This Homemade DIY Cookie Monster Halloween Costume outfit is something simple and cute that you can create in little time! I first got the idea to create this Cookie Monster outfit after looking at already made costumes online. I came across a cute Cookie Monster outfit but realized that I can make this for much … Read more
My husband is a huge Dog the Bounty Hunter fan and he thought that would be a good idea for a costume. I went along and decided we would do a couple costume and I would be Beth. Everybody loved our Homemade Dog the Bounty Hunter and Beth Chapman Costumes and definitely was the hit … Read more
This Mighty Boosh Costume was inspired by the the B.B.C. show “The Mighty Boosh.” When my roommate showed me the sketch entitled “The Crack Fox” I couldn’t stop cracking up. It was the same roommate who suggested I go as the Crack Fox as a joke a couple years later. I was able to get … Read more
This year we had decided to go as Dwight and Angela from the hit TV show The Office. I found clothes to be Angela at my local Goodwill. It wasn’t hard to find stuffy grandma clothes there, lol! And already had the stuffed cat to tote around (since Angela is obsessed with her cats). Dwight’s … Read more
Here’s our Banana in Pajamas costume. Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. As a mother of young children I was always on the look out for great ideas for the kids. Bananas in pajamas are an Australian cartoon (see picture) and also a TV show and seeing the live characters sparked my imagination. I … Read more
I made this homemade Beaker costume using a thick sheet of foam, a sheet of felt, foam eyes and nose, and a feathery string thing I picked up at a craft store. Oh, I also had a piece of bristol board on the inside to hold the shape, and an old hat with the brim … Read more
I knew last year that I wanted to be Animal this year for Halloween. Thinking I had lots of time to put this homemade Animal Halloween costume idea together came down to the last week and we hadn’t started the mask yet. I already had the clothes, the accessories and the materials needed. Most of … Read more
In anticipation of the new Muppet Movie, we decided to be some of our favorite Muppets. For Gonzo: I simply took a football helmet and hot glued pieces of foam to it to build it up. I shaped the nose out of crumpled up newspaper wrapped in duct tape and hot glued it to the … Read more
I love Garth from Wayne’s World so I decided on a Garth from Wayne’s World Costume. I got the jeans, the squared shirt and the cap in a Thrift store. My friends gave me the frames, some old pair of sneakers and I just grabbed some random T shirt of a band that I like. … Read more
We had a group of seven going to a party so we went with the Gilligan’s Island theme. I was Ginger and I used a gold long dress that I already owned. I took a blond wig and used orange and red hairspray to spray the wig a more “ginger” look. I put on fake … Read more
Every year I exploit my creative side by creating off the wall costumes that you would never see anywhere else. I view Halloween as a day you can be anyone or anything you want without any consequences…to a degree. One day I came across a picture of a woman that was a futuristic cookie monster … Read more
Last year was the first real year I could take my little boy trick or treating. I wanted to make my very first attempt at making his costume myself. One morning while watching Sesame Street, it came to me. And the Big Bird Costume was born. I started out with just a plain zipper up … Read more