This was a labor of love! I built this Baymax suit from EVA foam from scratch. I found a 3d render on the internet and imported it into Pepakura. I should note that I have never worked with this medium before! After I printed the template our on cardstock, I traced it onto foam with … Read more
Every year I ask my kids what they want to dress up as for Halloween. My mother used to make my costumes growing up and I’ve continued the tradition with my own kids. Although she passed away before meeting my kids, I know she would be proud of the costumes I’ve created with my kids … Read more
These costumes were inspired by our love of cartoons, especially the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. We based these costumes off of the 1987 versions of Donatello and Michaelangelo. Upon coming up with the idea of who we wished to be, we also realized we didnt not want it to be just another generic store bought … Read more
Many 90s kids will remember the skater cartoon Rocket Power that was on Nickelodeon years ago. This Halloween we finally decided to put together a costume we had been talking about for years. There were four characters to create for this costume; I’ll list them in order of difficulty to make. In total, including shopping … Read more
My husband and I always try to create our costumes as a couple. We do everything together so it comes natural for us lol. But it does make things a little more challenging. I wanted to create something that would combine the past with the future to keep with the theme for the local contest … Read more
Once Upon a Time, in New England, an artist met a handsome chemical engineer. And, they fell madly in love. Obviously! Otherwise, it wouldn’t be a very good story. After many months of laughter, adventures, and lots of ice cream, Halloween was just around the corner, the artist’s favorite holiday. The handsome engineer had never celebrated … Read more
I love creating an original Halloween costume for our school Halloween Parade every year. As a teacher, I’ve received dozens of scarves as gifts throughout the years and I wanted to use them in some fun way as a costume. I came up with “The Scarves of Christmas Past” for a costume based on The … Read more
I’ve made a creepy doll costume for Halloween. The costume is made by a purple skirt and black blouse and for the make up I used lighter foundation, white eyeliner under the eyes to make my eyes look bigger like the doll’s eyes. I outlined my new eyes with liquid black eye liner. I also … Read more
My boyfriend and decided to dress up as our favorite artists for Halloween. My favorite artist is Frida Kahlo. I didn’t want to just dress like her, I wanted to become part of my favorite painting – “Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird.” I gathered all the materials I needed from garage sales including the … Read more
This was a last minute costume we made that ended up being one of my favorite costumes we’ve done. My husband and I had dressed up for Halloween for years but weren’t planning to the year we made this costume. The day before Halloween, we decided we had to do something, and we wanted it … Read more
Before I begin to talk about my experience, I would like to say THANK YOU for YOUR great idea, its nice knowing there are people who enjoy this This COOL homemade costume came into effect when we had the chance to dress up for Halloween at the office. I absolutely wanted my costume to stand … Read more
We always get laughs when we wear this costume! It makes me happy to spread Halloween joy! Get an ICEE cup and straw for your beverage holder. The costume is realatively simple. The cup is a large platic punch bowl with the base cut out. The cylinder of the cup is made from foam shipping … Read more