Homemade Pillsbury Doughboy Costume

I got an idea for turning our six month old into the Pillsbury Doughboy for Halloween. We already had a long sleeve white onsie and white cotton pants so I bought a small piece of white material to make his neck handkerchief. I went to a restaurant supply store for the chef’s hat and had … Read more

Coolest Homemade Pillsbury Dough Boy Costume

Homemade Pillsbury Dough Boy Costume

I thought of making my one year old baby into the Pillsbury Dough Boy because of the cute “woo-who” sound that everyone would remember upon seeing the costume. It was easy to make. I shaped the head like a hood, leaving room to stuff it into the round form of the dough boy. I then … Read more

Coolest Homemade California Raisins Group Halloween Costumes

Homemade California Raisins Group Halloween Costumes

We made the coolest Homemade California Raisins Group Halloween Costumes of 2010. We created real life California Raisins. My friends and myself always do Halloween right. We have a crazy passion for it. No amount of excessive effort is to much when it comes down to Halloween costumes. It took 2 of us 9 days … Read more

Coolest Wendy and Colonel Sanders Couple Costume

Homemade Wendy and Colonel Sanders Couple Costume

My boyfriend and I dressed up as Colonel Sanders and Wendy. He just used clothes he already owned for the outfit, and we found the ribbon at Walmart and the glasses at a halloween shop (popped out the sunglass lenses). There was no problem getting a clean bucket from KFC but may have been more … Read more

Homemade Ronald McDonald Costume

I enjoy coming up with great unique ideas for my children’s costumes and last year we decided on Hamburglar from McDonald’s! I couldn’t find a striped shirt and pants like I wanted so I used a solid black turtleneck that my son already had and bought a plain pair of black pants. I then used … Read more

Coolest Hamburger in a Happy Meal

Homemade Hamburger in a Happy Meal

Have you had your meal today because it Skyler’s Happy Meal Time. My 3 year old son loves Happy Meals and so this year I decided to make him a Hamburger in a Happy Meal. I began 3 months ago when I started to collect logos from Happy Meal boxes to attach to the sides … Read more

Coolest Homemade Sprout Jolly Green Giant Costume

Sprout

This homemade Sprout Jolly Green Giant costume was perfect for my son, not only because he looks just like Sprout, but because it was comfortable for him and very easy to make. I just took a green youth T-shirt, cut the neck and one arm off to make it a one-shoulder shirt and cut off … Read more

Coolest Pillsbury Doughboy Costume

Del's Pillsbury Doughboy Costume

It started with a white painter’s coverall provided by a friend – also available at hardware stores for about $5. I always like to have an item for the genesis of a costume. Our family brainstormed what it could be for our 10 year old son’s costume. White rabbit? Astronaut? Snowman? Our son finally settled … Read more

Coolest Homemade Pillsbury Doughboy Halloween Costume

Homemade Pillsbury Doughboy Halloween Costume

This is my Homemade Pillsbury Doughboy Halloween Costume. I always try to do creative fun costumes and everyone seemed to like it. It wasn’t too hard to make and was really soft and comfortable to wear at Halloween parties. To make it I bought a chef’s hat for $13 and cut out a picture of … Read more

Cool Homemade Jack in the Box Costume

Homemade Jack in the Box Costume

I made this Jack in the Box costume for my husband for a Halloween costume contest at work. It took about 3 days to make the head. I used a punching balloon and paper mached it, leaving an opening at the base. You can set the balloon in a large bowl while doing this. It … Read more

Planter’s Peanut Costume

My son really wanted to be Mr. Peanut and since I couldn’t find a peanut costume I tried to make my own. I bought gold colored felt and cut two shapes of a peanut out and sewed the two together. I added some black felt for the peanut markings. I bought a hat monocle and … Read more