I was trying to come up with an ideal costume for my son for Halloween, and he was sitting there at the table eating tootsie rolls, which he loves, and he says I want to be candy for Halloween. So I looked online for a Tootsie Roll costume and they have the ones you can … Read more
Here is my little girl with her homemade candy costume. Made with tape and cellophane. I used a big ball, the kind you sit on, and I covered it with saran wrap to protect it. Then, I put some tape more than you can imagine. When it was thick, I cut it and I took … Read more
I made my daughter a Tootsie Roll costume for Halloween. She wore a white turtle neck and brown pants under the costume. The costume materials included brown felt, thick red ribbon, white fabric and white pant. I started by cutting a long rectangle from the brown felt. I glued red ribbon near the top and … Read more
Olivia, my chocolate Labrador Retriever, is dressed in the Coolest Tootsie Roll Costume. I got the idea because she is brown in color, as are Tootsie Rolls, and I wanted her to be something on Halloween that you can’t buy in the store for pets. I really like this costume because it still allows your … Read more
My cool homemade unique costume is life size lifesavers candy roll. I got this homemade Lifesavers Halloween costume idea when I drove by the one and only pool supply store open in the winter. The inflatable pool ring tubes represent the different flavors of the ring shaped fruit candies, they fit still and firmly on … Read more
Our daughter has had an obsession with M&M’s since she was a baby and this year we vowed to make her a Homemade Green M&M Costume! We took tubing from the lawn and garden store and shaped it around her body and used it for a pattern. We then made a pattern with fabric, and … Read more
Materials: · Enlarged picture of the classic Twix bar (or actual Twix bar) · 1 yd of shimmering gold cloth · 2 ft of ironable fusible strips · 1 roll of white Duck Tape · 1 roll of red Duck Tape · Black Sharpie pen · Sharp fabric scissors · Ruler · Protractor I folded … Read more
We wanted something a little different for the children’s fancy dress this year and my neighbor mentioned “Chocolates” so we thought of the “Cadbury’s Heroes” chocolates! We made the large box out of purple tissue and stuck photocopied logos of the chocolates on and completely covered it in cellophane with a broom handle through the … Read more
My son wanted to wear a DOTS Candy costume for Halloween, but I could not find one already made. I decided to tackle the job myself and make my own Homemade DOTS Candy Costume! I cut up a leftover computer box that was big enough for my son to fit inside. I cut out arm … Read more
Thomas decided that he wanted to be a Toblerone candy bar so we created this costume from cardboard, painted it yellow and added the box design based on a real Toblerone bar. The bar didn’t last long but the costume held up like a champ. We added tinfoil for detail and a face hole so … Read more
Here’s how we made our Homemade Jelly Belly Costumes: Items you need 1. A pair of sweats, both the pants and tops, in any bright color you like as the first layer 2. A strong, transparent, plastic garbage type of bag 3. Small balloons to blow up and put in the bag to resemble Jelly … Read more
I made this Homemade Candy Corn Baby Costume for my daughter in 2006. You never know if it will be cold here on Halloween! Just in case it was, I decided to make this candy corn costume out of fleece. Hint: Make sure you wash and dry your fabric according to the directions to prevent … Read more