5 Fun Costumes to Make With Recycled Moving Boxes

  • Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. If your kid is a fan of the Cars and Planes movies,  or maybe even Thomas the Train, there are some great ideas out there for how to recreate those characters using old boxes, and even some ideas on how to make the costumes for the whole family. Here is a photo and tutorial from a blog called “Oh Happy Day” on how they created this super cute airplane costume as a part of their Homemade Halloween series a few years back.

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    Photo From: Oh Happy Day Blog

  • Dolls
    If the idea of creating a crazy car or plane seems overwhelming here are a few ideas where thinking inside the box might come in pretty handy! Boxed doll costumes come in all different forms, from Barbie and American Girl dolls to Cabbage Patch Kids and even Ken Dolls.

  • Get Your Game On
    There are tons of great ways you can incorporate some of your favorite games from today or from the past into a Halloween costume. You can keep it simple by being something like a pair of dice, or a Lego Man. Or maybe you’re into more modern games like Minecraft. If you’re on the hunt for a group costume though, we highly recommend this clever Tetris costume!

     

  • Bring Technology to Life
    We all know everyone is attached to their smartphone so why not just take the obsession all the way and dress like your phone or tablet for Halloween? If you’re more of a technology traditionalist, you can always go with the crowd favorite, a robot costume!

    iPhone Costume

    Photo from: Unschool Plus Blog

  • Portray Some of your Favorite Characters
    There are tons of great movies and cartoons that have characters perfect to bring to life in box form, including Spongebob Squarepants and even the famous house from UP!, balloons and all. But, if you’ve been keeping up with costume trends the past few years and are up for a challenge, you can’t pass up the opportunity to bring these amazing transformers from the screen to a trick or treat outing near you!

If you’re still on the hunt for a great costume, we hope you found some inspiration here! There were definitely some great ideas, for all ages from quick and easy to crazy and intricate, so pick your favorite and get to work! If you make one of these costumes from your old moving boxes, we’d love to see your pictures and feature you in a follow up post. You can email them to us at marketing@adsiunited.com . Happy Halloween!