My daughter’s name is Soleil, which is French for sun, so I decided to make her a Baby Sunflower costume for Halloween. I started by making a brown stretchy tank top and sewing sequins onto it to resemble sunflower seeds. Next, I made satin petals and leaves and sewed them onto the tank top to … Read more
This year for Halloween our son choose a Wizard of Oz theme. His costume was not purchased it was handmade by his Aunt Megan, who went as Dorothy. Our son could not pronounce scarecrow, although he knew very well what his costume was. He would pronounce himself as a “square crow”. It was so adorable, … Read more
This DIY Scarecrow Halloween costume idea came to me when I saw Halloween decorations. I thought it would be different from regular costumes. This costume was very easy and fun to make. First I found a hat at a garage sale for $2. Then I took fake hay from another scarecrow and cut it off. … Read more
I wanted to make a costume that was original and cute for my son but we were broke so I needed something cheap. I then came up with this idea for a pile of leaves costume I went to a resale shop for kids clothing and purchased a plain black hooded jacket, that was several … Read more
This is my daughter dressed in a Homemade Garden Gnome Costume sitting on a mushroom. It was about $30 dollars to make. I started with a hula hoop as the base of the mushroom, then I pinned the fabric all around it, I cut a hole in the center just big enough for her to … Read more
I made this Bumble Bee Baby Costume for my 18mo son. I took a white onesie and dyed it yellow by adding turmeric spice to a bowl of water and soaking for several hours. Then I hung it to dry thoroughly to set the color, rinsed it well, and dried it again. I used electrical … Read more
My 9 year old son loves to fish so we came up with a Bucket of Fishing Worms Costume for his Halloween costume. I bought a plastic trash can and cut the bottom out of it. I wrote on the trash can with permanent marker. I bought a piece of brown cloth to look like … Read more
I made the Homemade Halloween Tree Costume out of Great Stuff foam spray, coat hangers and spray paint. I first made a cylinder mold with cardboard putting cardboard in the arm holes to keep them open. Then attached wax paper to the cardboard. I then began spraying horizontal lines of foam around the mold, leaving … Read more
My Black Widow Spider Costume was a combination of store-bought accessories, things from my closet, and some crafty creativity. The base of the costume was a black dress out of my closet. I purchased the following items: – Red elastic/vinyl belt from H&M – Spider web tights – Mesh fingerless gloves – Top-hat with red … Read more
This is one of the most easy Halloween costume ideas. I used a hooded sweatshirt. I tacked the leaves on in rows with my sewing machine and he wore blue jeans.
I made these homemade Lily Pad costume and Lily Flower costume for my daughters when they were 3 and 6 years old. They wanted to be the same thing, but not “exactly” the same. Pink and Purple: I started with a piece of foam, which I cut into a flower shape. I cut out the … Read more
For my Halloween costume I decided to be a scarecrow. I was mostly inspired by Tim Burton’s movies. I did not want it to be cute! I bought a plain dress at the thrift store and had material for the patches. The dress, gloves and hat took me around five hours to complete. I made … Read more