Lying around in your house you have the materials to create one of a kind, never seen before, unique costumes and decor for Halloween. Embracing your inner artist can be a fun bonding experience for the whole family!
Modern day costumes are made from synthetic and non-biodegradable materials, millions of these costumes end up in our landfills every year. It's time we lend a helping hand to our environment and fine tune some skills of our own through the practice of DIY.
What is a boxtume?
Box-costume! A play on words for an up-cycled costume made from old boxes.
When your imagination is in control the sky is the limit!
Here are some boxtume ideas (click for tutorial) for our beginner crafters:
More Halloween decor
Cauldron O' Candy
Materials: Box, black spray paint, cutting tools, and glue
- Start by cutting the top flaps off the box
- Use flaps to make 4 cylinder shaped posts
- Spray paint box and posts black
- Glue posts to the bottom four corners of the box
- Fill with candy!
Ghost Statue
Materials: Box, cutting tools, pencil, white spray paint, black paint or paper, and (if using paper) glue
- Start by fully disassembling box
- Trace and cut out ghost shape
- Spray paint white
- Use black paint or paper to add eyes to your new spooky friend BOO!
