I made the chicken by removing the filling from a bean bag and cutting a hole in the center, leaving it much in the shape of a tire. I filled the walls with shopping bags full of the bean bag filling. Upholstery shops usually have lots of foam remnants and I was able to get … Read more
After thinking long and hard about a Halloween costume for my almost two year old baby, my stepdaughter sent me a picture of a baby dressed as a chicken. I immediately fell in love with it and said “that is what I want”. I said “where can I buy this outfit?” My stepdaughter said “I … Read more
“That chicken costume is amazing! Where did you get it?” a woman came up to me and said as my four year old daughter, Irie, and I made our way to the end of the line of costumed children at elementary school parking lot. The event was “Trunk-or-Treat,” an annual event held just before dusk … Read more
For months leading up to Halloween my five year old daughter Harper had a new idea of what she wanted to be. First it was a snow leopard. Then after I handpainted some old boots with fabric paint, Rainbow Bright. Then a peacock princess. Then Ciifford. I told her that once I started making her … Read more
I went to Goodwill and bought a white hoodie sweatshirt. I bought an adult size so I could place his winter coat underneath the sweatshirt. It served two purposes. It kept him snuggly warm and it also made it look like he was a fat chicken….lol. I sprayed stick on glue to the outside of … Read more
My husband and I are into karaoke. He was singing the song Fever, and one line of the song was “chicks were born to give you fever,” so I thought of making a chick costume. I made him a chick magnet costume out of styrofoam, and I glued feathers to to ends. His song was … Read more
Last spring my boyfriend decided he wanted to go as Colonel Sanders (you know, from KFC) for Halloween this year. He hasn’t dressed up in over a decade! At first I refused to be his chicken, because I didn’t think it’d be possible to find a really cute, form-flattering chicken costume for a twenty-something woman. … Read more
Baby Jude is nearly 10 months old, and I wasn’t sure if he would be walking by the time Halloween came around. I also wanted to make him a costume that fit his personality, and settled on a fluffy baby chick. I started with a sleep sack, and then sewed a lining into it to … Read more
This cutest Chicken costume was originally made for my oldest daughter, 7 years ago. And it is just as cute on her baby sister, as the day she wore it! There is nothing like an 18 month old waddling around like a little chicken. This costume was pretty easy to make, and was my first … Read more
My boyfriend Andy and I wanted to think of a funny couple’s costume that wasn’t overdone. I saw a picture online of two little kids dressed as Colonel Sanders and a piece of fried chicken and I got inspired! Instead of being a piece of fried chicken, I decided to be a regular chicken instead. … Read more
Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? That question may be impossible but these Chicken and Egg costumes are pretty simple to construct. The chicken is just a shirt or leotard with two white boas attached every few inches. Then I had to die some tights yellow. To make the hat I found a white … Read more
I originally saw this Rooster/Chicken costume on a famous craft women’s “Living” website. It was a child’s homemade costume and I figured I could follow the same directions only larger. I purchased a white long sleeved leotard, and a short sleeve white leotard, yellow tights, white Boa feathers ( from an online discount store) and … Read more