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
My daughter wanted to win a costume contest and the competition for children Halloween costumes is fierce at the campground we stay at for Halloween. She decided on cotton candy and we went to work. I bought the cheapest batting I could find and dyed it pink with Rite dye. I used a clear lawn/leaf … Read more
For this costume I purchased a red sweatshirt with a hood and red sweatpants. I purchased straw colored yarn for the spaghetti and brown pom poms at a craft store. I cut the yarn in approx. the same length and applied them randomly a few pieces in each with a hot glue gun, then using … Read more
This Pez costume is very easy to make, and everybody loved it. All I did was cut arm holes out of a long box (box that Styrofoam cups came in from work). Then I taped blue poster board on the outside of it and cut out stencils of the PEZ letters. I was thinking about … Read more
The first time I saw the Sun Drop commercial I was laughing so hard! Since all my friends were telling me that I look like the girl from the commercial because of my red hair, I decided that the SunDrop girl was going to be my Halloween costume this year. It was an exclusive costume … Read more