Get your thrift on with these funny DIY couples costumes sure to help you win a costume contest.

If you had any childhood at all, then at least one of these should make you smile.

These funny DIY couples costumes are perfect if you like:

  • Cardboard
  • Thrift stores
  • Childhood classics
  • Making people uncomfortable
  • Spray paint
  • Upcyling
  • Random objects
  • Making people laugh

1. Middle-Aged Barbie + Mid-Life Crisis Ken

A funny mid-life twist on the Barbie and Ken costume. Make the boxes from U-Haul Space-Saver Wardrobe boxes, then spray paint them with Krylon Mambo Pink and Island Splash.

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20. Lego People Couples Costume

This is for all the Legos your feet haven’t discovered yet.

The heads are made from Costco pretzel containers with empty packing rolls hot glued on top. The eyes and mouth were cut out and covered with sheer black fabric, and construction paper was used for the lips and eye lashes.

Vanhille Family

3. Cookie Monster + Cookie

“C is for cookie. That’s good enough for me.”

We put this DIY costume together for a total of $10.

Williamson Family

4. Kronk + Yzma

“Pull the lever, Kronk.”

“Wrong leveeeeeeer!”

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5. Nacho Libre + Sister Encarnación

“When you are a man, sometimes you wear stretchy pants.”

“Have you ever had feelings for a nun?”

nacho in his blue shirt and stretchy pants, girl in nun costume

Lund Family

6. Severus Snape + Lily Potter

The love that never was… but might make you uncomfortable now.

young severus snape with lily potter

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7. Frog + Toad

The old-timey childhood classic.

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8. Frodo + the Ring

Frodo is iconic, but you could take it a step farther and do Smeagol and the ring—if you’re the kind of person who’s into Lord of the Rings couples costumes.

frodo and the ring costume dressed as hobbit and girl in golden balloon

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woman dressed in tan holding up ring

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9. Trunchbull + Matilda

“You slithered like a serpent into the school kitchen and ate MY PERSONAL SNACK!”

“Much too good for children.”

man in workout sweats holding chocolate cake out to girl in blue dress and red bow

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10. Arthur + Buster

“I’ve got our holiday. Are you ready? Give Me Candy Day. … Not you. Me. Me Me. Give me, Buster Baxter, Candy Day.”

yellow and blue sweaters with ardvark and bunny ears

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11. Perry the Platapus + Dr. Doofenshmirtz

“Curse you, Perry the Platypus!”

man in labcoat, woman in blue top with brown hat, orange belt, and platypus tail

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12. Star Wars AT-AT Couples Costume

“I find your lack of faith disturbing.” —Darth Vader

cardboard ATAT costume

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13. Boo + Sully

Monsters Inc costumes at their finest. The Mike pumpkin is a nice touch, but giant Boo might be the highlight.

man dressed in pink and purple and pony tails, woman dressed in sulley onesey holding a mike pumpkin

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14. Sebastian + Chef Louis

Forget the mermaid, do this funny take on The Little Mermaid couples costume instead.

girl in red dress over white shirt, red lipstick and crab claws, boy with chef hat, apron, curly mustache and knife

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15. Holes Couples Costume

“D-I-G. What does that spell?” — Mr. Pendanski

“You take a bad boy, make him dig holes all day in the hot sun, it turns him into a good boy. That’s our philosophy here at Camp Green Lake.” — Mr. Sir

“You want to know my secret ingredient? Rattlesnake venom.” — The Warden Walker

16. Mr. Monopoly + the Bank

Pass GO, collect $200. Now you know what to do with that aggrivating boardgame.

man in tuxedo with top hat and white mustache, woman in a dress made of monopoly money

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17. Peach + Bowser

Forget Mario. This is classic grumpy sunshine.

girl with pink outfit and crown, man with spikey turtle shell and horns

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18. Steve Irwin Wrestles a Croc Costume

Crikey, mate.

“If something ever happens to me, people are gonna say ‘we knew a croc would get him!”

man in kacky with girl in crocodile costume

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19. Paula Deen and Her Butter

I will never use a substitute for butter. Margarine is one molecule away from eating plastic.” — Paula Deen

woman with white blonde hair, an apron, and a spoon; man in a yellow cardboard box of butter with wrapper

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20. Cat + Laser Pointer

Cats and laser pointers go together like cereal and milk. When looking for funny DIY couples costumes, this one is super easy to throw together. Put on a headlamp, cat ears, and pin a printed label to your chest and your costume is done.

girl dressed like cat with claws pointed toward man dressed like laser pointer

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21. Captain Hook + Tick Tock Croc

“Save me, Smeeeeeeeeeeeee!”

crocodile and captain hook costume

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22. Aladdin on a Segway + a Magic Carpet?

To the drive-through cashier: “Do you trust me?”

Pair with Jasmine on her own magic carpet, or even have the other partner be a magic carpet, or djin, or Abu.

23. Dora + Boots Costume

Always fun to poke at an annoying cartoon and turn it on its head. For a fun alternative see: Dora finds Waldo

man dressed as dora the explorer with arm around girl dressed as boots the monkey

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24. Edward Scissor Hands + Topiary Costume

Impressive. But imagine being the one having to go as the bush…

edward scissor hands with a girl shaped topiary

Bored Panda

25. Kermit the Frog + Miss Piggy Costume

Celebrate everyone’s favorite dysfunctional couple.

kermit in a suit coat and miss piggy in a red dress and white boa

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26. Old Lady + Life Alert

I don’t go ANYWHERE without my life alert!

life alert poster with old lady with cane

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27. Kim Possible + Ron Stoppable

“Call me. Beep me. If you want to reach me.”📟

kim possisble, rufus naked mole rat stuffed animal, ron stoppable

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kim possible cartoon

28. Soy-Mates Couples Costume

This sushi DIY couples costume is easy to make and perfect for you and your soy-mate.

sushi pillow and kikkoman soysauce bottle costume

Yunah Lee

29. Flo + Mayhem Couples Costume

Flo from Progressive meets Mayhem from Allstate. The perfect duo. Snag Flo’s wig and apron directly from Progressive.

Flo and disheveled man

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31. 80’s Year Book Photos

Oh the deliciously awkward highschool yearbook photos, but back in the 80’s. A thoroughly entertaining DIY couples costume.

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30. The Grinch + Cindy Lou Who

It’s because I’m green isn’t it?

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Now go an win that Halloween costume contest.

Which was your favorite?