I worked at Walmart so I kept an eye out for an empty box about my 8 year old daughter’s size. I found the quintessential empty pillow box. When my husband I and I fit it on her we realized it was too wide and not long enough. We cut the box down the middle … Read more
It all starts with my competitive nature…lol. I love Halloween the costumes, decorations, CANDY!!! I have 4 children, 3 daughters, 20, 19, & 17 and a son 7. I have NEVER bought a costume for any of them EVER! I despise losing a costume judging contest to a bought costume or a thrown together not … Read more
Rainbow Loom is wildly popular in America right now – and especially in my house. My son Ryan wanted to BE America’s hottest toy for Halloween and we figured out how to do it. The Rainbow Loom The Real Loom The Loom Box Measuring and Dreaming We’ve been working on this one for a few … Read more
How can you look this cool you ask? Well, let me walk you thru the process. Please note, if you want to make 2 boxes (Barbie AND Ken), buy double of everything. Take a trip to the nearest U-Haul location. Buy a wardrobe box. On your way home from your local U-Haul, swing by Home Depot and … Read more
This Golden Lego Ninjago took about 1 month to complete. Working on it with free time with the Golden Lego Ninjago figure to guide me. It was a lot of measuring. It was a lot of cardboard box cutting. It was a lot of piecing together and duck taping. It was also a lot of hot … Read more
After having made boy costumes for the past 10 years, I was more than excited to make one for my 7 month old daughter! In trying to think up a costume, I flashed back to memories of things that I loved as a child. After days of pondering, I finally figured it out! A Cabbage … Read more
I used cardboard and poster board for the costumes. I had to measure each of my children to make it the right size. It was some what complicated when trying on the body of the Lego my son got stuck and could not get out. Then I forgot to cut one side for the arm … Read more
Me and my two girlfriends did a Running Scared 5k this year and needed, easy, cheap and comfortable costumes. We even WON the costume contest! Rock (you need:) 1. Black garbage bag 2. Grey (sticks to plastic) spray paint 3. Tape 4. Some kind of stuffing (I used packaging bubbles) Paper (you need:) 1. Pins … Read more
Every Halloween I try to pick something as creative as myself. I am not a fan of store bought costumes. I have very long blonde hair and have incorporated it many times into my costumes. I looked up some ideas online and came across a children’s costume of Barbie – but she was in a … Read more
My friends and I needed a costume last minute for a Halloween party. We came up with a really CHEAP and CUTE idea to be Play-Doh! We each bought one solid color bandeau that would be the color of the “cap” of the container (so a color of play-doh), a large yellow t-shirt, and red … Read more
We decided our son had the big round eyes and stare of a troll, so his Halloween costume was a given. We set out on a mission to convert him into a troll. We ordered a blue pointy wig that was adjustable so it could fit his tiny head. I then set out to get … Read more
This is how I made my Rubik’s cube costume. You will need foam board, colored foam sheets, spray adhesive, glitter, black duct tape, something to hold the 3 pieces together so you can wear it on your shoulders. step 1 : Cut your foam board into 28 inches long each piece step 2: Cut your … Read more