My youngest guy wanted to be Spiderman so his brother asked me to make him Homemade Doc Ock Costume for Halloween. I found an old trench coat at Salvation Army and put slits in the back to accommodate the arms. The arms are dryer tubes that I attached to an old backpack, one of the … Read more
For this Patrick Star homemade Halloween costume I purchased a very large piece of pink felt, laid it out and cut out the shape of a star. I sewed the two pieces together. Putting velcro in the leg openings so we could get it on and off by slipping it over his head and then … Read more
Every year my children want to be something great for Halloween, however I have 4 kids so buying 4 costumes is not in my budget. I decided I would start making their costumes, they pick what group they go as and then I make all 4 costumes, we always go as a group. Last year … Read more
This is the Veggie Tales costume I made for my son. Since he was so young and slept A LOT I wanted to be able to carry him in his car seat. The only problem was when I would buckle him in, it would cover up most of his costume. My first task was picking … Read more
My son loves to watch Ben 10, so when Halloween came around he just had to be one of the Ben 10 aliens. His favorite is Heat Blast. To make the costume I used yellow and maroon Lycra, first I made a yellow cover-all then a maroon one. I sewed both layers together with padding … Read more
I have always enjoyed being challenged with costumes for Halloween. This year (2005) was no exception. My son wanted a Homemade Pluto Costume. What my kids want, the kids get. I used a child sized sewing pattern for a dog. Instead of mittens for his paws I decided to stuff them and attach them to … Read more
My two friends who were dating, decided on a Cosmo and Wanda Couple Costume from Fairly Odd Parents. It was not only a very cute, fun idea, but also a very inexpensive one. All they did was buy pink and green spray on hair dye, and a package of wings with wands included. They took … Read more
I went on a search for a quick and cheap costume to make and I got the idea for a Blue and Steve from Blues Clues Costume when I saw the blue sweatsuit. It was a big hit and everyone loved it!! Blue’s Supplies: light blue sweatsuit ($12) royal blue t-shirt ($4) 1 inch thick … Read more
My son loves Sid the Science Kid and I could not find a costume to buy so I got creative. For the wig I bought some blue felt, a stocking cap and some cotton stuffing, I sewed a bunch of little pockets then stuffed them with the cotton stuffing and sewed them randomly around the … Read more
I made this Cheetara Thundercat Costume for an 80’s themed Fancy dress hen night. Most of the ladies wore typical neon tutu’s and 80’s wear but I wanted something a little different. All the costume to purchase on line were very unoriginal and not quite what I was looking for. As a child I remember … Read more
My son wanted to be Goku from Dragon Ball Z. I looked everywhere for this Goku guy, and no luck. Online I found some that looked pretty lame, and for more than I was willing to pay. So I said what the heck, why not try to make my own Homemade Goku Costume. HAIR: The … Read more
When our 5-year-old son saw a trailer for the movie 9 he insisted on being the 9 character for Halloween even though he couldn’t actually see the PG-13 rated movie. It was so visually interesting that we agreed it would be a fun costume idea. However, there was nothing out there that we could buy … Read more