I saw a young girl about six years old dressed up as this last year. I wanted to run with the idea this year because I think it is so funny and love to be extremely random. Last year I went as a bathtub, or rather a person in a bathtub! I made every inch … Read more
So our little man went as a Stink Bug! The homemade Stink Bug baby costume was super simple to make. I made the back shell out of paper mache. Just blew up a balloon about the size of my baby’s back. Then I made an outline of the shell and just did paper and glue. … Read more
I made this coconut tree costume for my daughter. She loved it. She got so many compliments on this costume. And I had a lot of fun making it too. I bought some green cotton blend fabric,some stiff interfacing, floral wire and poster board. A friend of mine gave me some brown fabric. I used … Read more
The dress for this butterfly costume was bought from someone who made it, I made the wings myself. I took a huge piece of cardboard and covered it in pink silky fabric with black lining and made a pattern with it. Then, I outlined the wings with battery operated Christmas lights. It lit up when … Read more
My little lady bug in her lady bug costume was a hit. I made her a lady bug costume on my own and used more ideas than money. Since she is a little girl (this was her second birthday) I needed just half a meter of red tulle. I cut it into two long stripes … Read more
My children decided they wanted the family to do the Wizard of OZ theme this year for Halloween. After checking out store bought costumes I decided I could make a much better homemade Scarecrow from Wizard of Oz costume for a much cheaper price. I used an old pair of brown pants and an old … Read more
We wanted to make her a Homemade Halloween Scarecrow Costume but didn’t want to do the typical old boring overalls thing. Way too blah for our princess, so we came up with a more feminine version. We created the pink plaid top that laces up in the back and has an adorable heart patch on … Read more
Years ago we read a suggestion in Exceptional Parent magazine to incorporate the wheelchair into the Halloween costume. We’ve had lots of fun doing just that! This Leaf Pile Wheelchair Costume is one of the best-loved costumes we’ve ever made! I basted together fall leaves fabric into a simple poncho (basting it only so the … Read more
For my son’s first Halloween I wanted to make his costume because I really didn’t find anything I liked in the stores for babies. One of his favorite books is the Very Hungry Caterpillar, which was going to be the theme of his first birthday party so I decided to “transform” him into a Homemade … Read more
I wanted to be something different this year and decided that a garden gnome would allow me to dress warm underneath while I attended an outdoor party (I live in Wisconsin). I also wanted an “illusion” type costume, and this Homemade Garden Gnome on Toadstool Costume looked pretty simple to make. I used some of … Read more
We went as the Ugly Bug Ball! Dad was a black fly – his costume was old panty hose- around bent wire- I cut two holes in a black t-shirt so under the shirt the wires were twisted together so I didn’t have to strap on his wings and they were really easy to wear. … Read more
The skirt of this Butterfly Ballerina Costume is several layers of tulle with some feather butterflies sewn on. The hair is 3 combs with butterflies hot glued to wire about 10 per comb. I sewed some more butterflies to a ribbon and made a finger loop at each end and then wrapped them around the … Read more