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45 Easy Homemade Halloween Costumes You Can Make Without Being Crafty

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45 easy homemade halloween costumes you can make at home, most without sewing or spending money. Easy halloween costumes your kids will love and you’ll love to show off. 

45 Easy Homemade Halloween Costumes You Can Make

45 Easy Homemade Halloween Costumes 

My kids came up with a big ask for Halloween this year.

My son told me he wants to be a fighter jet pilot with a real jumpsuit, pilot jacket (you know the old-school leather kind with the fur) and helmet with mask just like Maverick and Goose from Top Gun.

Not that he’s seen Top Gun, but this is basically who he’s trying to look like.

I googled, ebayed, craiglisted, and shopped around but the cheapest I could find was $54.95 for all the pieces he envisioned.

Then…

My daughter said she wants to be a unicorn, and not just any unicorn.

A full, head-to-toe fur covered unicorn with rainbow sparkling horn. And no, not just any jumpsuit off Amazon was what she had in mind.

The price tag? Unreasonable and not in our budget.

I don’t know where they got the idea I was made of money because we’ve always found our costumes at a second hand store or pre-owned off the internet, but the requests this year were not reasonable, and not cheap.

I’m not a DIYer. In fact, I’m the farthest from that. And that’s probably why I’ve always stayed away from making your own Halloween Costumes.

But this year, I’m invoking three new rules for Halloween when it comes to costumes.

  1. The kids have to come up with their own costumes
  2. They have $20 to spend for all their supplies
  3. It has to be homemade (no buying a full costume at the store for that amount)
  4. Winner gets a week off of doing their chores

Sounds pretty fun right?

Before I could let them loose at the dollar store, I had to come up with some creative, unique and most of all easy homemade Halloween costumes they can create on their own, without a needle and thread or materials like super glue or glitter.

I was surprised at all the searches I came up with for crafty, and amazing looking homemade halloween costumes the average person can pull together easily and quickly.

I’ve put together a list of my favorite (and their favorite) homemade halloween costumes. I hope you find some good ideas for your little trick or treaters this year!

 

45 Homemade Halloween Costumes You Can Make Without Being a DIYer or Crafty

harry potter family costume

Our family dressed up as the Harry Potter crew last year. This was easy and super fun (especially with Dad as Hagrid!) from Costume Works

raggedy-anna-costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

I am in love with this Raggedy Anne costume from Pretty Little Life

alice in wonderland homemade halloween costumes you can make

Alice and Wonderland fans will love this Big Alice costume from Misha Lulu Blog

pebbles homemade halloween costumes you can make

This DIY Pebbles costume is so adorable for little girls from Sincerely Jean

cat costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

Who says black cats are bad luck? Not this one! Make a black cat costume
for your toddler from Do It Yourself Divas

pterodactyl homemade halloween costumes you can make

Dinosaur lover? This DIY Pterodactyl Costume is awesome from Dinosaurs and Octopuses

 homemade halloween costumes you can make

I Love Lucy Toddler Costume from Coolest Homemade Costumes

mermaid homemade halloween costumes you can make

This DIY Mermaid costume is stunning from Me Sew Crazy

monarch-butterfly-costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

 Monarch Butterfly Costume from Buggy and Buddy

cotton candy costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

Mmmm Cotton Candy. Turn pillow fluff and a pink shirt into a
homemade cotton candy costume from Costume Works

cotton candy costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

Paper Doll Costume from Dollar Store Crafts

peter pan shadow costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

To Neverland we go with Peter Pan’s escaped shadow. Creative and easy, from Tikkido

chicken-costume costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

A chicken costume is adorable, and super easy to make from Martha Stewart

shark costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

Shark Costume from Make It and Love It

 

  • Set aside a day a week before Halloween and you’ll have the perfect costume for a little boy with this toy army man costume. via Wild Ink Press

where the wild things are costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

Where the Wild Things Are Max Costume from The Radical Thread Co

monsters costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

Monster Costume from Fiskars

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

 Minion Costumes from One Creative Housewife

mary poppins costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

Or how about being Mary Poppins herself?! from Mommy Shorts

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

Peacock Costume from Real Simple

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

A no-sew pineapple costume is perfect for non-DIYers like myself from Delia Creates

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

Have some extra duct tape around the house? This skeleton costume is made from duct tape from And We Play

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

How adorable is this DIY octopus costume from Giggles Galore

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

The Lorax from Mommy Shorts

white-rabbit-alice-in-wonderlandcostume homemade halloween costumes you can make

White Rabbit from Weisse Guys

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

Star Wars Costumes from Melly Sews

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

I’m in love with this one! Being Elliott from ET is simply amazing from Mommy Shorts

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

A DIY Unicorn Costume sure beats all the stuff you see in stores. Cute and
easy from Craftaholics Anonymous

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds costume from Simple Simon & Co.

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

I’m dying from how cute this costume is. This strongman costume for a
little boy is adorable from Oh Happy Day

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

I love pizza, but this slice of pizza costume is just too cute to eat from U Create Crafts

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

This DIY Bubble Bath costume is super easy, but also looks like a
lot of fun from Giggles Galore

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

Minecraft Costume from Mom Advice

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

DIY Gnome costume for the win here from Adventure In a Box

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

Joe Dirt from Mommy Shorts

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

Dwight Shute from Mommy Shorts

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

Frida Kahlo from Mommy Shorts

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

See how easy it is to transform a purple shirt into a bunch of grapes costume using some balloons from Costume Works

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

Mario Brothers from Brit + Co

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

Still one of my all time favorites, the Old Man from the Movie Up
Costume gets me every time from Brit + Co

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

Super cute and looks delicious, this DIY Donut Costume is scrumptious! via Studio DIY

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

Mom and Me costumes? Where do I sign up! This adorable rain cloud and rainbow duo are picture perfect from Baby Birds Farm

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

Snails aren’t usually my thing, but this adorable Snail Costume is one I can easily handle from Oh Happy Day

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

For older kids studying Egyptian times, this Pharaoh’s Mummy Costume
look like a lot of fun to create from 
Alpha Mom

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

Army Men from Brit + Co

costume homemade halloween costumes you can make

Superman (source unknown) 

 

More Holiday Resources: 

  • No Contact Trick of Treating Ideas for 2020 Halloween
  • Two Colorful (Free Printable) Halloween Scavenger Hunts for Kids
  • Halloween Set: Halloween Activity Page & 4 Halloween Coloring Pages
  • Free Printable Christmas Coloring Pages PDF / Printable Christmas Placemats
  • 48 Elf on the Shelf “Caught You Being Good” Notes
  • 35 Funny & Easy Elf on the Shelf Ideas
  • Ultimate Guide: 200+ Practical Non Toy Gifts for Kids That Aren’t Junk

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