We work in Western Massachusetts at a school for kids with autism and developmental disabilities. The classroom we work in had the youngest of the school kids in it. They often watch The Wiggles and love their songs. I came up with the idea of a Homemade Wiggles Group Costume for them. I proposed to … Read more
My Pee Wee Herman Halloween costume made a big splash this year and it was easy too! I used an old gray suit that my Dad gave me a while ago that he doesn’t use anymore. If you don’t have a gray suit, Goodwill or any thrift store will have a lot of inexpensive suits. … Read more
Become the 80’s sweetheart – a Homemade Punky Brewster Costume! Items bought: High Top Shoes – Try to get two different colors or try different color laces like I did (found a used pair on eBay). Socks – Brightly colored. (Try Target) Jeans – Right pant leg rolled up. (Any should do.) Bandana – Tied … Read more
Wilson, from the TV series Home Improvement, was my crowing achievement in terms of little effort for great reward. I got tons of compliments for this costume, which is relatively simple. The biggest challenge was holding up the tiny fence for 4 hours. Mr. Wilson’s face can never be revealed! I wore boots, long cargo … Read more
Do you have Doctor Who in the US? A Weeping Angel is an alien life form that looks like a statue when you look at it, but if you look away or blink, it will get you! The mask for the Homemade Weeping Angel from Doctor Who Costume is a download from the Doctor Who … Read more
We recently took a trip to Sesame Place for vacation and using that as inspiration, I came up with several Sesame Street costumes. Here is the Coolest Elmo Tutu Dress Costume!!! After making a handmade tutu costume using 6-inch wide strips of red tulle tied onto elastic, I added felt shapes to form the shape … Read more
This homemade Dog the Bounty Hunter costume was created with a store bought wig and my real facial beard. My friend is a police officer, he assisted in the badge and handcuffs. I wore black boots and black army pants. I bought a plastic spray bottle and black spray paint and painted the spray bottle. … Read more
I LOVE LUCY….so for Halloween I decided to dress up as one of my favorite episodes…the chocolate factory scene! My mom handmade my Lucy chocolate factory uniform and hat. I accessorized with a pearl necklace and earrings. When I purchased the Lucy wig, I started to look just like her! I really got into it! … Read more
This Snooki costume was really easy and cheap! The Snooki wig came from a Halloween/party store. I borrowed the leopard print dress from a good friend of mine and ended up pinning up the bottom so it was nice and short. I purchased a cheap pair of black sunglasses from the Dollar store and little … Read more
Fran Fine from the 90’s TV show The Nanny. I found a crazy colored jacket that was my Aunt’s from the 80’s, added a gold belt to accentuate my figure (which Fran was known for!), a tight black skirt, black tights, a cheesy pink bag, pink pumps and a big, curly black wig. I tried … Read more
I started this Homemade SNL Church Lady Costume with a purple dress and shoes from Goodwill. I intentionally purchased an extra large size so that I could stuff the front and back side to give it a more realistic woman look. For the back I placed two pillows on my butt and used a belt … Read more
The administrators at the special needs school I work in needed a fun group costume idea. Who doesn’t love the Fraggles?!?! We searched and found some highly priced costumes to order then we came across a few how-to’s and went to it. The best part was choosing who got to be which Fraggle character! Loud-mouthed … Read more