What can you make tonight from stuff already in your house?
We assume your home has the basics, so these costumes lead. Tick anything else you own below and the list reshuffles around your stuff.
Updated for Halloween 2026
Costumes you can make tonight with stuff at home
17 costumes are ready now, or 1-2 supplies away. 2 need nothing to buy: Classic Ghost and Emoji Crew.
Basics = scissors, tape, markers, cardboard, paper, old clothes.
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Make tonight: nothing to buy
- Classic Ghost: white sheet, cut-out eyes
- Emoji Crew: yellow shirt, big printed face
One supply away
- Ninja: all black, sash, headband
- Breakfast Buffet: each person is a breakfast food
- Coffee Cup: trash bag cup, lid hat
Two supplies away
- Salt & Pepper: black and white clothes, cardboard tops
- Block Game Crew: cardboard box heads
- Block Monster: one color clothes, foam blocks
- Cereal Crew: plain clothes, cereal box front
- Decades Crew: old clothes from your closet
- Fairy Tale Princesses: dress, crown
- Ghost Hunters: khaki clothes, cardboard backpack
- Ice Cream Cone: paper cone hat, sprinkle shirt
- Masked Night Hero: cape from an old shirt, dark mask
- Player One & Two: shirts with 1 and 2, toy controllers
- Plug and Socket: cardboard plug and socket
- Space Crewmate: one-color sweats, cardboard backpack
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- Amazon Warrior
- Astronaut
- Aussie Dog Family
- Baby Dinosaur
- Baby Pumpkin
- Backyard Superhero
- Bacon & Eggs
- Ballerina
- Bamboo-Muzzle Demon
- Banana
- Basketball Star
- Beekeeper & Bee
- Black Cat Burglar
- Block Game Crew
- Block Monster
- Block Party Duo
- Blue Alien Ohana
- Blue Heeler Pup
- Board Game Pieces
- Bowling Pins
- Boxer
- Breakfast Buffet
- Bumble Bee
- Burger & Fries
- Burger Joint Couple
- Butterfly
- Caped Duo
- Cardboard Knight
- Cardboard Robot Crew
- Cat & Mouse
- Cereal Crew
- Cheerleader
- Chill Painter with Fro
- Chipmunk Trio
- Chips & Guac
- Classic Ghost
- Classic Vampire
- Classic Wizard
- Coffee Cup
- Cowboy and Cowgirl
- Crowd Camouflage
- Cupcake
- Daisy
- Deadpan Diva
- Decades Crew
- Demon Boy Band
- Deviled Egg
- Dino Herd
- Dino Rangers
- Dino Tourist
- Dinosaur Family
- Donut
- Donut & Coffee
- Dragon Rider Duo
- Eight-Legged Spider
- Emerald Witch
- Emoji Crew
- Emotion Crew
- Emotional Support Dinosaur
- Enchanted Castle Crew
- Error 404
- Extinct Party Animal
- Fairy Tale Princesses
- Fossil Hunter
- Friendly Scarecrow
- Fruit Salad Crew
- Fuzzy Gremlin Plush
- Fuzzy Monster
- Galaxy Knights
- Garden Fairy
- Garden Gnome
- Ghost Hunters
- Gloom & Bloom
- Glow Skeleton
- Goggle Crew
- Good Witch, Bad Witch
- Goth Girl with Braids
- Goth Schoolgirl
- Haunted Animatronics
- Haunted Portraits
- Headless Horsemen
- Hero Squad
- Hot Dog
- Ice Cream Cone
- Ice Kingdom Crew
- Ice Skater
- Jester Villainess
- Juke-Joint Vampires
- Kart Racers
- Ketchup & Mustard
- Ladybug
- Little Artist
- Little Baker
- Little Lifeguard
- Little Lion
- Little Pig Family
- Little Prince
- Little Shark
- Little Witch
- Lost Tourist
- Macabre Goth Couple
- Masked Night Hero
- Mermaid Crew
- Milk & Cookies
- Moonwalking Pop Star
- Moth and Porch Light
- Mystery Crew
- Mystery-Solving Teens
- Neon Demon Hunter
- Ninja
- Numbered Players
- Office Couple
- Party Pinata
- Peanut Butter & Jelly
- Peas in a Pod
- Penguin Huddle
- Pickle
- Pirate Captain
- Pixel Ghost
- Pizza Slice
- Plague Doctor
- Plastic Dream Crew
- Player One & Two
- Plug and Socket
- Plumber Duo
- Pocket Plush Monster
- Pop Star
- Pop Star Demon Huntresses
- Popcorn Bucket
- Prince & Princess
- Pumpkin Groom and Patchwork Bride
- Rain Cloud and Rainbow
- Ramen Bowl
- Raptor & Ranger
- Raptor Barista
- Referee
- Rescue Pup Team
- Robot Ranger
- S'mores Duo
- Safari / Zoo Crew
- Safari Photographer
- Salt & Pepper
- Soccer Squad
- Space Crewmate
- Spaghetti & Meatball
- Sun and Moon
- Superhero Family
- Sushi & Soy Sauce
- Sushi Roll
- Tall Hat Crew
- Tennis Duo
- The Doctor & the Bride
- The Olympians
- The Tin Hero
- Tiny Firefighter
- Tiny Snail
- Tooth and Tooth Fairy
- Toothy Plush Monster
- Toy Box Crew
- Under the Sea
- Walking Taco
- Wayfinder Princess
- Web Hero
- Web Hero Crew
- Web Hero Duo
- Wine & Cheese
- Witchy Sister Trio
- Yellow Henchmen Crew
- Zombie Coworker
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