This was an idea my husband and I have had for a few years now. Making our costumes has become a tradition for us every year and our friends and family are always excited to see what we’ve come up with. Usually we only create costumes for our 2 boys. We had our other 2 … Read more
We couldn’t think of a costume for our 5 month old. I seen a lot of stroller costumes and the idea of a Pacman arcade game dawned on me. I actually thought it would be more difficult than it was. My husband cut the shape out of a regular cardboard box and it fit perfectly … Read more
Like many kids today, mine love Minecraft. My son wanted to be a creeper this year and we were up for the challenge. We found some unused cardboard boxes at the local home depot and built each body part from the pieces (head, body, telescoping part of body, and 4 feet). The biggest challenge was … Read more
When my 7 year old decided she wanted to be her favorite iPhone app character, I wondered how I was going to transform her into a pixelated bird creature. Then the Creativity Nymph whispered in my ear, make her the whole game. Her tubes (Flappy Bird’s obstacles) are made of felt and wreath bases, held … Read more
The theme was chosen by Benjamin, my 7 year-old son. Shy by nature and not the least bit outgoing, he takes after his mom, the wallflower! In order to help my son overcome his social anxiety, I’ve been making costumes of his choice and joining in. My thought is this: if his seriously boring and … Read more
My son (5yo) loves Minecraft and he was asking to be Steve this year 2014. I checked online and there is no Steve costume I can buy. So…. This is once a year big thing for my son. (I know he likes Christmas, But Halloween is more mean it for him). I decide to make … Read more
One of my favorite games is Battletech, which is a wargame played on tabletop. There is also a video game based off of the wargame called Mechwarrior. The community for these games is large and doesn’t lack in artistic ability, but had yet to produce a large, well proportioned costume. I wanted to change that. … Read more
My daughter loves doing family theme costumes for Halloween. She even got her brother involved in this one. Mostly all of the costumes were homemade, including the Mario overalls and hats. Colored shirts to match the hats were worn as well as big yellow buttons and Mario mustaches (can be cut from paper or felt). … Read more
My son wanted to be the character “Tails” from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. We have a tradition in our house that we always make our costumes. This year, it was a little more planning and execution to make this one as crazy as it needed to be. We started with a large, plastic pumpkin … Read more
Every year I attend a local Pub Crawl and go all out with my costume! Last year I created a decomposing Cheshire cat costume; this year, I knew I needed to go bigger and better. I decided to make my own bobble head nurse costume from Silent Hill. I made the mask out of plaster; … Read more
As a certified Candy Crush addict, I wanted to go with a Candy Crush costume theme, and I was inspired when I saw a cheap jewellery organizer at Marshall’s. Supplies Needed Pink Apron Jewellery organizer (with plastic pockets) Pink hair bow Colour printouts of Candy Crush pieces Licorice wheels Mike & Ike’s Other candy Candy … Read more
My 4 yr old wanted to be Steve from the popular Minecraft video game. I thought it would be cool and probably very cheap costume. I was sure it would also be a huge hit too ! I started out with looking for a free template of Steve’s head. I printed it out on regular … Read more