Items needed for this simple day of the dead skeleton costume: (1) Black long sleeve shirt (1) Pair of Black Leggings (1) Bottle of White Acrylic Paint (1) Bottle of Glow-in-the-Dark Paint (1) Makeup (I only used white Halloween make-up, the rest of the make-up was cosmetic make-up) First, locate some black leggings and a … Read more
Alyssa is a 7 year old girl with Rett Syndrome. She is confined to a wheelchair so we try to really put extra effort into her costume every year! This year, during a visit to Disney World, she LOVED Tinkerbell. Her spunky personality reminded us of Alyssa so the idea was born! We decided that … Read more
So I needed a box, the absolute right size box. I drove my minivan around town on recycle day scouring the town for just the right size. I think I brought home about five boxes before I found “the one”. My husband thought I was crazy. I then cut out the arm holes, neck and … Read more
I came up with the idea for this illusion costume from this website! I saw a Flying carpet ride with a Genie and I recreated the costume as a beach babe! I started by going to the craft store and got: Large piece of cardboard Sand and sea shells kids sand toys cloth (to go … Read more
We love to do a theme or family costume each year and this year we went with Simpson costumes. My son went through a stage of liking his hair spiked and that sparked our idea for these Simpsons Halloween costumes! Instructions for Simpson Costumes I started with the hair and used the same egg foam … Read more
I got this idea having to deal with my 2 flea ridden brats, Logan and Doomsday. Normally docile, the sound of bathwater running turns my sweet littl boys into raging little monsters that hate you and will scratch you bloody. I thought this would make an amusing couples costume. To build the shower you will … Read more
I came up with the idea for this Madea costume from watching several different Tyler Perry movies. I have been wanting to do it for the past 3 year, but have never succeeded in doing it. Finally this year, I was able to do it. I went to a local thrift store to pick up … Read more
My son came to me after seeing the commercial for the DVD’s release of Pixar’s Inside Out and said: “Mom I want to be Anger for Halloween!” Sounds great, let’s get to it. We bought the basics: poster board, red felt, red and orange tissue paper, spray adhesive and some red gloves. We cut out the basic shape and adhered … Read more
To make this Halloween Cosplay costume, I used a lot of craft foam, spray paint, acrylic paint, and hot glue. I alsodyed my hair red and used hair extensions. The costume was really fun to make, but took me a period of weeks to complete because I work a lot. It was all worth it, … Read more
I made this PAW Patrol costume for my four year old son. Its his favorite TV show and Rubble is his favorite charter on the show. Rubble has a construction truck and pup pack which carries his mini shovel. I used cardboard, superglue, and duct tape. For the cabin area i used one large box that i … Read more
We each made our own Sesame Street costume. Oscar: Hot glued moss (from any craft store) to my shirt, shoes and a visor. I also hot glued a fuzzy eye brow and large googley eyes. I made the trash can and trash can top out of foam board, spray paint and duct tape. Big Bird: … Read more
I wanted to give my six month old daughter something to wear that was as unique and original as she was. I came up with the ideas while watching the movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. I had seen other families recreate the characters from the book/film, but I had not seen anyone take the literal … Read more