We decided to make this Homemade Mister Potato Head Child Halloween Costume because our son loved the toy. It was actually very easy to do. I followed the pattern of a bumblebee and made the body of the potato. I then included an extra flap in the back and had false pieces hanging out, just … Read more
Last year my 5 year old son was all about Mr. Potato Head and that is all he would play with so it was only fitting to let him be a “taterhead” for Halloween. So for the Mr. Potato Head costume I found two small brown fleece blankets. I cut them out about twice the … Read more
My daughter wanted to be Jessie from Toy Story 2 so it was only natural that my husband was going to be Woody. For her costume, I used a pattern for a boy’s Western shirt, but altered the yoke to match Jessie’s. I made my own pattern for the cuffs and did some decorative stitching … Read more
For this homemade Jessie Halloween costume idea I started with a long sleeve shirt that I bought at Old Navy. – I took pattern paper and laid it on top of the shirt while it was unbuttoned and traced around the left and right side of the front of the shirt at the stitched seams. … Read more
Last year, in 2010, me and my boyfriend decided to wear a Toy Story’s costume in a Carnival’s party, he like a Wood and me like a Little Bo Peep. It was easy and cost us very cheap, because we used items of clothing we already had in the closet, others we made and some … Read more
One of my favorite Disney movies is Toy Story and I wanted to come up with a great group costume, so instead of the traditional characters of Woody, Jessie, and the gang, I decided we should be the Bucket O Soldiers – 5 green toy soldiers. We bought used Army fatigues, belts, and boots from … Read more
This homemade Little Bo Peep and sheep costume was made to be funny. Normally, Little Bo Peep would be a girl and the sheep the boy. But in our case, we decided switching roles – would make it that much better. Ben plays the role of Little Bo Peep, strutting a pink skirt and hat … Read more
For this Toy Plastic Soldier Costume – pants and jacket were bought from a thrift store. I chose a raincoat and pants which had a slick material. I bought the utility belt, riffle, canteen, and walkie talkie from the dollar store. I used a pair of old work boots for my shoes. I had to … Read more
Our Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head costumes were made out of felt, with stiff batting inside and Velcro at the shoulders. We added elastic at the bottom to give it more of a potato look. Having no pattern, we just drew shapes for the eyes, nose, mustache, teeth, lips and ears. The eyes, nose, mustache, … Read more
After searching the web for costume ideas, we decided to be Mr. and Mrs. Potato head… We started by using a pattern for a bumble bee costume. We altered the pattern slightly to remove the bee stinger and head. After sewing the costume together we stuffed them to make them big and round. We made … Read more
My daughter, Kylinn, loves Toy Story and wanted to be Jessie for Halloween. She wanted my husband to be Woody, so I decided to be his girlfriend BoPeep. I cannot sew, but my mother can and she made my amazing BoPeep dress, hat, and pantaloons look just like Bo’s from the movie. She also made … Read more
My family decided to have a party to see the new year in and the theme was film characters. Its a pretty wide theme so there was lots of options to go for but I decided to attempt a Buzz Lightyear costume. Most of the outfit was built from cardboard I salvaged from work. It … Read more