Not sure what to wear this Halloween? That’s OK! We have selected 7 of the most popular DIY Halloween Costumes for 2023. And since we have a deep love of all things balloons, we’ve also included some of the best balloon suggestions to go along with whatever costume you choose this Halloween!

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1. Dress as a DIY Jack O’ Lantern

Nothing screams Halloween quite like the orange glow of a grinning Jack O’ Lantern. This DIY Halloween costume is both traditional and simple (Pumpkin skirt optional). Grab your orange and black attire and carve yourself your own Jack O’ Lantern get up!

Materials Needed:

  • Orange short sleeve or long sleeve t-shirt or dress
  • Black felt or fabric paint
  • Green headband or ribbon
  • Scissors
  • Glue

Instructions:

  1. Cut out facial features like eyes, a nose, and a mouth from the black felt.
  2. Glue or sew the facial features onto the orange garment.
  3. To create a stem, twist and shape the green headband or ribbon. Attach it to the top of your head or the costume.

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The colors orange and black are your friend. Go wild with it and grab some black and orange striped socks to accentuate the power of the pumpkin. You’ll have that orange glow from head to toe!

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2. Go as a DIY Ghost

Dressing up as a ghost for Halloween isn’t cliche’ it’s classic. With a mere bedsheet and some crafting tools you can go from human being to ghostly entity in half an hour! Your DIY Halloween costumes can go from a boo-tiful idea to a ghoulish masterpiece.

Materials Needed:

  • White bedsheet or white fabric
  • Scissors
  • Safety pins or fabric glue
  • Black felt or fabric paint (for eyes)

Instructions:

  1. Throw a large white bedsheet over your head and adjust the length as needed.
  2. Find where your eyes will be and make a mark on the sheet to know where to cut.
  3. Cut holes where your eyes will be and use the black felt to create large eyes around the holes.
  4. Glue the felt eyes to the bedsheet.
  5. Use safety pins or fabric glue to secure the sides and create armholes.
  6. Use black face paint or makeup to create a dark, smokey look around your eyes.

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Get that ghostly flow! Take your scissors and cut jagged strips at the bottom of your bedsheet. This will create a ripply, wavy effect as you walk. Super spooky!

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There are many ways to create a ghostly costume. If you don’t want the bedsheet over your head, cut a hole in the sheet for your head to fit through it. Then, paint your face white and wear a white beanie. The possibilities are endless! Get creative!

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3. Bare Your Bones like Jack Skellington

DIY Halloween Costumes are bone-shaking fun! Jack Skellington introduced us to his nightmare before Christmas. Become the nightmare this Halloween and embrace the sleek style of a misunderstood skeleton.

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Materials Needed:

  • Pinstripe suit or black suit
  • White gloves
  • White face paint
  • Black fabric paint or adhesive black felt (for the bat bowtie)
  • Black top hat (you can make one from black cardboard)
  • Optional: A Jack Skellington mask or makeup

Instructions:

  1. Wear the pinstripe suit or a black suit.
  2. Put on white gloves.
  3. Apply white face paint to achieve a skeletal look.
  4. Create a bat bowtie using black fabric paint or adhesive black felt and attach it to the suit.
  5. Wear the black top hat (or make one from black cardboard).
  6. Alternatively, you can use makeup or a mask to create Jack Skellington’s face.

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The Jack Skellington costume is even better as a duo! Sally is Jack’s rag doll love. Throw together the look with some light green and black face paint and a patchwork dress!

Create your own black latex balloon bouquet for the perfect backdrop in your Wednesday dance video. Create it now!

4. Sway like Wednesday Addams

She’s everyone’s favorite gothic, dance queen. The hilariously dry-witted and pale Wednesday Addams costume is a guaranteed hit at this year’s Halloween party. The suggestions below are for the traditional Wednesday look. If you want to look like Jenna Ortega’s version, hit your local thrift store and search for an old school, black lace dress!

Materials Needed:

  • Black dress with a white collar (or a white shirt to wear under a black dress)
  • Black tights
  • Black shoes
  • Braided wig (optional)
  • Red ribbon
  • White face paint (for the classic pale look)

Instructions:

  1. Put on the black dress or black dress with a white collar.
  2. Pair it with black tights and shoes.
  3. If you have a braided wig, wear it. Otherwise, you can braid your hair.
  4. Tie a red ribbon around your neck in a bow.
  5. Apply white face paint to achieve the iconic pale complexion.

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The only way to make your Wednesday Addams costume the most authentic is to learn the viral dance from Netflix’s show Wednesday. Check out this step-by-step video to learn it now! credit: @jadelavinia

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5. Let’s A’Go like a Super Mario Bro.

The Super Mario Brothers are universally loved. Since the 80s, we’ve been entertained by games, movies, and pop culture references. Mario is the perfect costume this Halloween because no matter what era of Mario you love, the clothes are simple and easy to find.

Materials Needed:

  • Red hat
  • Red shirt
  • Blue overalls (or blue pants and suspenders)
  • White gloves
  • Brown shoes
  • Self-adhesive white felt (for the “M” emblem)
  • Black face paint (for the mustache, if needed)

Instructions:

  1. Wear the red shirt and blue overalls (or pants with suspenders).
  2. Put on white gloves and brown shoes.
  3. Create the “M” emblem using self-adhesive white felt and attach it to the red hat.
  4. Use black face paint to draw on a mustache, or wear a fake mustache.

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The key to a unique and recognizable Mario costume is in the details. Grab some raccoon ears and a furry tale to transform yourself into Tanooki Mario (a Mario that flies!)

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6. Be Brave like the Batman

The Batman is brave, cunning, rich, brooding, and stylish? Well, his outfit is easy to mimic. Most of the costume can be found using items currently in your closet! Dig deep and announce to your friends: “I’m Batman.”

Materials Needed:

  • Black pants
  • Black T-shirt
  • Black cape (you can make one from black fabric)
  • Black mask (use black felt or fabric)
  • Yellow fabric paint or adhesive yellow felt (for the bat symbol)
  • Cardboard or thick paper (for the bat symbol)
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Yellow belt

Instructions:

  1. Create a bat symbol using cardboard or thick paper. Paint it yellow and let it dry.
  2. Attach the bat symbol to the chest area of the black T-shirt using glue.
  3. Wear the black pants, T-shirt, and cape.
  4. Craft a black mask to conceal your identity.
  5. You’re now the Dark Knight!

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Unlike Mario, the Batman uniform has changed style over and over again. Your ideas for Batman DIY Halloween costumes are limitless. Make your Batman unique by selecting an earlier version of the caped crusader!

Choose from a Spiderman Airwalker or a Spiderman bouquet to accompany you this Halloween. Swing by and see them now!

7. Be a Web-slinging Wonder as Spiderman

His name is Peter Parker. A common name with a not-so-common secret- he fights crime as a web-slinging spider . . . man. You can too! Become the web-slinging wonder with these easy, yet crafty suggestions for your Spiderman DIY costume.

Materials Needed:

  • Red T-shirt
  • Blue pants
  • Black fabric paint or adhesive black felt
  • White fabric paint
  • Cardboard or thick paper (for the spider symbol)
  • Scissors
  • Glue

Instructions:

  1. Create a spider symbol using the cardboard or thick paper. Paint it black and let it dry.
  2. Attach the spider symbol to the chest area of the red T-shirt using glue.
  3. Use black fabric paint or adhesive black felt to create web patterns on the red T-shirt.
  4. Finish the look with the blue pants, and you’re ready to swing into action!

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A Spiderman costume isn’t complete without a way to shoot your spiderweb. All you need is a spring and some paper to make one at home! View here. credit: @mrunique007

There are a myriad of brilliant DIY costumes you can make at home. All you need is a little bit of inspiration and your own unique creativity. Give one of these seven costumes a try, or come up with something else. What DIY costumes can you think of? Tell us in the comments!

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