Cute Baby Max from Where the Wild Things Are Halloween Costume

My huband and I are theatre teachers/directors and we love to make homemade costumes.  We take it pretty seriously. One of our favorite books is

My husband and I are theater teachers/directors and we love to make homemade costumes. We take it pretty seriously. One of our favorite books is “Where the Wild Things Are” and, before we were even expecting, we knew that, if we had a boy, his first Halloween costume would be Max from the book. We … Read more

Coolest Where The Wild Things Are Costumes: Moishe and Tzippy

Let the wild rumpus begin!I studied the book for an hour before deciding on a game plan to tackle our costumes. I started with Moishe (the wild thi

Let the wild rumpus begin! I studied the book for an hour before deciding on a game plan to tackle our Where The Wild Things Are Costumes: Moishe and Tzippy. I started with Moishe (the wild thing with the black fur and striped body) and searched the greater St. Louis area for a faux fur … Read more

Coolest Max from Where The Wild Things Are Costume

This one was complete no-sew. All hot glue...1) I wanted white footey pjs but had the hardest time finding them. So I picked up a white hoodie and

This Max from Where The Wild Things Are costume was complete no-sew. All hot glue. 1) I wanted white footey pjs but had the hardest time finding them. So I picked up a white hoodie and white opaque (knitted) tights. You can see they were slipped over her shoes to be as accurate as possible, this … Read more

Cool Homemade Where The Wild Things Are Costume

Homemade Where The Wild Things Are Costume

My girlfriend and I spent 10 hours building this Homemade Where The Wild Things Are Costume from scratch. We came up with the idea after seeing the trailer to the movie. However we went more towards designing it from the book rather then the movie because we wanted it to be less dark. It took … Read more

Coolest Kids Max the King Costume

Homemade Kids Max the King Costume

My daughter wanted to be “Max the King” from “Where the Wild Things Are”. I could not find a costume anywhere so I had to whip it together. She already had a hoodie with faux fur inside so we just flipped it inside out. We flipped her tan sweat pants inside out. For a tail, … Read more

Coolest Homemade King Of The Wild Things Halloween Costume

Homemade King Of The Wild Things Halloween Costume

My two year old son, Hunter, is a huge fan of the book “Where The Wild Things Are” so when the movie came out, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to take him to his first movie. He absolutely loved his Homemade King Of The Wild Things Halloween Costume and since then, is hooked … Read more

Coolest Carol from Where the Wild Things Are Homemade Costume

Homemade Carol from Where the Wild Things Are Costume

This Homemade Carol from Where the Wild Things Are Costume is 100% made from scratch. First, the head was formed with paper mache around a 65cm workout ball. The details on the head were then created with paper mache pulp. The eyes were just painted on. All the fur and fabric was ordered online. Then … Read more

Coolest Homemade Where the Wild Things Are Halloween Costume

Homemade Where the Wild Things Are Halloween Costume

My husband always love the book, “Where the Wild Things Are”. Since the movie came out just before Halloween, we thought it would be cool to make this Homemade Where the Wild Things Are Halloween Costume. He sketched out his own version of a Wild Thing. I constructed it, and invented the pattern. It’s sewn … Read more

Coolest Homemade Carol from Where The Wild Things Are Costume

Homemade Carol from Where The Wild Things Are Costume

Fall was in the air, which meant it was time to start thinking of what or who to be for Halloween. As I was starting to come up with costume ideas I was flipping through the channels. I came across the movie, “Where The Wild Things Are”, which is based off an older children’s book. … Read more

Cool Max from Where the Wild Things Are Costume

Homemade Max from Where the Wild Things Are Costume

My son loves “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak so we decided to make a Max costume for him for Halloween last year. Searching on-line, I found a fleece one piece suit body suit. I bought oversized buttons and sewed them down the front of the body suit. I found a real wolf … Read more