To make this Rubik’s cube costume it took me a lot of time and patience. In this project you need a square box, construction paper, clear packaging tape, and black electrical tape. First you need your box for your base. After you find a box you need to cut out three holes in it, two for the … Read more
In 2010 our family was one larger than normal and I wanted to do something for Halloween that would involve all of us. This is when I came up with the idea for a life-size Tetris family Halloween costume. To start I began researching the shapes and colors and drawing them out, trying to figure … Read more
These LEGO Minifigures homemade Halloween costumes were our boys costumes last year. They love the Lego Minifigures so they both wanted to be their favorite one for Halloween We started searching for a perfect Lego head and finally found a large cheese puff container that was the perfect size we then covered it with a stretchy fabric and cut … Read more
We planned Candyland a YEAR in advance. It took a long time to make. Basically we bought things for our costumes whenever we found something, throughout the year. Princess Lolli: I was princess Lolli. I found the yellow dress at Goodwill. It was old. Long with a high neck & sleeves. I altered it. Cut … Read more
This was a joint project between my four year old and me. He crawls around all day transforming between a tank and a boy, so I decided to design him a costume. We reviewed Google images of tanks so that I could get a feel for the shape, as well as decide what parts needed … Read more
I love making Halloween costumes and over the years I have made my fair share. Oompa Loompa’s, Shrek, a butler carrying a head on a platter. My daughter in law wanted me to crochet a wig for my six month old granddaughter Addisyn to be a Cabbage Patch doll for Halloween. She already looks like … Read more
I wanted a cool costume this year but one that wouldn’t break the bank. Costumes are quite pricey! My husband and I like to go as a couple so I had originally decided we’d be tourists. BUT, I then had the wild idea that we could be Ken and Barbie, better yet, MALIBU Ken and … Read more
These Batman Heroes and Villains costumes were a ton of work but so much fun to wear. We strolled down the streets downtown and people were shrieking and taking pictures like we were famous. The costume body and legs are made from foam for housing insulation and hotglue. The heads are made from cardboard concrete … Read more
This year my son is REALLY into Ninjago…Lego Ninja guys. And he requested to be a Lego Ninja for Halloween this year. Well, after a bit of searching I realized the only way it was going to happen was if we made the costume. He didn’t want to be just a plain Ninja, so we … Read more
Like all eight year olds these days, my son is obsessed with Lego Ninjago. So of course he had to be Lloyd the Green Ninja this year. At first we considered the idea of just dressing him up in a green ninja costume. But after looking at his toys and watching an episode of the … Read more
My daughter wanted to be the American Girl Doll Julie for Halloween. I thought it would be cute to have her inside the box. The first thing I did was go to FedEx to find a box (I was thrilled I found one proportionate to the original AG Doll Box). I painted the base color … Read more
Candy Land Halloween 2012 My friends and I were looking for a great group costume idea. We came across a childhood favorite game, Candy Land! The characters of Candy Land and their creative personas intrigued us and we were excited to create the costumes. We quickly began assigning roles to group members, we did have … Read more