To make the giant bucket of fishing worms is very cheap and inexpensive. First we bought a silver 30 gallon trashcan and cut the bottom out of it. We bought some paint and painted “Fishin Worms” on the outside, we added a little paint to look like dirt to the trash can. We bought a … Read more
My son has Cerebral Palsy and uses a walker to get around so I had to come up with a costume that would not take up too much space or get caught up in his walker. I also wanted to dress up his walker and have it match the costume. His favorite song is the … Read more
This was another throw-together-quickly costume. I spent nothing on it and used what I had on hand from making other costumes. Materials Needed – Wings: * Heavy-duty Wire (Mechanic?s Wire) * Zip Ties * 4 (13 Gallon) Garbage bags (Color of your choice) * Fabric Strip * Glitter Glue OR Spray Adhesive and loose glitter … Read more
I’ve been thinking of group/family costumes for us the past few years while the kids are young (and willing to go along with my ideas!). This Bee Family Costume fit the bill for us: cute, inexpensive, and my husband didn’t have to be too silly. Bees: Basic cylinder/tube pattern. I sewed black and yellow fuzzy … Read more
For Halloween 2010 myself and a group of girlfriends were going out in Nottingham and wanted to a theme for our costumes. We decided on Robin Hood (for obvious reasons) and quite quickly every chose their costume. We had Robin Hood, Maid Marion, The Sheriff of Nottingham and Richard the Lion Heart. I really struggled … Read more
There were three main parts to this Homemade Butterfly Catcher Costume, the net, hat and clothes. The only thing that I needed to buy was pith helmet, net fabric, and fake butterflies. I bought a 9 pack of orange butterflies for about $10 that happened to be at a museum that I was at. For … Read more
Eoin had just turned 2 years of age and was a bit nervous of Halloween and all the ‘scary stuff’ so the outfit was a bit of a compromise. I had intended adding black cloth to the “flies’ head” and painting his face, but on the day/night in question he did not agree. The flies’ … Read more
My 5 month old baby Madison is so cute I just had to make her a flower costume. I started by taking pink flannel fabric and made a hood. Then I took foam sheets and cut out petals so the petals would be stiff. Then I sewed the flower petals out of fabric to cover … Read more
I wanted my son to be a scarecrow for Halloween but I wanted something homemade. At least three people I know also chose scarecrow costumes and they all bought the same one from the store. It was nice to have my son in something different. And it meant so much more to me that I … Read more
I made this Lawn Gnome costume for my boyfriend for an impromptu costume party. I made the hat out of poster board and red felt. All I needed was a glue-gun! I found the clothes at a thrift store and the white beard at a costume store for only 5 bucks! Entire costume cost under … Read more
About two weeks before Halloween, my friends and I were discussing our costumes. One friend suggested a gnome and everyone laughed out loud. You see, I’m terrified of gnomes specifically yards gnomes. I have no idea why, they are just creepy looking. So the Roaming Gnome began as a joke. All my friends knew of … Read more
I wanted to make my little girl a fun and funky caterpillar costume, so I sewed bright donut shaped pillows out of fun fur with elastic bands on the top and bottom of each one. Then I attached them to each other with tights sticking out in between stuffed with stuffing. Her legs and arms … Read more