We have had 12 Halloween Costume Parties and it is harder and harder every year to come up with something original! I searched and came up with this American Gladiators Couples Costume idea. For my costume (the girl) one of my friends had dropped off some clothes for my son and accidentally put in her … Read more
Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame street. When looking for a group costume this year, we turned to your website for ideas. We stumbled upon the group of Sesame street characters in hoodies with eyes attached. We thought it was a cute and fun idea we could recreate. Once … Read more
I created the Homemade Spartan Cheerleaders Couple Costume after going to the costume store, and finding the costumes there were cheaply made, and over priced for the quality. So here’s how I made this costume: 1) I visited my local Sand Dollar thrift store and found the pants for $2.00. I found the black sweaters … Read more
I made this Bruno the Trashman and Oscar costume out of chicken wire for the frame. Then I used lots and lots of glue sticks and material. I really enjoy making these costumes. I really like how I made Oscar as the puppet and you could puppeteer him. The back of the garbage can was … Read more
Another one from our Homemade Animal Muppet Halloween Costume this year. This one took hours to put together. Again, supplies came from thrift and dollar stores, so you can do it cheap if you’re willing to put in the time. For the head: I cut the rim off a baseball cap to use as the … Read more
Every year in Madison, WI, we have a huge Halloween party downtown. The costumes can be pretty outrageous so I decided this year I would go all out. I was a huge fan of the Muppets growing up so this year I decided to on a homemade Beaker Halloween costume idea. I couldn’t find a … Read more
After a disappointing firefly costume attempt last year, I really wanted to go with something more challenging. I absolutely love the Muppets and knew that if I was going to be anyone, it would have to be Animal. For the Animal Muppets Costume I started with a giant mixing bowl and made two giant halves … Read more
My husband and I decided we wanted to have easy and comfortable costumes since we were hosting our first Halloween party at our house. For Wayne, I purchased a plain black shirt and hat to which I used a fabric paint marker to put “Wayne’s World” on the hat. Both sets of jeans and Garth’s … Read more
My daughter wanted to be Xena the Warrior Princess, but store-bought costumes were either EXPENSIVE or looked really bad. So I decided to take a stab at it myself. This Xena The Warrior Princess Costume is made from paper mache and a thrift store duster. The whole thing cost about $25. For the armor, I … Read more
I’ve wanted to do this Pee Wee Halloween costume for a few years now, but due to laziness I never went through with it. Last year I ended up doing nothing, but taking pictures. This year I finally wanted to do this. So I knew what I wanted, but figured someone has already done this … Read more
I really like the show “I Love Lucy,” so I wanted to make a costume from one of the memorable scenes. I picked “Vitameatavegamin” because it is my favorite scene and the costume was easy to make. I already had the dress that I had made a few years before from an old 1950s dress … Read more
I made this Elmo Costume for my 11 year old niece. I got a pattern for hooded pajamas and used red furry fabric to make the pajamas. Then I bought Styrofoam balls for his eyes and a flat oval shape of Styrofoam for his nose. I covered the eyes with white fabric and colored the … Read more