A group of my roomates and friends wanted to do a group Halloween costume before we all graduate. We attended Central Michigan University! Go Chips! Anyways.. we all brainstormed and finally came up with the idea to make home made costumes (well… because we were all college students with a limited budget) and decided that … Read more
We had a sponsored walk at school and the theme was bright colors! What is a better idea than 8 different colored M & M’s! We made the whole M & M costume our selves and it cost around $15 each including the paint! Much cheaper than buying an outfit and much more creative. It … Read more
This sexy candy costume was inspired by my sheer LOVE of candy. The entire costume aside from the stockings was made entirely of candy or from its wrappers. I wanted something sexy and eye catching and believe me it turned out to be both. First, I started by taking a cheap bra I found at … Read more
This year my 15 year old daughter wanted a M&M Halloween costume. It could not be found anywhere. I started to research some sites on how to make the costume. I got the idea from www.familyeducation.com. It came out great. She loved it. The costume was simple and only took one hour. I took two … Read more
This Candy Dots Costume is made of 2 pieces of foam board, Styrofoam balls, cut in half, paint dots, colors of your choice (we went traditional) and hot glue. I glued candy colored ribbon in 2 straps for resting on the shoulders. Any colored street clothes underneath and your all set. Total cost $12. I … Read more
My daughter and I were trying to come up withan idea for different children costumes. She wanted to be something that no one else would be. Then I came up with what I thought was the greatest homemade Halloween costume idea; she could go as a candy bar! For the homemade Halloween costume we took … Read more
The school that my children attend asks that parents try to have their children wear costumes that keep with a fall theme, as the parties are now called “Harvest Parties”, not “Halloween Parties” anymore. I always try to come up with some cute things for them to be and I really love Candy Corn, so … Read more
This Lifesaver Candy Costume is the first homemade costume I attempted and I was so pleased on how it turned out! The inspiration came from the shoes you see in the picture that I purchased overseas while living abroad with my parents. At the time, I didn’t really have a use for the shoes, but … Read more
This M&Ms chocolate costume is 100% home made. No patterns, no other ideas from children costumes, just an idea from a candy wrapper and a bunch of felt! As you can see I used heavy duty felt. The colors are found in 8×10 squares and the brown and white were purchased off the bolt – … Read more
Every Sunday at church a gentleman gives my son a bag of skittles. I told him if he didn’t stop one day my son would turn into a bag of skittles, so this year we made it happen. We made him a skittles costume. I took a large vinyl lined tablecloth, a large man’s red … Read more
I wanted something different than the normal costume. I bought a bag of M&M’s and copied it to life size – all the way down to the ingredients on the back with the bar code. It is comfortable to wear and it doesn’t take up much storage. It’s also fun to see people’s reaction.
I had to have a cool Halloween costume for work. My manager said it was mandatory. (I am a preschool teacher) I didn’t want to spend a lot of money on a costume that I would wear for a few hours so I decided to be a bag of jelly beans. From there my costume … Read more