This costume was made for my granddaughter Harley for one of her beauty pageants. She is three years old and love to go around saluting so we decided to make her a salior and she would be able to wear her outfit for halloween. To make it look just right we did in fact purchase … Read more
The hat of the Homemade Drunken Pirate Costume was a gift. I regularly dress up like a pirate for almost all occasions, so a friend gave it to me knowing it would go to good use. The dreads are my actual hair. I usually have an eye patch, however you cannot see it in this … Read more
I was having a hard time thinking of something to be… and then I thought of being a tough cookie! I dressed up as an Oreo cookie with boxing gloves and a black eye! The cookie is made from foam, cut into two circles with arm holes. It’s covered in brown material attached with white … Read more
Trick or Treat! Supplies needed, plastic trick or treat bag, pillow case, paint, brushes, scissors, glue, needle, thread, felt, candy with wrappers and stapler. This costume was a last minute idea I had already started on another costume that didn’t work out so the night before I started searching for quick and easy costumes. I … Read more
My friends and I decided to dress up as the Spice Girls (the singing group from the 90’s.) Starting from the left; Posh Spice, Sporty Spice,Baby Spice,Scary Spice and Ginger Spice. We each went out and found pieces that went along with each Spice Girl’s assemble. Posh Spice has on a tube top pin striped … Read more
I think my DIY Lady Gaga adult costume idea should win the coolest homemade costume contest. My costume was inspired by Lady Gaga Telephone video. I put the costume together myself rather than just going out and purchasing one. Some people say I look like Lady Gaga so I ran with it. Everyone knew who … Read more
My baby’s favorite toy is her playschool gloworm toy, it also have a sentimental meaning for me (my baby was super tiny when she was born, the gloworm’s head was a lot bigger than hers, so this toy reminds me how well she is doing and how small and fragile she was). We decided to … Read more
My daughter was 9 months pregnant and came up with this great idea for a costume for herself. We just bought some tight black pants, and a black shirt at the resale store for $2.00. She got the cat tail and ears a while back at the resale store as well for $1.00. I used … Read more
Firstly, I got my idea for a Homemade Day of the Dead Pregnant Belly Costume from going to a day of the dead parade and I was kinda bummed that I was pregnant and couldn’t be a skeleton so I figured my unborn baby could be a skeleton too. So, I Googled baby skeleton X … Read more
My daughter got the idea for her Homemade Zombie Bride Halloween Costume this year from watching Michael Jackson’s Thriller video for the first time. We got an old wedding dress at our local Goodwill for $7 and soaked it in hot tea to make it look old. We did the same for her veil and … Read more
Years ago we read a suggestion in Exceptional Parent magazine to incorporate the wheelchair into the Halloween costume. We’ve had lots of fun doing just that! The Pirate in a Ship Wheelchair Costume was made using large pieces of cardboard, covered in brown paper and decorated with marker. The box easily folded flat for transporting … Read more
My 11 year old daughter made this betty rubble costume using some blue material lying around the house and her sewing machine. She just made a cylinder top, and added a neck strap to hold it. Her little cousin is the model, holding her doll to match. The skirt is also a cylinder, at the … Read more