Me and my friend didn’t want to have to go in overalls all night so we went to Silviana in the mall and got the shirts which are just red and green long sleeves. The skirts we got on sale at Wetseal but Charlotterusse carries some and so does Silviana. We got the white gloves … Read more
When asking my 3 and 6 year old what they wanted to be for Halloween this year they decided on Angry Birds. We go every year as a family theme and this seemed to work great. My 6 year old wanted to be the Yellow one because when you press on him during the game … Read more
I got the idea from looking for a costume for “Purim” (the Jewish holiday in which we wear costumes… kinda like Halloween) But you can’t find any good MK costumes here in Israel (OK OK, so it’s a little too 90’s, but it’s my favorite game EVER!). So I decided to make my own Scorpion … Read more
This Homemade Ms Pac Man and Ghost Halloween Couple Costume was created for a “80’s icons” theme party that we were invited to. My fiance suggested PacMan, but since, technically, that was the 70s, we did Ms PacMan. I was the “blue” ghost that she’s about to gobble up. Seeing just the ghost, people didn’t … Read more
My friends and I decided to dress in a Homemade Ms. Pacman and Ghosts Group Costume. I was Ms. Pac man & my 3 friends were ghosts. As long as you have 1-4 friends, you will have enough “ghosts”. ALL I used was 2 regular sized poster board for each costume. So, 2 yellow and … Read more
I really wanted to be Mario for Halloween. But I wanted to be my favorite version: Raccoon Mario from Mario Bros. 3. I had a lot of fun making this Mario Bros Halloween costume. The overalls, shirt, and boots were bought at thrift stores. The hat and tail were both custom made and sewn by … Read more
My friends were throwing a Halloween party and 2 of them were going as Mario and Luigi from Super Mario Brothers. I thought it would be fun to tell them I was going as a zombie to throw them off, then show up as Bowser, their mortal enemy! It was priceless when I barged through … Read more
My boys love Mario and Luigi video games and really wanted to be them for the annual Halloween costume contest at school. There was nothing in the marketplace at the time so I had to pull everything together and make my own Mario and Luigi Halloween Costumes. The masks were pieced together using felt; the … Read more
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, so when my kids wanted an Angry Birds costumes, I was up for the challenge. My first challenge with the costume was to come up with a costume that was cheap, easy, and anyone can do! Then I needed to find a ball shape that could fit over … Read more
We decided to do an easy group costume with Mario, Luigi, Wario and Waluigi. We found men’s tshirts, gym short and white leggings in the colors we needed. The we found matching tan hats and dyed them ourselves. We took color duck tape to create fake suspenders (Waluigi’s is backwards). We cut float paper for … Read more
I grew up playing Street Fighter and I really liked the character Chun Li. I thought she resembled me in some ways; I’m Chinese, petite, was pretty involved in martial arts, and like to kick ass =P Luckily, a lot of the accessories were things I already had lying around. I had a blue Chinese … Read more
My son is nuts about Club Penguin and Gary the Gadget Guy in particular. All summer long the neighborhood was plastered with wanted signs offering rewards for the capture of Herbert P. Bear. So of course, there was no question as to who he wanted to be for Halloween. At first, I wasn’t going to … Read more