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I love making DIY costumes. Usually, they are DIY Halloween costumes but honestly, I like to make easy DIY costumes year round, it’s fun dressing up for other special occasions like themed parties, spirit week at school, and Disney trips. Or just for the heck of it. 😉

There are over 50 DIY Halloween costumes including homemade costumes for kids, for families, for boys, for toddlers, for babies, preteens, siblings, for groups and friends. These ideas are cute, clever, creative, quick and fairly easy making many of them perfect for last minute parties.
Pin this HUGE list of DIY costume ideas you can make at home with limited (or no sewing). Duct tape and a hot glue gun are my favorite costume supplies.

I’ve compiled all my DIY Halloween costumes below separated by category or theme. Hopefully, this will make it easy for you to find inspiration and a tutorial for your next Halloween costume!

Easy DIY Halloween Costumes

If you are looking for fun DIY costumes for any reason, then you are in the right place. I have great ideas for DIY Couples Costumes, Last minute Halloween Costumes, DIY Halloween costumes for kids, toddlers and tweens.

I even have great family Halloween costume themes because we love dressing up in group Halloween costumes every year.

easy cat in the hat costume for dr. Seuss day at school
World Book Day Costumes
DIY Poe Dameron Pilot Costume
Star Wars Costumes
Homemade Olaf costume with a hooded sweatshirt
Disney Costumes
Superhero Costumes
Boy wearing a red outfit with a transformers logo and red firefighter hat and black fire fighter boots going down a blue slide
Boys Halloween Costumes
Waving Tube Man Costume from the Ultimate list of Halloween Costume Ideas
Unique Halloween Costumes

DIY Halloween Costumes for Kids

DIY Puppy Dog Pals Costume including in the The Ultimate list of DIY Halloween Costumes
A lot of my toddler Halloween Costumes are based on hoodie sweatshirts which allow them to wear their favorite characters any time the weather is cool.

Toddler DIY Halloween Costumes

Dressing babies and toddlers for Halloween is fun because you can usually pick out their costumes for them. Of course getting them to wear a toddler Halloween costume for any length of time can be difficult.

Below are some costumes specifically for babies and toddlers but scroll down below for many other costume ideas that can also be made for toddlers.

DIY Potterwookie costume included in the The Ultimate list of DIY Halloween Costumes
Hand sewing, a hot glue gun and duct tape helped pull together this unique book character costume.

DIY Halloween Costumes for Tweens & Teens

My boys are now tweens which means sometimes they have particular ideas when it comes to costumes.

The costumes below are great homemade Halloween costume ideas for tweens or teens. Many of the costumes ideas further below would also be great costumes for tweens, depending upon their interests.

LEGO Movie Costumes for the ultimate list of easy DIY Costumes
The best group Halloween costume ideas are when there are lots of characters to choose from like the LEGO Movie universe.

Group DIY Halloween Costumes

We’ve been dressing in family-themed Halloween costumes for almost 10 years now. We love the idea of group Halloween costumes and have even recruited other family members to extend the fun.

DIY Costumes by Theme

Waving Tube Man Costume from the Ultimate list of Halloween Costume Ideas
No sewing machine required for this fun idea, an inflatable tube man makes for an awesome costume for kids or adults.

Funny DIY Halloween Costumes

I imagine we will be adding more funny Halloween costumes as the boys get older. I know funny Halloween costumes are big with tweens and teens!

DIY BFG Costume is one of the Book character costumes included in the Ultimate list of Halloween Costume Ideas
The BFG is the perfect costume for school when book character costumes are required.

Book Character DIY Halloween Costumes

DIY book character costumes are a fun reason to make costumes year-round. They work great for school spirit week or love of reading month when schools are celebrating books!

Jedi, Yoda and Princess Leia on Hoth are Star Wars costumes included within the ultimate list of Halloween costume ideas
Star Wars is always our favorite group costume theme.

Star Wars DIY Halloween Costumes

Star Wars costumes are everything. Or almost everything. DIY Star Wars costumes are most definitely our most favorite family costume theme.

We’ve dressed up as Star Wars characters on several different Halloweens!

DIY Olaf Costume is an adorable diy Disney costume idea listed in the Ultimate List of DIY Halloween Costumes
Toddler Halloween costumes are always adorable and can you get more adorable than Olaf?

Disney DIY Halloween Costumes

As a Disney loving family, it’s not surprising that Disney costumes make up the bulk of our DIY Halloween costumes and I can’t wait to add more to the list!

Homemade Fear from Inside Out Costume from the Ultimate list of Easy DIY Costumes
Felt and duct tape were the key supplies for this awesome costume idea.

Pixar DIY Hallowen Costumes

Everyone has a favorite Pixar film or two, so naturally, we’ve made quite a few Pixar costumes.

One of my favorite group costume themes is when my family dressed up as Inside Out characters for Mickey’s Halloween Party at Disneyland.

Easy DIY Jake and the Neverland Pirate Costumes included in the Disney Junior Costume Category for the Ultimate list of Halloween Costume Ideas
We upcycled the giant blue Amazon gift bags I saved into Jake Pirate vests with gold duct tape and a hot glue gun.

Disney Junior Costumes – Toddler Halloween Costumes

Disney Junior costumes are perfect for the toddlers and younger elementary school kids.

kid dressed as a cat burglar halllowen costume
Cat Burglar costume is simple enough for anyone to make and a funny/punny costume alternative to more elaborate costume ideas.

Marvel Halloween Costumes

There are so many superhero and side characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the costume possibilities are almost endless.

Video Game Costumes

Now that the boys are older, we have made a few different costumes inspired by video games.

More Easy Homemade Halloween Costumes

I may seem to only make Disney or Star Wars costumes but sometimes I create other homemade Halloween costumes.

Beyond the book character costumes, you will find some additional costumes we’ve made over the years below.

Goofy Disneybounding Idea from the Ultimate List of Halloween Costumes
Disneybounding is an easy costume alternative that works for the entire family.

Disneybounding Ideas

Most people choose to wear Halloween costumes but Disneybounding is another easy way to dress up for Halloween, parties and other special events like trips to Disneyland and Walt Disney World.

DIY Costume Supplies

I prefer to make costumes from clothing and craft supplies we have on hand. If I don’t have the clothing I need, I will try and borrow it or find it at a consignment or thrift store first.

I’ve made quite a few costumes using a hoodie sweatshirt so I love finding them for a good price.

I am also a huge fan of duct tape costumes. It’s less messy than paint and also not permanent so the clothes can be used again. A hot glue gun or safety pins also work well for homemade costumes.

Felt and fleece is also a favorite material because it doesn’t need hemming. When I do need to ‘sew’ something I prefer to use Heat’n’Bond instead. It’s an excellent no-sew option in many situations.

Even more costume ideas

If you still need more easy DIY Halloween costume ideas then don’t miss my section of costume round-ups which include some of my favorite ideas from around the web.

Ultimate List of DIY Halloween costumes including DIY Costumes, toddler costumes, funny Halloween costumes, group halloween costumes, star wars costumes, DIY Disney Costumes and more.
Lots of DIY costume ideas perfect for a last-minute Halloween costume.