This year, we chose to create Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head costumes with the added fun of making them interactive. This is how we created the Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head Costumes: Make potato shapes with brown material mounted on batting (we spray mounted micro suede to it!). All the parts were made of felt, … Read more
This toy soldier’s costume idea was perfect for the family and getting everyone involved. We had a Halloween wedding to attend and needed costumes for it. We talked of a group Disney costume and in the search, my husband found the toy soldier from Toy Story. We started by going to the Goodwill and Salvation … Read more
I got the Idea from my five year old daughter to be Lego Batman from the movie “Lego movie”. She loved it so much, so the idea was born. I went with Batman because he was so funny to me, well, to make the costume. I spent 30-40 bucks plus an arm and leg in … Read more
When making this group of Lego movie costumes, I made a lot of mistakes and had to rip apart and re-glue a lot, so don’t be discouraged. If you have a family as big as mine, I suggest you start at the beginning of the month, and work little by little so you’re not stressed. … Read more
My brother’s son, my nephew, was having a superhero theme birthday for his 4th yr party, a week before Halloween. I wanted to do a batman costume that he would find super fun. I love the “pop” series toys, basically pop culture characters, small body big head. I am 6ft and 255lbs, so the head … Read more
After watching The Lego Movie and loving it, we thought about making some characters from the movie. We just went through a rough summer, with an adoption that fell through four days after we brought home the baby, and our hearts were broken. We decided we needed a project, and recruited our good friends and … Read more
First, I should give you some background about how crazy the Halloween competition at my work is. I’ve been at my current job, a graphic designer for Coupons.com, for about five years now. When I first joined, Halloween was very small, as was our company. Some people dressed up, and we had a little walk … Read more
Every year we go to Brevard, NC for the annual Hallowenfest. They have several categories to compete in for best Halloween Costume. This year we entered into BEST Homemade costume. My son and I chose to make a Green Army Guy costume. I found a costume on Pinterest and it had great instructions. We used … Read more
I made this costume mostly from cardboard, hot glue, and floor foam. The gun and the entire suit is all handmade. If you look closely you can see a grenade hanging from my belt. This was made by wrapping a soda can in floor foam then cutting out some more pieces and gluing them for … Read more
I was inspired to make this Wooly Willy costume after receiving a Wooly Willy game for my birthday last year. Being bald and bearded, it seemed like a good fit. After finding a photo online, cleaning it up and printing it out on a poster printer, I mounted it to a large piece of foam core. … Read more
This is my husband Matt and I. This was the most fun costume to make and to wear, ever! I have been wanting to do this for a couple years now but always waited until the last minute and didn’t have time. I saw a regular Barbie in a box costume but I thought “this … Read more
My costume consists of many different elements I found myself and put together. My Halloween costume was originally made and designed by me for a performance about broken toys I did two years ago but I brought it back to life this year with a few changes. The dress I found in an op shop … Read more