I made several costumes for my toddler in the last 2 months. I did not enter all of them in this contest because it takes a while to do the write ups. Also, some of my favorites aren’t always the popular ones. I did’t initially post this one because I wasn’t sure how it would … Read more
My Girlfriend wanted to dress up as Mortal Kombat characters, and I wanted to be a Lego figure. I compromised, and made a 7′ tall Lego Raiden character. I wore it to a part where I met about 25 of her friends for the first time. I was so nervous, but I walked in, the … Read more
My son absolutely loves Skylanders, particularly EyeBrawl. When he asked to be Eyebrawl for Halloween I knew that ordering a costume online or going to a store wasn’t an option. I had already done my research and found only 3 Skylanders costumes were available. And of course none that my son liked. My first thought … Read more
I was inspired to make this costume ever since Halo the video game came out that had a great twist of Sci-fi action. As soon as I saw the big green man, Masterchief, I fell in love of his armor and decided to make one myself. In the process, I reference the pictures of the … Read more
My son wanted to be pacman. I am quite a perfectist and searched for the best way to make him look like a video game icon. I decided I wanted his head to be pacman and the body would be the game board. Wanted it to be a simplified version but cute. Several items flowed … Read more
I don’t know about you but I was THRILLED when my son asked me to make him his costume. I love making my kids’ costumes and the more difficult the better for me. I love a challenge. So when my son told me what he wanted to be, I was like “Huh?” I’m not a … Read more
This year we decided to make the kids Mario, Luigi, and Donkey Kong. We made the heads by making a cylinder shape out of cardboard and scuplting faces from paper and tape. Then we covered them with paper mache. I put a mix of joint compound and caulk and sanded it to make it as smooth … Read more
The mask started out as a Dollar Tree plastic mask and a balloon for support. I put the mask on the balloon then covered it with four layer of paper mache, going all the way around to the back of the head and covering the ears; each layer adding to the details of making it … Read more
Ok, so our whole family LOVES playing Plants vs. Zombies. (For those who don’t know, it’s a video game where you use plants in your yard to fight off the zombies trying to get into your house. Why do they want in your house? Because they want your BRAINS!!!) This year for Halloween, my 6 … Read more
Super Coolest Halloween Costumes 2013… Featuring Bowser, Dry Bones and Petey Piranha My name is Tami and our Halloween theme was easy to decide this year, with a new puppy we named Bowser, it was too obvious…Super Mario! I’ll start with his costume, Bowser! I used 2″ foam for the shell and cut small shaped … Read more
The halloween 2013 , was prepared since 2012 . Like every year , we decided to challenge ourselves for Halloween creating a costumes that is interactive , visually striking and allows us to let go of our imagination! With this in mind, we decided to build one giant Nintendo from our childhood, and functional to … Read more
My costume for the Halloween 2013 this year was Yoshi Mario Kart from the popular Nintendo game series. Over the years since the game came out I have seen a few cardboard Mario Kart costumes, but never a full sized kart like featured in the game. I decided I would make two costumes in one … Read more