Coolest Homemade Mrs. Potato Head Costume

Coolest Homemade Mrs. Potato Head Costume

For Halloween I wanted to create a costume that would be unique and interactive. Thinking back to my favorite childhood toys a Mrs. Potato Head costume seemed like the perfect idea! After digging up my old figurine the costume took about 2 hours to make. The inside structure is a pop up laundry hamper and … Read more

Coolest Jessie from Toy Story Costume

Homemade Jessie from Toy Story Costume

This Jessie from Toy Story Costume was my first homemade costume and I loved it! I decided to make this costume because our family was the “Toy Story” cast for Halloween and I was unhappy with the quality of the Adult Jessie costume that was available to purchase. For the shirt I bought a white … Read more

Coolest Homemade Toy Story Group Costumes

Homemade Toy Story Group Costumes

There are four costumes in this design. For our homemade Toy Story group costumes we have Woody, Jessie, Woody Jr and Buzz. For Woody we purchased cotton material with a cow print on it and cut the fabric into a vest. That was the only thing purchased. He wore his own jeans, yellow dress shirt, … Read more

Coolest Homemade Buzz Lightyear Toddler Costume

Homemade Buzz Lightyear Toddler Costume

My three year old son LOVES Buzz Lightyear and so it was a no-brainer to him that he wanted a Homemade Buzz Lightyear Toddler Costume for Halloween. So after looking through all the homemade Buzz costumes I could find (there aren’t as many as you’d think) I decided to use try one using cardboard boxes. … Read more

Coolest Little Bo Peep and Her Little Sheep Costume

Homemade Little Bo Peep and Her Little Sheep Costume

This year my six year old daughter wanted something that her and her sister could do together for Halloween. So after much discussion we came up with Little Bo Peep and her sheep. Little Bo Peep: For the dress I took a Raggedy Anne doll costume that my older daughter already had and took off … Read more

Coolest Homemade Green Plastic Army Men Costumes

Homemade Green Plastic Army Men Costumes

I love going all out for Halloween and usually start thinking of a future costume the day after Halloween. The idea of the Green Plastic Army Men came to me after I saw a clip on Youtube of visitors at Disney Land near the Toy Story display. They actually had guys all dressed in green, … Read more

Coolest Homemade Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head Couple Halloween Costume

Homemade Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head Couple Halloween Costume

Every year I vow to my daughter and her best friend that I will not be helping them with their annual Halloween obsession, the making of the ‘Best Halloween costume in town’. They have been enjoying Halloween together since they were little and went to the same day care. The discussion of different possibilities starts … Read more

Coolest DIY Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head Costumes

Homemade DIY Little Bo Peep Halloween Costume

This DIY Little Bo Peep Halloween Costume was VERY simple to make! All we used for the body was panels of cut cardboard (4 in a potato-like shape and 4 for the side panels) and various colors of felt for the body details. We wore white long sleeve shirts and bought two cheap pairs of … Read more

Coolest Jessie from Toy Story Halloween Costume

Homemade Jessie from Toy Story Halloween Costume

I saw a ‘pumpkin carving picture’ of Jessie and Woody from Toy Story this year as I was trying to find an idea to carve a watermelon. I planted my first garden this year but didn’t plant pumpkins so I decided to carve one of my watermelons. I carved Jessie from Toy Story which is … Read more

Coolest Homemade Toy Story Group Halloween Costumes

Homemade Toy Story Group Halloween Costumes

Each year I make costumes for my friends and I to wear to a Halloween Party. This year I made homemade Toy Story group Halloween costumes. We went as Woody (riding Bullseye the horse), Mrs. Potato Head, The Alien, Jessie the Cowgirl and Buzz Lightyear. Bullsye is made from felt and you step into the … Read more

Coolest Homemade Buzz Lightyear Costume

Homemade Buzz Lightyear Costume

This is the Homemade Buzz Lightyear Costume I made for my son for Halloween of 2009. ITEMS: White pants white shirt white A-line undershirt white gloves foam Board hot glue gun and sticks neon/lime green ribbon gray/silver ribbon black fabric clear film (from over head projector) red ball/beads Buzz Light figure (very useful as a … Read more