
50 Easy DIY Halloween Costumes! Last Minute Ideas too!
Getting ready for spooky day has never been easier than with these over 50 easy DIY costume ideas!
Instead of just buying a cheap crappy costume that ends up being a glorified garbage bag with printing on it...make a high quality costume using thrifting, sewing, Cricut, painting, creativity and imagination!
I'm sharing 50 (maybe 51--I can't count) awesome cosplay or Halloween costumes that I made!
I love dressing up and costuming and have been known to dress up for church or even just to go shopping with friends!
Make a costume completely from scratch or find base pieces at the thrift store and make fun accessories to go with it.
Anyway, hope you enjoy all these costumes of my past and they'll give you inspiration for your costuming needs this Fall season--which is your favorite?
Indiana Jones
Perfect costume to celebrate one of the most favorite characters in cinematic history, Indiana Jones!
Grab a classic fedora, a leather jacket and a whip--then just wear a button up from the closet and khaki pants...if you don't have them just thrift them for a fraction of the price.
Doctor Costume
This cute doctor costume is a creative diy halloween costume that you can make with just a little iron-on vinyl and a lab coat--great for busy parents!
Use Cricut and Iron on Vinyl for the perfect finishing touches to any costume!
Naruto Cosplay
Get creative thrifting for the perfect group costume, family costume or creative costumes for comic conventions.
These creative costumes are made with thrifted old clothes for the base orange pants, orange shirt, etc...then decorated with paint, hot glue and fabric.
Simple DIY Pirate Costume
Arrr! A pirate costume is a fun costume with the classic looks that just say pirate.
Felt pirate hat, simple tie up shirt and vest are super easy to DIY with just a white t-shirt, shoe lace, a thrifted vest and some felt.
Make the entire family buccaneer costumes and don't forget Captain Hook, or use for last minute Halloween costumes.
This could be a fun idea for a Peter Pan theme with family members all dressed up to match the movie.
Young Maleficent Costume
This Walt Disney World movie inspired costume is perfect for a creative costumes DIY.
Use craft Styrofoam and spray paint for the perfect headband horns, use poster board and feathers for the wings!
Legend of Zelda Link Costume
Legend of Zelda is a classic video game with the iconic character, Link!
Use freezer paper and Cricut to make the perfect Hyrule Shield stencil.
This costume is so much fun--great for older kids, and it won a cosplay contest too with minimal effort!
Strawberry Shortcake
Learn how easy it is to make a Mobcap or Mop Cap--or as I call it a Muffin hat!
Move over Barbie costumes, Strawberry Shortcake is where it's at.
Get a simple red dress, a white apron and sew up a round gathered hat for perfect easy costume ideas.
Fortnite Enforcer Costume
Turn a video game character into the perfect costume made of cardboard and repurposed items--just need a black shirt, black pants and black masks make the perfect base!
Making your own costumes is the best part of the halloween party and letting your children decide and help is so fun!
This costume was made with cardboard boxes, spray paint, and a hot glue gun!
It's a great way to learn how to sew, how to shape an old cardboard box into armor and how to fit to a body.
Greek Goddess Costume
Make a metallic leather leaf laurel crown and pair it with a drapey white dress and rock some metallic gladiator sandals.
Easy Halloween costumes are my jam.
I found this white dress at the thrift store for a few dollars and I searched long and hard for the perfect sandals...but that was the best part of the costume!
Ron Weasley Costume
You will not believe how I colored his hair!!!
Creative costumes don't have to be complicated, just a simple black robe with his church clothes is an easy way to make great Halloween costumes.
The make up can be the focal point of the costume!
Miss Frizzle Costume
Get ready kids! This costume is perfect in all the details...and also some fun additions like a Tardis and Millennium Falcon.
When you make your own easy DIY Halloween costume, you can make it with your own extra fun personal touch!
Why not add your favorite features to a costume!?
Ghostbuster Costumes
Use Cricut and Heat Transfer Vinyl to make the perfect Ghostbuster costume jumpsuits!
Simple khaki jumpsuits and some heat transfer vinyl is all it takes for this costume theme for best friends.
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland is a great family Halloween costumes theme, there are so many fun characters that just take a little creativity.
This classic Alice costume I did 2 different versions of because I couldn't decide which blue dress I liked best!
Which blue dress do you like better? This baby blue...
Or this aqua blue dress?
I ended up liking this one the most, I just love the aqua blue for the perfect quick costume.
Just a blue dress and a white apron is all that is needed.
Naruto Headband DIY
Old tee shirt, leather scrap, brads, and puff paint for the best Hidden Leaf Village Headband.
This costume theme headband is easy to make with a little dimensional paint in the right place.
Cindy Lou Who
Cindy Lou is a classic and cute costume that works great for Halloween and Christmas parties alike.
It's an easy way to look over-the-top!
The best hair style for Halloween to Christmas!
20 Minute Cape Tutorial!
How to make a cape!
This is the perfect gathered cape, easy to make with just a couple straight seams!
This is a great option for DIY Halloween costume ideas, even if it's not a recognizable character from movies or video games...a cape is great to class up any costume.
Princess Anna Cape
This cute costume is easy to make with thrifted base pieces and a pink capelet.
Capes are such a good part of every costume!
Just pair it with a blonde wig in braids and you are ready to go win a Halloween costume contest!
Creepy Doll
Thrift an old dress with a fun pattern and take some scissors to it to rough it up.
Old dress with cut edges, pinafore apron and some creepy make-up!
Get some iridescent Iron-on and use Cricut to cut some seashells!
Perfect last minute costume...pair with mermaid scale skirt or leggings!
As far as homemade costumes go, this one gets lots of attention.
Rapunzel Braid
Hair clip goes great with pajama dress!
This braid is the perfect alternative to a blonde wig for a Rapunzel costume.
It's cute and fun for dress ups later too!
French Maid
This fun costume uses the same white apron as other costumes I've done...just needs a black dress.
Lace, ostrich feather and rose for the perfect French Maid hair piece.
Egyptian Mummy
Wrap up a perfect last-minute costume idea with this mummy costume...but take it a step further with the Egyptian headdress for a perfect finishing touch.
Make a King Cobra headdress for the crowning touch on a mummy costume!
Maleficent Costume
Most iconic villain costume!
This Maleficent costume isn't a last-minute costume idea...it takes a little more effort to make this high quality costume theme.
But this could be built simpler with the headpiece and a black shirt, skirt and staff.
Harry Potter
Harry Potter will always be iconic themed family Halloween costumes because the books are so good and focus on Halloween themes.
Make the whole family ties, robes and wands!
Learn how easy it is to make a Gryffindor striped tie!
Nurse
Make a felt headband nurse hat for a quick last minute nurse costume...pair with scrubs or a dress and apron.
Again using this apron, having some stock base pieces makes DIY costumes so much easier...and makes the last-minute Halloween costume ideas a breeze.
Pinkie Pie Gala Costume
Throwback to the My Little Pony days!
Halloween is a great way to let your children express themselves in a fun and colorful way.
My daughter loved picking hard costumes to make, but I think we did great with this My Little Pony costume theme!
Vampire Costume made with Cardboard!
Make a costume out of boxes and plastic table cloth--it's a great option to make your costume out of the recycle bin!
Amazon asked me to make a costume out of their shipping boxes a few years ago and I love it.
I was able to make this high collar Vampire costume and a big jewel necklace.
I love how this turned out using recyclables as my costume!
Vanellope Von Schweetz Cosplay
Sugar Rush racer!
Paint the striped tights, tie up the hoodie and make the candy for the hair in one easy hair piece!
You can make this with a hoodie or just bluish green shirts.
Elf Ear Headband
Make magical elf ears for a Christmas elf, Lord of the Rings elf or some other pointed ear creature!
This fun costume accessory takes an ordinary costume and amplifies it.
Corpse Bride with Maggot Worm Cosplay
Maggot.
Hair piece or necklace, perfect finishing touch for a Corpse Bride cosplay.
Wear a colorful wig and clip the little maggot on your hair for Emily from Corpse Bride.
Get a similar look with big eye makeup!
Soos from Gravity Falls Cosplay
Simple costumes are the best!
Be Soos from Gravity Falls with this simple tee shirt and hat tutorial.
We found this hat at the grocery store and it was perfect for this character.
Steampunk Mermaid
Add a little steampunk flair to a mermaid costume.
Use a stencil to paint scales on face, and wear fish scale leggings for a fun costume.
Once Upon a Time's Belle Cosplay
Even though Once Upon a Time was so 2011, this Belle cape is dynamite!
Capes add so much to a costume, no matter the theme. Easy cape with hood pattern!
Jedi or Wizard Robes
Jedi robes double as wizard robes, renaissance, medieval, Kingly, Biblical and much more!
Robes are a staple in our costume wardrobe!
Knight/Paladin/King Costume
Real Chain maille and a stenciled shirt, perfect little knight.
If you have a wood shop, adding a wooden sword and shield is a fun accessory, but they won't want to carry it around all night anyway.
My Little Pony Derpy Cosplay
So good. My little pony days were some of my favorite days.
Easy wing tutorial can be customized for so many other winged costumes.
Morgana from Merlin Cosplay
Make a great hooded cape or cloak.
Again, a great cape makes the costume.
This one is hooded and no sleeves.
Luna Lovegood Cosplay
Earrings and other fun Luna goods, easy to make with clay and a great way to accessorize a Luna costume.
Princess Leia
Learn how to make extra big Princess Leia buns!
This iconic hairstyle is all it takes to look like the Star Wars character...just add a white dress or jumpsuit and you are good to go.
Draco Malfoy Costume
How to make a Slytherin tie to complete your family's Harry Potter costumes.
Get a similar look with a blonde wig.
Mabel Pines from Gravity Falls
Stencil a sweatshirt for the perfect Mable Pines!
Thrifted sweat shirt that we painted directly onto for this cute Halloween costume.
Valkyrie Headband
Thor, Hermes, Valkyrie!
These little wings make a great accessory for a variety of costumes.
Wolf Tail
Reminds me of 10th Kingdom, Wolf.
This fun wolf tail is easy to make, pair it with some ears for a homemade cat costume or wolf!
Pop Art Comic Girl
Just add make up--and maybe a colorful wig!
Sometimes all you need is make up for your costume.
This would look great with blue jeans and a yellow t-shirt, and maybe some red shoes --easy quick costume!
Link from Legend of Zelda Costume
Fleece is great for costumes because it does not fray...but it can be too warm in parts of the country.
This costume is easy to make with fleece and a sewing machine.
See my other Link costume post for the Hyrule Shield.
Queen Amidala Cosplay
Hairstyle tutorial!
This hairstyle is easy to make for the iconic queen.
Add the make up dots on the cheeks and the painted lips and everyone will know who you are dressed like.
Moaning Murtle Costume
Fake bangs, ghosty make up!
Harry Potter costumes DIY are so fun to make.
Thrift a gray sweater, add a black robe and then accessories to transform into any of the Hogwarts students or teachers!
Rainbow Dash Equestria Girls Cosplay
Simple stencils make all the difference, attention to details.
Get a rainbow wig and some fun foam for this fun cosplay.
Add some thrifted base pieces and you've got a quick costume!
Cindy Lou Who from the Dr. Seuss Book
The littlest Who! This headband is easy to make and pair with a sweater for Halloween or Christmas!
This cute costume is made with a headband, black or white pipe cleaners and ribbon bows!
That's it!
Which of these 50 Easy DIY Halloween Costumes do you like best!?
Most of these DIY Halloween costume ideas are pretty fast to make and pretty low cost.
There's a few that take much more time (looking at you Maleficent!)
My favorite ever is...
I loved being her last year!
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