Costume Idea Generator
Get random home-made costume ideas for Halloween or a fancy-dress party — for one person, a couple or a group.
About this tool
Choose Halloween, another fancy-dress party or both, pick one person, a couple or a group, and get up to 10 random costume ideas with a short note on how to make each one from clothes and things you probably have at home. Tick "quick to make" for last-minute ideas. 64 original ideas, no shop-bought character costumes needed.
Frequently asked questions
It picks random ideas from 64 original costumes: 32 for Halloween and 32 for other fancy-dress parties, split into 16 for one person, 8 for couples and 8 for groups in each. Every idea comes with a short note on how to make it, and the ideas in one list never repeat.
Choose "quick to make" to see only ideas made from things most people already have: a white sheet for a ghost, black clothes with paper ears for a cat, torn old clothes and grey face paint for a zombie, or a checked shirt and drawn-on beard for a lumberjack.
No. All the ideas are home-made from clothes, card, tape, foil, sheets and face paint. None of them are film, TV or game characters, so there is nothing to buy and no licensed costume to match.
Yes. Choose "For two" for paired ideas such as salt and pepper or a witch and her black cat, or "A group" for ideas such as a ghost family, a rock band or a box of crayons where everyone dresses in a different colour.
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