I am a cake decorator in my spare time and wanted something cutesy and cake related for my costume. It hit me on a sleepless night to be a Cupcake Costume so I used things I had laying around to get started at 2am. Execution was easier than the engineering unfortunately but it all came … Read more
My daughter decided on a homemade Wedding cake Halloween costume idea. She wanted it to be round and 4-5 layers high. We searched everywhere for round stackable boxes, but none were wide enough for her to fit into. Driving by a neighbors on trash day, I discovered some styrofoam squares of different sizes that their … Read more
For my daughter Campbell Claire’s first Halloween I couldn’t resist this cliche. So many people had already referred to her name as, “you know, like the soup” that the idea was planted months in advance. I used regular cotton knit fabric for the body of the suit. Around the middle, where the two colors meet, … Read more
The raspberry costume went down an absolute treat! It was easy and cheap to create, I bought 30 red balloons and attached them to my top carefully with safety pins (you’ll need a friend to help!)I didn’t inflate the balloons TOO much because they were too big and drooped. I wore black shorts and a … Read more
I decided to dress up as Watermelon this Halloween because it is my favorite fruit. I love to make my costume because its always fun and there are no copies. My whole costume only cost 20 dollars. I got a pink pillow case from Target and some green and black duct tape. I cut the … Read more
This Cupcake Costume worked great for our 1-year-old. Started with foam backing cut into a circle. Took heavier cardboard stock and folded it into an accordion and hot glued it around the foam board. Took batting and glued that to the top of the foam board and then glued pompoms on top for sprinkles. Took … 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
I wasn’t sure what my oldest son was going to be so I decided to make my own costume. All I needed was a box , white paint , red construction paper and a lot of those Styrofoam peanuts you use to mail out breakables for this popcorn costume. Painted the box white , made … Read more
I didn’t have a lot of time and saw this costume on this website! I started with a laundry basket and cut out a hole in the bottom that was big enough for my son’s legs to fit through. I bought a package of Easy Mac and removed the label from one of the cups. … Read more
This is what you will need to make this Homemade Italian Dinner Costume: 1 sheet of foam core 1 red and white plastic table cloth 1 plastic plate 1 napkin 1 fork, knife, spoon 1 plastic wine glass red/black paint fake bread light weight salt a pepper shake 1 mop head 2 knee high nylons … Read more
I was inspired by the homemade Frosted Mini Wheat costume posted on your website. I decided to add a face because well, let’s face it, it just makes it funnier. I made a fabric sack out of tan felt with a hole in the top for my head and arm holes. Then I glued raffia … Read more
We are huge camping fans, so S’mores are a staple for our family. My son had the idea for the DIY original S’mores trio group costume, but turning that into a reality fell to me. The Hershey’s costume was the easiest. I used a single curtain panel and cut the bottom hem off to make … Read more