Two year-old Kadyn’s favorite food was tomatoes. When we asked him what he wanted to be for Halloween, he decided was going to be a tomato, or as he pronounced it, “an amato”. Now there was just one problem: where do you find a tomato Halloween costume? Lucky for me, my mother-in-law is quite crafty … Read more
I made this Homemade Pringles Can Halloween Costume for my daughter. This is made from poster board and tape. I used 2 red poster boards for the sides and taped them together. The top is also made from poster board and covered with aluminum foil. I drew the face and letters onto poster board, colored … Read more
This Popcorn Homemade Halloween Costume idea was real simple. My son Jordan came up to me and said “Mommy I want to be a box of pop corn.” It just came out of left field, he’s only 6yrs old. So I got a box, tissue paper, a glue gun, and some spray paint. Wala… pop … Read more
“This is Charlotte, age 5, wearing a popcorn box! Charlotte’s favorite snack is popcorn, so this year her Homemade Popcorn Box Halloween Costume was an easy choice! To make the box, my husband took two cardboard display easels and taped them together from the inside. He then cut out the armholes and neck hole. We … Read more
Konnichiwa! A bit of black duct tape, packing peanuts, painted foam, and we were set for trick or treat! The sushi pieces (salmon and egg) were sponges that we cut to look like the actually food, and then painted. The avocado had shiny green vinyl wrapped around the sponge (a little yellow paint was added … Read more
I made this homemade salad bowl original Halloween costume for my boyfriend, James, and it was a big hit at a Halloween party that we had attended this year. He was a salad bowl, and I was spaghetti and meatballs. Materials used to make this homemade salad bowl original Halloween costume: For the large salad … Read more
My daughter wanted to be a box of POPCORN for Halloween last year. It was a great costume that got a lot of compliments, and it was not that hard to make. The body of the costume was made out of cardboard, shaped into the size of a box, and duct taped to hold its … Read more
This Homemade Sack of Taters Baby Costume was fairly easy but time consuming. I took an old burlap sack (from eBay $5) and cut arm and leg holes to fit my baby. I also centered up and painted an Idaho potato logo with black paint, $2. I cut the back so that I could cinch … Read more
This year we wanted to have the kids do a themed costume together. After a lot of thinking we decided that they all love McDonalds so why not make them a Value Meal Costume. We started by making the french fry costume. We used 3 foam poster boards cut out in the shape of a … Read more
A nice heaping bowl of spaghetti and meatballs complete with bread and butter and a Parmesan cheese trick or treat bag. I started this Spaghetti and Meatballs Costume with a round black solid basket from the dollar store, using a roto zip I carefully cut out a circle from the bottom of the basket. I … Read more
My granddaughter was competing in a Christmas Pageant and needed a Christmas costume. I had a homemade Hot Cocoa for Santa Halloween costume idea. It was a hit and she won Grand Supreme!! I took a big plastic planter cut the bottom off, painted it and decorated it. Molded the handle out of that light … Read more
I am from Iowa and what do you think of when you think of Iowa? Corn! I was going to a costume party at my sister’s in Minneapolis and thought of a few ideas for Halloween costumes but this corn costume was a unique idea. First of all I got four egg carton bottoms and … Read more