I'd say my most interesting homemade Halloween costumes in the '90s were for ages 11 and 12 respectively (1995 and 1996). At age 11, I dressed as a moth: I started with using cheap angel wings as a base, but then created headwear of feathery antennae to wear on my head. I was a huge nerd for insects at the time. Whenever someone said, "Nice butterfly costume.", I'd have to correct them by informing them I was a moth!

Then a year later I dressed as a giant 9V battery. I found a rectangular cardboard box, painted it red, painted on a large "9V" on the chest, then glued two empty tuna fish cans to the roof to act as connectors. Unfortunately, since it was dark outside, no one could really tell what I was supposed to be, so kids just assumed I was a robot!

About a year later I actually hollowed out a real pumpkin to wear on my head as a mask, as seen in that Halloween episode of the Adventures of Pete & Pete. The real challenge was finding a pumpkin that was light enough that didn't cause neck strain, yet wouldn't be too small.