Being in our mid forties with the kids grown and out of the house my wife and I find ourselves being more impulsive every day. We’ve begun to live by the adage that you don’t stop playing because you grow older, you grow older because you stop playing. So, quite out of the blue, we … Read more
Hi and Happy Halloween! This year my daughter wanted to be a Spooky Tree so her mom and dad put their minds together to create this sinister looking Spooky Tree costume. We started off by working some cardboard into a log shape then using a stiff round tube rolled in a circle to keep the … Read more
I had seen ladybug costumes in the shops for Halloween and wanted to buy one but they were expensive so I decided to get creative. I borrowed the black tutu from a friend. I had the red corset already and I purchased a ladybug set (wings, antanae and wand) in a costume shop. It was … Read more
My daughter wanted to be a Venus Flytrap for Halloween this year. This costume can be hard to find in stores. We made her Homemade Venus Flytrap Halloween Costume out of crafting foam used for cushions. We made a round pot that would allow her to walk around without being too constricting, and hot-glued some … Read more
I made this Homemade Praying Mantis Costume for my 4 year old son and he couldn’t have been more pleased! For the head, I started with some wire screen and molded it with 2 tennis balls around a baseball hat. I secured it all down with painters tape, painted it with craft paint, and attached … Read more
This Homemade Can of Worms Costume was one of my many costumes this year. To begin I bought 2 hula hoops and 2 yards of grey velvet material. I hot glued the material to each hula hoop and then glued it together. I made two straps out of just plain ribbon. I then started on … Read more
This was originally made with the intent that one of my daughters was going to be a flyswatter, but she finally fessed up and said she really didn’t want to be a fly swatter, even though it would have given her permission for the night to swat her little brother and get away with it! … Read more
My daughter wanted a Pink Butterfly costume. I’ve never seen a pink butterfly so we decided to use our imaginations. The Butterfly costume was pretty easy to make. We purchased foam board for the wings, pink paints circle stickers and jewels to decorate it. We also purchased a pink hat and pipe cleaners for the … Read more
My daughter’s lady bug costume is store-bought, but the baby’s costume is homemade. It’s a felt bodysuit, with studs at the bottom for easy removal and nappy changing! The front is made from black felt, and the arms, hood and back from red felt, with big, black felt circles sewn on. The hood is attached … Read more
I got this idea for a pink daisy costume from a Tom Arma costume, but didn’t want to pay the price, so decided to make my own cuter version. I used felt, foam sheets, and hot glue to construct the flower head, and “necklace” to continue the petal circle. I wanted her to have a … Read more
I started this plant stand costumewith a presentation board, and cut a hole in it big enough to pull up over my hips, leaving tabs on the inside of the hole through which to thread yarn. The yarn was used as suspenders. I cut a hole in an old table cloth and slipped it over … Read more
This year my family and I decided to go as characters from the Wizard of Oz. I decided to make a Homemade Scarecrow Halloween Costume. It was a very simple. To begin with I glued burlap (purchased at a fabric store) to an old pair of blue jeans. I added straw/hay around the edges (I … Read more