A few years ago I invented MinifigME, a process that allows us to put kids (of any age) faces on LEGO minifigures, inspired by my sons love of all things LEGO. Since we have always been a Lego-loving family, I wasn’t surprised when my son asked me if I could make him a minifig costume. … Read more
When our 2 1/2 year old son said he wanted to be Bumblebee for Halloween, we knew he didn’t mean of the pollinating insect type. We had recently been to the Indianapolis children’s museum and he was taken with the large autobot that graces the main entry of the building. I have so far refused … Read more
This Autobot costume took 2 years to build. It was with a lot of sleepless nights that I was able to build crazy full-fledged Transformers costume.. I wanted a complete realistic Transformers costume that could be mistaken for the real thing with crazy detailing and advance animatronics that would be on level with anything that … Read more
I am always looking for new and clever ideas for Halloween. I mean, anyone can buy a costume! But, I like the challenge making a costume brings, and the reactions from friends, families, and neighbors makes it all worth it. Now every Fall everyone starts asking, “What are the kids going to be this year?” … Read more
Baby Groot is getting down to an Awesome Mix of tunes. For awhile, I have wanted to try making a paper costume. I bought a large roll of brown paper from the home improvement store and a large bottle of white glue. I wanted to make a simplified version of Groot that the average crafter could afford to … Read more
My son his as big of a leGo fan as i was and still am. Used a couple packs of foam tiles 24″ x 24″ 3/8 thick and a roll of 1/4 thick 4ft x 8 ft mat, for the flexible parts save uva foam but 1/8 thick 8″ x10″ lots of paint 3 cans … Read more
Not only is Halloween my favorite holiday, it brings out the competitor in me. My sisters-in-laws host an annual Halloween party, which includes a new theme each year with high stakes costume competitions (Pizza Hut gift cards, Heck yes!!!) for individuals and couples. Fortunately for me, my husband is a great sport about it and … Read more
My husband came up with the idea of the Minifig costumes. Only he didn’t have any idea what I was going to do with them. I bought my supplies, the cement cardboard cylinder, Styrofoam, yellow spray paint and the extremely hard to find Styrofoam sealant. I blended my time between my son’s costumes and ours. … Read more
For Barbie, The Island Princess…my daughter has a Rosella Barbie doll that was inspired from the movie “Barbie, The Island Princess”. I started by using the doll as my guide to how I wanted the dress and the feather fan to look. I took a formal dress pattern and modified it to look exactly like … Read more
I got the idea for this Lego Minifigure costume from the other Lego Men costume pioneers out there. Didn’t want to do a Zombie costume and give nightmares to all the kiddies in the neighborhood. Thought it’d be fun to make my own. Read somewhere that the estimated total time to build was at least 40 … Read more
Well, I was inspired by a creepy doll make up tutorial- but I wanted to include my husband so I added some strings and became a marionette puppet – lol. That way he could be my creepy puppeteer. Even though he wouldn’t care if I left him out. Marionette: I started with a really cool … Read more
Family of Lego Costumes for Legoland’s Costume Contest. My kids Love Lego’s and wanted Lego costumes for Halloween this year so they could enter in the Costume Contest at Legoland. (My son ended up winning 1st place and my daughter ended up winning 3rd place at Legoland and all 3 of my kids won for … Read more