideas. This happy-go-ducky Halloween outfit is so simple your kids can help make it. Hot-glue or hand-stitch yellow feather boa pieces onto the sleeves of a yellow hoodie. The pieces are safety pinned to a green shirt so they’re easily removed, leaving the shirt wearable after Halloween A cute headband and slip-on shoes dressed as bumble bees complete the sweet blossom. Emulate a renowned artist in pint-size form this Halloween All it takes is a little artistic license.

Each of these cute and clever Halloween costumes includes detailed how-to instructions so you can make the duds with ease. Incorporate cool accessories (a favorite barrette, a crazy belt) that kids can use for dress-up play after Halloween. The average person plans to spend about $77 on Halloween this year, and more than two-thirds plan to buy Halloween costumes, according to the National Retail Federation. You could easily drop $50 to $70 on just one costume, blowing your budget for candy and costumes for the rest of your family members. Made from sturdy cotton fabric with an easy-over neckline, this Halloween costume could become a favorite dress-up dress for several years.

Get crafting with our instructions, patterns and helpful tips and you’ll have the cutest homemade Halloween pet costume in no time. For HGTV fan Sara Alavi, dressing her girls up in Halloween costumes is a tradition. Costuming your cat is a Halloween rite attempted by only the bravest of pet owners — but, if your cat is willing, take a cue from HGTV fan Queen1Cat and turn your landlocked kitty into a seafaring rogue with a custom-stitched puffy shirt and felt pirate’s hat. Giving new meaning to the phrase, ‘working like a dog,’ this Halloween pet costume cleverly repurposes closet castoffs.

The fashion-forward hats sported by Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice at Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding weren’t just a hit in royal circles, they also made quite an impression on HGTV fan Sara Alavi who began work on her pups’ elaborate Halloween costumes soon after the royal wedding. HGTV fan Debbie Richmond is one of those souls brave enough to dress her cats for Halloween. To ensure the Halloween costume doesn’t cause them to overheat, she chooses lightweight fabrics, like this nylon cape, that can easily be removed. As was our tradition last year and the year before that , we’re collecting a roundup of costumes even lazy geeks like us can make on a reasonable budget.

Trick-or-treaters will definitely do a double-take of this clever Halloween costume that uses toddler-size clothing on a well-crafted body to resemble the Headless Horseman and his horse, Daredevil. With the exception of Lisa, those all take way more time, effort, and money than Halloween deserves. Place it around your kid’s neck for a homemade version of Frankenstein’s signature neck bolts. Any of these easy DIY Halloween costume ideas will score you some cool points with your friends, co-workers and trick-or-treaters. This no-sew witch costume from Martha Stewart , which uses garbage bags, is one of the easiest (and cheapest) costumes you’ll find!