Coolest Homemade Construction Worker Costumes (2024)

After seeing the cheap look of store-bought Bob the Builder costumes we decided to make our own Bob the builder costume. We already had the overalls and just needed a few more items which we found at a thrift store; we found the hard hat, shoes, belt and shirt. Our son loved it! The night … Read more

This year when I asked my 3 ½ year old son what he wanted to be for Halloween I couldn’t help but think “Oh great!! Just my luck!?”. This was the first year he had a specific request for a costume – he wanted to be a crane!!- With a wrecking ball!!! All I could … Read more

My son loveshis “diggers” – any and all construction vehicles. We knew he would love to dress up as a construction worker, and wanted to be able to pull him in his wagon when he got tired. So a quick inspirational search on Pinterest, and we began collecting materials over the past few weeks! The … Read more

How did we come up with the idea for this costume? Jack our 5 year old son is riding his wheelchair Scoop! Jack loves trucks so much. He plays with the truck Scoop every single day. We have lots of photos of him laying on the sofa hugging his truck. His love for trucks is … Read more

The 2 year old wants to be a mighty machine, so what do you do mom? Obviously you make it happen mom! I would have hated to disappoint the two year old on my favorite holiday. Box costumes it is for the first timer. About six boxes later and about 100 paper cuts and lots … Read more

Our 2-year-old son, Triantafyllos is our decision maker and performer for Halloween – his dad is the idea generator and mom is the artist. We made a great team. Last year Trian was the lion in the circus tent. This year dad had the idea for Trian to pick a main character from one of … Read more

I made this PAWPatrol costume for my four year old son. Its his favorite TVshow and Rubble is his favorite charter on the show. Rubble has a construction truck and pup pack which carries his mini shovel. I used cardboard, superglue, and duct tape. For the cabin area i used one large box that i … Read more

“Grandad, I want to be a backhoe for Halloween!” This is all that had to be said for Grandad to think aboutmaking a “real” backhoe for grandson, Jaxon.“You really want to be a backhoe?”, grandad asked.“Oh, yes I do!” So the work began. I had seen a copy of one that I liked and asked … Read more

Both of my boys like backhoes and bulldozers. So of course that’s what she wanted to be for Halloween. After looking in many costume stores and online, we could not find a costume because they do not make them. The looks of my boys faces were very upsetting. They were very disappointed that they wouldn’t … Read more

My three year old son decided he wanted to be a backhoe for Halloween, not a construction worker, an actual backhoe. The he body is made with moving boxes wnile the diggers are form core and poster board. The wheels are cookie tins as we wanted the 3-D effect. we needed to make sure to … Read more

To make the construction workers group costume, you need 4 orange vests. You can get these at Walmart for a couple of bucks each, especially during hunting season. Accessorize the vests using reflective duct tape. The girls have on orange sports bras and the guys have plain white t-shirts. Hard hats, safety glasses, and safety … Read more

My son is obsessed with construction equipment, like most little boys, especially any kind of Skid Steer Loader. He has a toy one that was the model for what I made. My original plan was to make something wearable but I decided after getting all the materials it would be awkward for him to walk … Read more