DIY Family Costumes That Are Out of This World
These space-centric family costumes have a cute factor that is otherworldly.
![Outer Space Family Costumes](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/video/8/88/887/8872/8872099.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.1280.720.85.suffix/1660751866268.jpeg)
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Looking for a DIY family costume that’s out-of-this-world adorable but not rocket science to create? Try these galaxy-themed costumes. With minimal crafting supplies and beginner crafting skills, anyone can easily craft a solar system, astronaut and alien costume without launching their budget into orbit.
Admirable Astronaut
![DIY Astronaut Halloween Costume With 2-Liter-Bottle Jetpack Woman in Astronaut Costume With DIY 2-Liter-Bottle Jetpack](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/10/7/0/Original_PopFizz_HGTVHappy_Galaxy-Family-Costume-Astronaut-Beauty_V.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.924.85.suffix/1602089836317.jpeg)
Yasmin Murphy
The core DIY element in this astronaut outfit is the rockets. Start by painting two empty 2-liter bottles with silver paint and let dry. Use metallic duct tape to attach the two bottles around the area where the labels used to be, then finish off with contrasting blue duct tape in the center (Image 1). As a finishing aesthetic touch, cut a star out of yellow stick-on felt and place in the center of the blue stripe (Image 2). To make the rockets wearable, paint a piece of cardboard silver and punch holes in each corner. Slide string through the holes and tie off, leaving enough slack to wear like a backpack, then fasten the rockets to the cardboard using hot glue (Image 3). To finally light these rockets up, create flames using yellow, orange and red stick-on felt. Start by tracing a large flame on the red felt and cutting out with scissors. Place the cutout piece on the orange felt, trace it, and then cut a smaller version of the flame out. Repeat with the yellow felt. Once all pieces are cut, stick them together (Image 4). Squeeze hot glue into the opening of the bottle, roll up the end of the felt flames, and hold them in place in the opening until the glue sets (Image 5). You can blast this look to new heights by pairing with a white spacesuit, but some disposable painter’s coveralls should do the trick without breaking the bank.
![Tape is wrapped around two 2-liter bottles that have been painted silver to look like a jetpack. The tape both holds the bottles to each other as well as serves a decorative purpose.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/10/7/0/Original_PopFizz_HGTVHappy_Galaxy-Family-Costume-Astronaut-1_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.347.85.suffix/1602089806152.jpeg)
Yasmin Murphy
![This yellow felt star is being cut to stick on a DIY jetpack for an astronaut Halloween costume. Stick-on felt is used to stick the star directly to the painted 2-liter jetpack.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/10/7/0/Original_PopFizz_HGTVHappy_Galaxy-Family-Costume-Astronaut-3_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.347.85.suffix/1602089818933.jpeg)
Yasmin Murphy
![This DIY jetpack is made from 2-liter bottles that have been recycled then painted silver. They are taped together with silver and blue duct tape and accessorized with a gold felt star.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/10/7/0/Original_PopFizz_HGTVHappy_Galaxy-Family-Costume-Astronaut-2_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.411.85.suffix/1602089811787.jpeg)
Yasmin Murphy
![These cut felt pieces are stacked together to look like flames for this jetpack that goes with a DIY astronaut Halloween costume.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/10/7/0/Original_PopFizz_HGTVHappy_Galaxy-Family-Costume-Astronaut-4_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.308.85.suffix/1602089822567.jpeg)
Yasmin Murphy
![This 2-liter bottle jetpack is for an astronaut Halloween costume. The felt flames are glued to the opening of the bottle using hot glue to really take the jetpack to new heights.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/10/7/0/Original_PopFizz_HGTVHappy_Galaxy-Family-Costume-Astronaut-5_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.347.85.suffix/1602089826673.jpeg)
Yasmin Murphy
Solar System Suit
![DIY Solar System Halloween Costume Made from Foam Balls Man Wearing DIY Solar System Halloween Costume](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/10/7/0/Original_PopFizz_HGTVHappy_Galaxy-Family-Costume-Planet-Beauty_V.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.862.85.suffix/1602089852004.jpeg)
Yasmin Murphy
Set your world in motion with this easy solar system suit. Start by buying varying sizes of Styrofoam balls and paint accordingly to represent each planet. For Saturn, use a Styrofoam ring and pair with a ball that fits inside. Use toothpicks to hold the two together. Screw plastic eye hooks into each planet, then fasten them to a large metal floral wreath frame using fishing line (Image 1). To don this solar system suit, simply tie ribbon suspenders to the wreath frame (Image 2).
![This solar system Halloween costume is comprised of DIY planets made from foam balls and paint. Plastic eyelets are screwed into the foam to suspend it from a wreath ring.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/10/7/0/Original_PopFizz_HGTVHappy_Galaxy-Family-Costume-Planet-2_H_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.308.85.suffix/1602089847192.jpeg)
Yasmin Murphy
![This solar system costume is comprised of foam balls painted to look like all the different planets making up the solar system. The foam balls are then hung from a large floral wreath ring that is attached to suspenders and worn with a black shirt.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/10/8/0/Original_PopFizz_HGTVHappy_Galaxy-Family-Costume-Extras-1_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.411.85.suffix/1602176946896.jpeg)
Yasmin Murphy
Adorable Alien
![DIY Alien Headband With Silver Dress on Little Girl Little Girl Wearing a DIY Alien Costume](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/10/7/0/Original_PopFizz_HGTVHappy_Galaxy-Family-Costume-Alien-Beauty_V.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.924.85.suffix/1602089795870.jpeg)
Yasmin Murphy
Don’t forget about your little alien (or aliens)! Start by wrapping a plain black headband with bright-green mesh tubing and holding it in place with hot glue (Image 1). For the antennae, make eyes out of small Styrofoam balls. To do this, hot glue small segments of the mesh tube across the top of a Styrofoam ball, then top each one with a pink pom-pom (Image 2). Finish the eyeballs by gluing on a green googly eye. To fasten the eyeballs to the headband, use bright-green pipe cleaners. Wrap a few around each other for strength, then wrap around the headband on one end and poke through the eyeballs on the other (Image 3). For a more extra-terrestrial appearance, coil the pipe cleaners to give them a little spring. Pair the headband with a silver outfit and green tights to create the most magical Martian on the block.
![This alien headband is part of a DIY alien Halloween costume. The headband is spruced up using fake craft eyeballs and pipe cleaners.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/10/7/0/Original_PopFizz_HGTVHappy_Galaxy-Family-Costume-Alien-1_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.411.85.suffix/1602089776172.jpeg)
Yasmin Murphy
![This black headband is being accessorized to be part of an alien Halloween costume. Green pipe cleaners and craft eyeballs are stuck on the headband to sell the look.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/10/7/0/Original_PopFizz_HGTVHappy_Galaxy-Family-Costume-Alien-2_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.347.85.suffix/1602089784939.jpeg)
Yasmin Murphy
![This three-eyed headband is part of a DIY alien Halloween costume. The headband pairs with a silver dress and green tights for a low-budget, easy-to-DIY Halloween costume.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2020/10/7/0/Original_PopFizz_HGTVHappy_Galaxy-Family-Costume-Alien-3_H.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.411.85.suffix/1602089788634.jpeg)
Yasmin Murphy