Halloween Costumes

Turn household items into a swashbuckling pirate or even a friendly dinosaur with these Halloween costume ideas. All you need is a sprinkle of imagination

And face paint of course. The perfect finishing touch to bring any costume to life.

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Close-up of a black witch hat decorated with a purple spider, purple band and bright yellow buckle.

Make your own Halloween Witches hat

Create an easy DIY witch’s hat using simple craft materials. Follow the video tutorial to make the cone and brim before decorating your hat with a colourful band, buckle and...

Colourful handmade clown collar made from folded felt with an orange bow

Colourful Clown Ruffle - 5 Easy Steps

Add a bright finishing touch to a clown costume with this simple handmade collar. Follow the step-by-step video guide to create a colourful ruff using felt, ribbon and basic craft...

Handmade shaggy yellow and brown lions mane with chin strap shown on a light background.

Lions Mane - Costume Tutorial

Follow this simple craft guide to make a homemade lion mane using yellow and brown yarn. Yarn is wrapped around cardboard, cut to create a shaggy fringe and secured together...

girl with a black pirate hat and stripey red t-shirt

Pirates Hat - Video Tutorial

Learn how to re-purpose a classic wide brim fedora hat into a decorative pirate hat. This step-by-step video demonstrates how to shape the hat into a traditional pointed pirate style...

Child wearing skeleton face paint and a black skeleton costume, posing with raised hands in front of a black spiderweb decoration

Easy 'No Sew' Skeleton Costume

Make your own skeleton costume Turn an old balck t-shirt into an easy homemade skeleton costume. Create a simple ribcage template, transfer the design onto the shirt and carefully cut...

small boy in a red t-shirt with red baseball cap with big blue dinosaur eyes stuck on the frint

DIY Dinosaur Costume

This dinosaur costume is a homemade masterpiece. Make your little dinos feel like a real-life T-Rex, Stegosaurus, or whatever tickles their fancy! Big white teeth and fins that swish with...