My 11 year old daughter wanted to be Sonic the Hedgehog, but wanted the girl version. Well, my parents went and bought her the already made costume. To put it mildly I said “YOU WILL NOT BE GOING IN PUBLIC IN THAT OUTFIT!!!!” Okay, maybe I was a little loud about it, but boy was … Read more
My third grader decided that for Halloween she wanted to bring her favorite game character to life. Not only is Candy Crush her favorite game to play on her tablet, but she loves Taffy. The easy part was picking her character for Halloween, and we thought that making the costume was going to be relatively … Read more
This year was my 10 year old son and I first zombie walk. After showing him examples throughout pictures of zombies for his makeup, he decided that he did not wanted to be a grotesque or gruesome zombie. So we came up with the idea of making him into a “cute” zombie from Plant vs. … Read more
My son Jareds favorite game and character, has been for a few years now, problem was and still is, since Halo is rated MA for mature adults no one makes a child size costume for him, the helmet/mask is available for kids, but no costume or accessories. So enters super dad, lol, I bought a … Read more
First i have to explain that every my child decided what they want for costume…but this year i think they made a pack to give me so hard test. First my son want a Assasin’s Creed costume and my daughter Ninjini from the Skylanders game. I began by the torse and the cuddler, this was … Read more
1. HOW MINECRAFT STEVE WAS MADE This first step in making this costume was to get the measurements of my sons torso. The body should have only enough room to slide the costume on with your arms outstretched straight above your head. The arm holes should be large enough to easily slide on. Before trying … Read more
My ten year old son… always wanting to be a Halloween Character that’s hard to find! One year Link from The Legend of Zelda, Luigi from Mario Brothers … to sum it up, he loves his video games. So, guess what? That means Mom (Me!) is always on the hunt for the perfect Halloween Costume. … Read more
This costume was inspired by the moogle from the final fantasy xiii video game. My daughter loved saying “kupo” just like the character. So when she asked to be a moogle, I started searching the internet. I found plenty of moogles that were infants wearing one piece suits, but she wanted to wear a dress … Read more
First I made the props. Which was very difficult to make for a 1 year old. Most of the prop s i make are toddler unfriendly. So I made the shield out of EVA foam, same with the base of the sword. The blade and conductor wand was made from foam board. I made sure … Read more
The adventure of Bowser, oh what an adventure! The journey of making the costume started when Jordan (Grandson) so desperately wanted to be his favorite character from Mario, only to find out they do not sell Bowser anywhere. What a disappointment, huh? Absolutely not, my sweet Jordan would not be disappointed and his wish was … Read more
I love making Halloween costumes for the kids, but I’ve noticed as they get older, the costume choices are becoming more challenging! This year, my 7 yo son hit me with a real stumper – he wanted a Minecraft Ender Dragon, with wings that ‘really worked’. Ok. No problem. Anyone who knows minecraft, knows how … Read more
Hi, I made princess peach costume out of two prom dresses and a fitted tee I got at Savers. It came out to about $25. I cut the hot pink dress to make it like a skirt, with a hot glue gun I sealed around the wait line, then I cut some of … Read more