I was originally going to be the Scarecrow from the Batman movie. But a suit with a piece of burlap over my head didn’t seem like an exciting costume. So I kinda went with a traditional Scary Scarecrow Halloween Costume. The head’s a piece of burlap, that I used some polyurethane on to keep the … Read more
I made this Homemade Lego Harry Potter Costume for my 7 year old. He LOVES legos and Harry Potter so I thought this would be an awesome costume. It turned out great and won a prize for most creative! First off, you will need A LOT of cardboard (science fair boards). I used a thinner … Read more
Jozlyn is 3 years old. She loves pirates, princesses, pink, and black; so I decided to design and make her a Pirate Princess costume. She loves it and wants to wear it every day. One benefit of making your own costume is that it can be worn daily and survive even playgrounds. The pettiskirt was … Read more
I love sewing costumes. My children always had homemade costumes so you can imagine my joy when my grandchildren asked me to make them costumes. My four-year-old grandson wanted a pirate costume. So the first thing I did was look at as many pirate pictures I could to get ideas. I bought a pattern for … Read more
We saw a picture of a kid w/ bugs in his hair and immediately considered adding onto the idea for Ms Anna. She loved it! For her homemade fantasy nymph costume I made a tulle dress and put leaves and flowers all over it and added a brown cape w/sparkles for some fantasy. Her hair … Read more
Our four year old was going to be The Cat In The Hat for Halloween and very much wanted his two brothers (ages two and 8 months) to be Thing 1 & Thing 2. I did not like any of the costumes available in stores (and none would fit the baby) so I found this … Read more
Each year my children pick costumes for us to make for Halloween. This year was the most challenging, Heat Miser and Snow Miser from “A Year Without a Santa Claus.” The hardest part of the Homemade Heat Miser and Snow Miser Costumes were the masks. We made them out of paper-mache. As a form, I … Read more
I got the Snow Queen Costume idea from the movie Chronicles of Narnia. I didn’t go for looking like the Queen in the movie. I came up with an idea of what a Snow Queen would look like to me. I made the dress using a McCalls pattern. The fabric I used was some old … Read more
My roommates and I decided to be the Anchorman news team for Halloween two years ago. So for our Homemade Anchorman Group Costume we got all of our suits, shirts, and ties at a local Goodwill store. They had a great selection of 70’s style suits and oddly colored shirts. I went as Brian Fantana … Read more
This is my 3 Year Old as Ron Burgundy Anchorman Costume for Halloween. I dressed up as Veronica Cornerstone. Even if you never saw the movie seeing my little guy dressed up like a 70’s news anchor was pretty funny. This is how we pulled it together- 1. I bought a one size to small … Read more
This is my 2-year-old son, Blake, wearing a Homemade Chucky Costume we put together based on the serial killing doll from the Child’s Play movies, better known as Chucky. My husband and I thought that the store-bought Chucky costumes looked really cheesy, and they don’t make them small enough for two-year-olds (a Chucky costume really … Read more
For Halloween this year, I went as the Black Swan from the Natalie Portman movie “Black Swan.” I absolutely loved the movie and I have wanted to dress up as a ballerina for Halloween for years. I previously danced so I had some of the materials on hand. I used old pointe shoes, tights, and … Read more