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    Home » Holidays » Halloween

    Mad Scientist Costume

    Updated: Jul 29, 2021 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 1 Comment

    Are you looking for an easy last-minute Halloween costume for a teen or kid? Then you may want to consider this super simple DIY Mad Scientist Costume.  It’s no-sew and can easily be thrown together at the last minute! 

    Mad Scientist Halloween Costume

    As much as I love sharing sewing tutorials and ideas with you here, I admit that sometimes I look for ways to avoid sewing (gasp, am I allowed to admit that??). Case in point, Halloween costumes.

    For example, the Mad Scientist costume idea that I’m going to share with you today.  My favorite method for a great Halloween costume is to combine ready-made items with a few handmade things. This helps me save time (and some sanity) at Halloween and it’s fun to look around the house for things to use in a costume. Plus the kids love getting involved in the “hunt” for items to use.

    Mad Scientist Halloween Costume

    Last year we convinced my son to be a “Mad Scientist” for Halloween. He’s really into science and technology now so it didn’t take too much convincing.  We were able to quickly pull his costume together with a few items we had around the house, and a few we picked up at the store.

    We even got him some dry ice to put in his Halloween bucket to take trick or treating, but Halloween was “postponed” due to storms and it dissolved before we got to use it.

    Mad Scientist Halloween Costume

    What you need for a Mad Scientist Costume

    So let’s break down the “anatomy” of a Mad Scientist costume.

    Mad Scientist Halloween Costume Elements:

    • Lab Coat- ask at your local Dentist or Doctors office, they may have one that they are about to discard. Otherwise, you can get one at a “scrubs” supply store. They are pretty inexpensive.
    • Rubber Gloves- You can just pick some up at the grocery store
    • Safety Goggles- Check your toolbox, or pick some up at the hardware store- ours were $2
    • Wig- Purchased at a costume shop- it’s meant for an “old lady” costume, we just teased it up a bit to make it look crazy.
    • Graphic Tee.

    Accent the costume with some dark makeup around the eyes and that’s it. You’ve got a costume!

    Mad Scientist Halloween Costume

    If you’d like to see his sisters DIY Glinda Costume, just CLICK HERE. My kids are twins and they refused to “match” Halloween costumes this year.  I made it 11 years with matching “twin” costumes, so I guess I shouldn’t complain too much. Soon they won’t even want to dress up and I don’t know how I’m going to handle that!

    Glinda Halloween Costume Ideas

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    No-Sew Alice in Wonderland Costume Ideas

    How to Make a Kids Mummy Costume

    DIY Ariel Halloween Costume

    If you’re looking for DIY Halloween Costume Ideas for Boys, here are a few suggestions:

    Upside Down Man; Sugarbee Crafts

    Thor & Captain American Costumes the Scrap Shoppe

    Boys Tattoo Shirt DIY– Sew What Alicia

    Digital Duds Costume – Rachael Todoro

    Harry Potter Robes Houseful of Homemade

    Luke Skywalker Costume DIY Tutorial Life Sew Savory

    Demigorgon Stranger Things DIY Costume Tutorial Twin Dragonfly Designs

    DIY Disney’s Maui Costume See Lindsay

    Pikachu Costume DIY – Sew Simple HOme

    How to Make Star Wars Costumes – Julie Measures

    Make your own Minecraft Head for a Costume – Made by a Princess

    Easy Dragon Costume made from a Sweatsuit – Tried and True Blog

    Box Costume: DIY Fire Truck – Sengerson & Co

    Willy Wonka Golden Ticket Costume – Girl Loves Glam

    How to Make an Aladdin Vest – Fleece Fun

    DIY Werewolf and Hunter Costume – the Celebration Shop

    Easy Monsters Inc Costumes – Creatively Beth

    DIY Batman and Robin Costume Ideas – Clarks Condensed

    How to Make Owl Masks – Sunshine and Munchkins

    DIY Muscle Shirt – Make it and Love it

    Dollar Store Football Field Costume – Design Dazzle

    Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown Costume – Simple Practical Beautiful

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    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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    1. Emily says

      September 26, 2014 at 12:29 pm

      What a great and easy costume!

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