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This Homemade Hungry Hungry Hippos Costume took about 6 hours off and on to make. I used fabric, paper mache over chicken wire and other odds and ends to the the shapes correct. I spray painted cardboard to shape the back pieces, or buttons from the game.
I asked my eight year old son what he wanted to be for Halloween and was amazed and worried when he said, “A LEGO GUY”. Huh, how was I going to pull this off. I quickly went to my friend Google and started to see how others had managed. As I started thinking about the … Read more
After seeing some other Lego-Man costumes on your website, my son wanted a Homemade Lego Man Halloween Costume for Halloween. He was very happy with the way it came out, and got a ton of compliments from his classmates and friends. He also won a trophy at our town’s Halloween Costume Party. Making the costume … Read more
We stumbled upon these Hush and Calico costumes 2 days before Halloween. We were looking for somthing fun, scary and cool. While browsing online, looking for original zombie, death and ghost ideas, I saw a girl dressed as Sadie looking great. Then, ta-da, we found the site with our dolls to be! For Hush, Jamie … Read more
I am always trying to come up with new and original stuff. This particular year I decided on a board game theme. The original plan was Monopoly and Life but that looked a little daunting. Both Monopoly and Operation Gameboard Costumes are made out of felt, it’s a very cheap fabric and easy to work … Read more
This is our homemade Operation and Surgeon couples costume we wore to our Halloween party this year. The Surgeon was really simple. It took a quick trip to GoodWill to purchase scrubs. I made the badge on the computer & borrowed the stethoscope from our daughter. Operation guy was a little more involved, but still … Read more
I got this homemade Lego Pirate Halloween costume idea online and just added details that my 6yr old insisted on. Such as the peg leg, hook hand and parrot on the shoulder. He wanted it to look just like the Lego pirate toy. I started by cutting circles out of 2″ foam insulation for the … Read more
My 6 year old son’s favorite game is Sorry, and this year he decided that was what he wanted to be for Halloween, Sorry Gameboard costume. I purchased 2 pieces of foam board and painted on to look like the gameboard and painted the other to look like the top of the box. My kids … Read more
Our Barbie girls costume was based on our favorite childhood toy. We used large storage boxes, paint, and loads of hot glue! After cutting and painting the boxes, we found the fonts and words we needed to print on our box. We found the Barbie logo and the Mattel sign, as well as making up … Read more
This homemade Freedom Edition Barbie and Ken couple costume was made from moving boxes! We cut out the look we wanted. Spray painted and added flare. I worked on the details, while he painted the boxes. It cost us under $100 for the boxes and outfits! This costume could be easily modified where you would … Read more
The idea: As a blonde, being a Barbie for Halloween is a pretty standard idea. However, having a reputation for going all-out on Halloween I didn’t want to be a blonde dressed in pink saying I was Barbie. While discussing Halloween costumes with my friend she suggested we be Barbie’s in boxes. Perfect. It would … Read more
