I decided about two hours before we had to go out for Halloween activities to be “The Brawny Man”. I already had the flannel shirt (which I wear on a regular basis anyway) and I figured I could throw a fake beard on with some make-up in no time. Making the paper towel roll so … Read more
This is a twist on a Ronald McDonald costume. The costume was super easy to make and very affordable. All the clothes were bought at the goodwill and then spray painted. It consists of a suit vest, khakis, and a white collared shirt that went underneath which was taped with duct tape and then spray … Read more
We made our family of 3 the cereal monsters! Our 8 year old daughter was Boo Berry, her father was Count Chocula and I (the mommy) was Franken Berry. We had a great time making this Homemade Halloween Cereal Characters Group Costume.
These Homemade Wendy and Ronald McDonald Costumes really played to my infatuation with fast food. All in all, it took a bit of digging and the help of my girlfriend’s sewing ability to create these fun costumes. We got plenty of laughs, plus we raised awareness of Ronald and Wendy’s secret tryst. Since we could … Read more
Our 7 year old decided to choose his own costume this year; a GEICO Money Stack costume. Of course, this was a costume that you could not buy in a store. It took a lot of planning to get this costume to look good as well as to fit well. The first issue was making … Read more
I had a sudden idea from out of the blue to dress up as the apple from the “Fruit of the Loom” commercials. I knew this would be a difficult task, but with a bit of cardboard, a bunch of stuffing, a few yards of fabric, and some heavy duty sewing, I had myself a … Read more
My son Jacob wanted a Jolly Green Giant Costume. I bought a green costume for under $10 and then covered it with leaves. The leaves were on a vine and I cut them off to sew them all laying flat like the Giant. For his head we cut a baseball cap that was too small … Read more
Every Halloween it is difficult to think of an original idea and homemade costumes are better than any costume you can buy in a store. SO this year I decided to make a Homemade Mister Peanut Halloween Costume and didn’t know where to begin. My friend Kristen and I went to Jo-Ann Fabrics and found … Read more
I decided a few years back to be Jack In The Box for Halloween. I started 3 weeks early in preparation. In the end, I wished I had one more week to clean it up around the edges. Bear with me, as the process of making the jack head was tedious. To make the jack … Read more
I got the idea of this Energizer Bunny Toddler Costume from my 2 year old son because he keeps going, and going, and going. I started with a generic fabric store bunny pattern with the zipper up the front using pink and white fuzzy material. I followed the package instructions with the exception of making … Read more
I actually made/wore this Energizer Bunny Costume several years ago to work – won first prize! I already had the pink warm up suit which happened to have a hoody on it (a pink sweatsuit would work well too!) Bought the ears and bunny tail, which I safety pinned on to my back end (sorry, … Read more
We decided on a Homemade Captain Crunch and Toucan Sam Couple Costume after an idea we got off the internet. Captain Crunch: purchased a jacket from Goodwill and then bought yellow felt to make the button and trim on the jacket. The hat was a little bit more difficult. I bought foam from Joann’s and … Read more