Our VBS is always an elaborate event with vibrant massive decorations, creative crafts, and with lots of colorful characters telling the Bible stories! Each year the director comes up with interesting, and sometimes unlikely characters (not necessarily from the human or animal categories) to tell parts of the story each day. I have been various … Read more
Ohh yeeahhh! Behold the koolest Halloween costume ever built, Kool Aid Man! I initially looked online to buy one but I couldn’t find it anywhere. So I had to resort to Plan B, build it. So here you have it. Here’s how I made it. Materials used: Hula Hoops Cardboard zip ties tape foam spray … Read more
I bought my daughter’s costume for this year last year as a way to save money but once I took it out the closet it just looked like a regular old costume for a one year old. Every other kids was going to be a little elephant. As I was talking to my coworkers yesterday … Read more
My 7 year old daughter found the “Have you laughed today” Laughing Cow Cheese commercial hilarious. She then declared to be Laughing Cow Cheese for Halloween! She didn’t choose to be the cow, or the round box, but the wedge of cheese that I had to buy and include in her school lunches. Not sure … Read more
I saw a few costumes that looked familiar to the ones we made. It took me about 5 hours total to make the entire costume including accessories. Bra: Use a bra you do not mind throwing away after the party. 4 bags of mixed hard candy (I used gum balls, godstoppers, spree, starburst minis and skittles) to glue on bra (do whatever … Read more
For this homemade chocolate candy head costume I used a large balloon (the kind that has the elastic band attached that kids like to bop around, works well) for the mold – just make sure it is a very big one. I bought wallpaper paste from the store and employ a lot of daily-journal paper. I cut … Read more
I wanted to be something funny and different. I was thinking of being a Zombie but I needed a twist. It came to me the most unusual zombie ever, a banana. I already had a banana costume, and then I had to think of a good way to zombie it up. I added the fake … Read more
Wow, Where do I begin. I guess I’ll start with letting you all know that I always have crazy ideas for costumes and I make everything myself including the prosthetic mask in this costume. Sculpted and designed by me, lol. Next the wig was just a cheap buy, I was looking for a really ratty … Read more
My daughter eats spaghetti morning, noon and night. I have joked with her that she is going to turn into spaghetti and meatballs. She was watching TV one day and someone said “You are what you eat”. Several minutes later she came to me and said “Mama am I spaghetti and meatballs”? I burst out … Read more
This Ice Cream Man Ice Cream Cone costume was inspired by the fact that we live just down the street from our real-life neighborhood ice cream man. My children are endlessly fascinated by him and they squeal with delight when the hear the happy music of his truck (which, incidentally, is not really a truck but … Read more
I came up with this idea of a giant bowl of Cocoa Puffs costume for a child, because I am an avid cereal fan. There was a trick or treat event going on at our local orchard, so I wanted to “WOW” the thousands of people that I knew would be in attendance. So, I … Read more
This Hot Chocolate costume was fairly easy. I took a small laundry basket ($1.00) and cut the bottom out. I then covered with felt ($3.74). I had the foam pads already but you can purchase a pack for $1.00. I already had art paint. I bought a bag of white pom poms and and sparkling tissue … Read more