This is my version of a Captain America costume.. I wanted it to be as comfortable and as practical as possible.. After looking at as many Captain America costume pictures I could find, I used the idea I had in mind, mixed with any other input I could find online, including this site.. The Captain … Read more
We care for four girls at a children’s home and we wanted to dress up in a theme for Halloween. Our own daughter suggested we dress up like Despicable Me characters. I immediately had an idea how to make the Minion costumes for our girls. I started with two 24″ beach balls and taped them … Read more
I absolutely loved watching “Doug” when I was growing up. Until last night, I didn’t realize how many of us had this fondness in common. Random strangers were coming up to me, high-fiving me as they screamed “Quailman!” I got a huge applause at a nice restaurant where one girl asked if she could take … Read more
My son’s name is Jack and we try to do a costume each year playing on his name (A Jack from the game Jacks and this year a Jack in the box). The first year we did Jack Jack from The Incredibles. I got red footed pajamas and some fabric paint. I just painted on … Read more
My Little Pony was a very popular childhood toy in the early 90’s that seems to have a cult-like following. Although I am not in that cult, I do enjoy dressing up in a Homemade My Little Pony Adult Costume for Halloween! The outfit began with a light blue long sleeve leotard that I bought … Read more
After visiting Disney World our son wanted to be Mickey Mouse. I could not stand the pre-made costumes we found in store and online so I decided to make a Homemade Goofy and Mickey Mouse Costumes. I got a pair of Minnie Mouse ears at the Disney store and removed the bow. I had a … Read more
This Powerpuff Girls Group Costume actually requires a little bit of time an effort, but in the end it’s worth it. The heads were made with paper maché and acrylic paint. The eyes (so we could see) were made with black see-through stockings. The dresses were pretty simple as well, just 2 meters of each … Read more
I was going to a Halloween party in two days and wanted to make a Homemade Marvin the Martian Costume. So I headed over to Walmart and picked up a whole bunch of foam, and found that they had duct tape in green (didn’t know it came in that color until that day) and some … Read more
It’s Halloween time again and that means many hours in a small garage being covered in little bits of foam. This year we decided to bring to life a childhood classic TV Show, Gumby Adventures! We started with the basic building materials, cardboard and Styrofoam. These two materials adhered together with hot glue makes a … Read more
My 3 yr old daughter Olivia loves watching Sponge Bob and asked to be him for Halloween. After seeing the costumes available I decided to make her an even better one. I went to the fabric store and purchased 2 yards of 1″ green upholstery foam and 2 yards of yellow felt. At home I … Read more
For this Spongebob Squarepants costume we used felt material for the main part of the costume, then we added a hat to the interior to hold the suit in place. Then we added a pair of old dress shoes (worn once for a wedding), a pair of white socks, and red and blue electrical tape … Read more
For those who don’t know, Rorschach is the main anti-hero of the graphic novel “Watchmen” which is being adapted into a movie. Now I was one of the fools that thought the Joker would be an awesome costume, which it would be… if everyone else wasn’t doing the same thing. So with the movie coming … Read more