This is my daughter she is five years old and I made this costume Violet from Willy Wonka for our campground halloween party which was September 27 ,2014. I made it using a yoga ball paper mache fabric and a red velvet table cloth and gold bottoms . All together seeing as I had the … Read more
I love the original Willy Wonka movie and always wanted to be an Oompa Loompa for Halloween. The hardest part of the costume was the face paint. I had the brown shoes already in my closet, as well as the white capri pants. I purchased brown soccer socks and a turtleneck matching the same shade … Read more
My son, who is three, is wearing this costume. I gave him about 9 options (when he was two) and he said no to all of them. So I randomly suggested Willy Wonka and he started screaming “yes”. That started the ball rolling. I picked up the fabric for the vest and coat at Joanne,which was … Read more
I love home made costumes. I love to make costumes. But I hate sewing. I am more of a hot glue type. Of all my brilliant ideas..I decided to make an ooma Loompa costume for my son and it involved LOTS of sewing. The easy part was the wig and brown slippers. I added wite … Read more
Shop at St. Patricks Day for wigs, Shop at Easter for a Giant Egg, Shop at Goodwill or Salvation Army for the perfect brown shirt, Shop at Summer Clearance for white cropped pants. Buy Grosgrain ribbon at Fabric Store, perfect brown color, 6 rolls, 1 yard of stretch fabric. Sew ribbon about 1 inch apart … Read more
Very fun for a group to do together! Super easy! It was so much fun to do! And who doesn’t love wearing a wig!! Everybody loved the costumes! And Willy Wonka was such a trooper!! We won 2nd place in a costume contest! Very easy and super super fun!
It all started with a love for Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Pure Imagination. Standing at just 4’11 and 3/4″, I often turn to short things for Halloween costumes. Of these have been a gnome, leprechaun, smurf, and of course and Oompa Loompa. I had my costume all ready to go for my … Read more
The three Oompa Loompa Costumes on the right of the picture were made by this momma!! Every year in my small town we have Halloween around our Courthouse square where all the stores down town give out candy; well, I got tired of seeing the same costumes from WalMart over and over and over. So … Read more
I was looking for something adorable and toddler friendly (nothing too tight, uncomfortable, nothing she would take off like a hat). I am not crafty but was quite pleased with myself when the Oompa Loompa costume was complete. People loved it, lots of compliments. Items from Kids’ Consignment Store: Brown Shirt, White Sweatpants Already Owned: Brown … Read more
Who said there wasn’t an Oompa Loompa girl costume? Who said an Oompa Loompa had to be short? Ha ha, here is my 2012 costume of an Oompa Loompa. The socks were bought at a random store, I made the skirt out of a tank top, the overalls were made of duct take with drawn … Read more
Find a gold dress, go to Michaels and purchase black adhesive letters or iron on letters. Stick on “Golden Ticket” on the front of the dress. On the back if you’d like stick on “Admit One”. Purchase fun gold jewelry, shoes, make-up and anything else that is gold. One thing I could not find was … Read more
Since my husband is tall and slender, and I am short and chunky, we thought Willy Wonka and an Oompa Loompa would be perfect costumes! With the help of my mom, we managed to pull it off! For Willy Wonka, we made a vest from scratch, and used the extra fabric to embellish a jacket we … Read more