Well, where do I start? My 4 year old son Tanner decided the he wanted to be a scarecrow for Halloween this year. His father and I thought that it was a cute and easy costume idea. We figured on going to the store and purchasing the scarecrow costume, afterall a scarecrow is a pretty … 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 this Homemade Venus “MAN” Trap Costume , I got a large plastic potting vase from a hardware store and cut a hole in the bottom. I had to use a series of bungee cords in order to get the vase to hang. I’m basically wearing a bungee around my waist and there are smaller … Read more
My boyfriend was a garden gnome – he wore black pants and boots, and had some slip on boot covers (that cannot be seen in the picture). The shirt was from Old Navy and he wore a sweatshirt and a puffy vest for extra padding. We made the belt out of a wide strap of … Read more
This garden gnome Halloween costume was such a fun costume to make and to wear. First, I took two pool noodles and taped them in a straight line. Then glued the red fabric to them, stuffed it full of newspaper and used hot glue to hold it together. The mushroom stem is just made like … Read more
COOLEST (Inexpensive) Spider Halloween Costume Idea from Recyclables: My boyfriend inherited an old top hat from his son and I volunteered to decorate it for a Halloween party we were attending. Those “fake” spider webs gives him the “heebie-jeebies” so I began to decorate the hat with ribbons for spider web and stickers. He was … Read more
This is our Homemade Butterfly and Alien Costumes. My mom was an alien, a simple and fast costume: black tee shirt and pants. goofy horned hat. goofier sunglasses. a light up belt made of silver vinyl ribbon from the craft store and battery operated rice lights poked through from the back. It was clipped together … Read more
I started this creative Halloween costume with an egg shape cut out of cardboard. I cut the edges inward and duct taped them to get the curve just right. I duplicated this for the bottom portion of the head but cut out a gap for my son’s head to slide into. The “lips” are made … Read more
My little 6 month old daughter, Evelyn Rose, was the coolest Sunflower Baby for Halloween. This Homemade Sunflower Baby Costume idea originated from a green sleep sack that my baby girl was outgrowing and which I saw as a possible flower stem bearer. I had seen some flower costumes and I didn’t like the commercialized … Read more
This is the scarecrow costume we made for our three year old son. We brought some raffia and thick white cord from the hobby shop, an old shirt and jeans, and an old straw hat from the thrift shop. Cost maybe $10 altogether. We found some old coloured fabric around the house and cut them … Read more
My children dressed as Homemade Scarecrow Siblings Costumes this year. I bought overalls and plaid shirts from Yardsales, bucket hats too. I glued fabric patches on the clothes from Halloween material, and had raffia sticking out. On my daughter’s costume I glued raffia to the sleeves and pant cuffs but on my son I thought … Read more
This started out as a simple question, “What are you going to be for Halloween?” The first thing that came to mind: Praying Mantis. Upon hearing this my boyfriend responded “please don’t,” and at that moment I knew I had my Praying Mantis Costume and a challenge. The next day I immediately went to work. … Read more