Our DIY Stranger Things Thrift Store Halloween Costume Ideas

Here’s what Jami said about making the perfect Eleven costume:

“I spent around $8 total and used a box of Eggo waffles to finish off the look for a unique spin on my daughter’s trick-or-treat bag!

For the dress, I ended up using a few different pieces to make the perfect copycat. I found the pink dress and 2 tops to piece together the outfit and we used the skirt from the dress and then added the two tops together to make the collar.  

To save even more money, I added a denim jacket we already owned and a cute matching belt to make the trick or treat bag. You could also use larger Eggo waffle family size cardboard box if you’re little ones get a big loot on Halloween.”

Here’s what Stetson had to say about his costume: 

“First off, I’ve actually never seen Stranger Things, so if I can do this, so can you! Finding the plaid shirt and little vest was pretty easy! I felt confident about sticking to my under $10 budget, but then I remembered I don’t have hair so that kinda blew my budget. I had no luck at GOODWILL so I went back to Savers and thankfully their Halloween stuff was out the next day!

I found the best bowl cut looking wig I could find and went as far as going home and using scissors to give myself a “wig cut”. That was a fail so I had to make do with what I had. That wig cost me $6.99 – more than what I wanted I pay. Anyways- it was fun trying to do a costume on a budget and think it came out pretty awesome. LOL” 

Here’s what Emily had to say about her costume find:

“To make this really scream Stranger Things, you could also consider draping some colorful Christmas lights over your shoulders or the receiver from an old phone.

My total ran in a little over budget at $11.36 for the tee and the jacket, but both are pieces I would wear again on their own so it was worth the “investment” 😆

Here’s what Lina had to say about her kid’s costumes:

Ghostbusters 

“I was lucky enough to find the Ghostbusters costume and had my daughter wear a black backpack, holding a portable air pump that resembled a ghost. 👻LOL!”

Dustin

“And as for my son, I found a green camp t-shirt which was similar in color to Dustin’s shirt. I actually shopped in the woman’s section to find the vintage jogging shorts and discovered the trucker hat in the accessories. The wig was from a Bob Ross costume from the previous year so we were lucky enough to re-purpose that!”