I just used a sweat suit (it’s warm). Felt for the patches and markers to draw the stitches. I cut the cuffs off of the shirt and leave the cuffs on the pants (again for warmth). At the wrists and ankles I tied raffia (around the fabric it’s itchy). The hat is a basket for … Read more
My Homemade Haunted Tree Costume took roughly 3 weeks to complete. I made the tree of dark brown burlap and leaves. The tree features a ghost looking out of a knot in the center of the tree. Vines go up the sides with leaves and a paper mache pumpkin that lights up is at the … Read more
My idea for this Homemade Firefly Costume actually came from a game of Scattergories when other players tried to tell me it wasn’t a legitimate Halloween costume. It was super simple and came out of my closet for the most part so it was super cheap. I definitely didn’t spend more than 20 dollars. The … Read more
I handmade all four of these Gnome costumes and we had so much fun out on Halloween in our group costume!
My oldest son was going as a praying mantis, so we decided his little brother needed to be a fly. I created this Homemade Fly Costume over night with materials I had at home. The body is a pant and shirt set sewn out of grey felt. The wings were are made from 2 wire … Read more
After trying and failing the night before the school Halloween parade to make my son the tennis racket costume that he desperately wanted, I scrambled for a costume that I could make in the early hours before school. I was fed up with the costume thing and could not ask him if he would wear … Read more
I made this Venus Flytrap costume for my 7 year old son. He has his own live Venus fly trap plant and that gave him the idea for his Halloween costume. I started with 2 rectangles of 2″ thick foam and cut them into the shape of a Venus flytrap with a neck slot on … Read more
This home sewn ladybug costume sewn for my 3 year old daughter is made out of a very basic dress pattern with some added frills. The main bodice of the dress is sewn of crushed velvet recycled from last year’s costume. Over top of that I added red polka dot taffeta, also recycled (from a … Read more
Last year my animal loving son Trevon had just turned five years old, and wanted to be a poisonous spider for Halloween. I started with simple black jogging pants and a sweatshirt. I then purchased black velvet and filled the “legs” with poly-fil and glued them with a hot glue gun. I then glued on … Read more
My 4 year old wanted to be a flower for Halloween. My imagination took over and I wanted to take it a step further and make her a flower pot costume. Only problem…I have no sewing skills whatsoever so I had to get creative. I purchased a large flower pot and then cut the entire … Read more
I am a frugal mother who was not paying big bucks for a “wear it once” costume for my 10 month old son. I decided to do a scarecrow costume because I knew I could do it in such a way that he was (1) warm and (2) comfortable and (3) could be strapped into … Read more
“What do you want to be for Halloween?” I asked my barely 4 year old. I’m imagining something that’s not too hard to make, like last year’s Astronaut or the “Boy Fairy” from the year before. He thought about it for a little while and told me “I want to be a tree house.” … Read more