I came up with this idea like a week before Halloween . My 1 year old already had a store bought costume but that’s not really my thing! Sooooo, I found a white long sleeve onsie she already had and grabbed some red white and blue felt from the craft store. I got the gold medals … Read more
I was searching for easy Halloween costume ideas and this is what I came up with. This is my daughter Rachel when she was 4 years old. We made her into a pile of leaves by buying a ton of craft leaves. We went to a thrift store and bought a pair of red sweat … Read more
I created this “roll of film costume” from just looking at an original roll of film. My idea came from the job I had (I was working as a photo tech for Sams Club 1-Hour photo). It actually took about a month to make because I didn’t work on it every single day. I used … Read more
My three year old daughter wanted to be a purse for Halloween so I searched the web for creative costume ideas and decided to make one out of black vinyl, black lining wire for shaping and some flowers and trim for embellishment. It was mostly done with the sewing machine and I used fabric glue … Read more
This vacuum cleaner costume was the idea of my five year old daughter. She’d done the cat, princess, frog and pumpkin so we were ready for original Halloween costumes this time. My husband started with an empty box, free from the grocery store and cut it down to fit her. He then wrapped it in … Read more
This little pumpkin Halloween costume was really fun to make. I used orange sweat pants, an orange long sleeved t-shirt, and an over sized orange sweat shirt I picked up at Wal-Mart. I then sewed the two shirts together by hand at the armpits and neck. As I was sewing the neck together I made … Read more
I was dreaming up creative Halloween costume ideas and one day while sitting in a friend’s apartment I noticed a plant he had on his window sill. It was a fly gobbling Venus Fly Trap. Dionaea muscipula… I immediately asked him if he had any old bed sheets because I had an idea! After raiding … Read more
My son is crazy about bugs. We gave him ideas for insect costumes and he decided to be a fly. When my husband suggested that he be a swatted fly the idea really took off. My son picked out all of the fabric for the costume. The front is silver metallic sewed with a zigzag … Read more
My mother-in-law always comes up with funny costume ideas and this time it was a can of worms costume. She is very creative. She made the body out of a laundry basket and covered it with material, took colored panty hose and made the worms and used cardboard and spray paint and made the top … Read more
This is an easy-to-wear fire hydrant child costume. All the pieces are attached to the shirt or to the crown. The nozzles on the shirt (made out of felt-covered-Styrofoam) are attached with Velcro so that the kid can remove it if needed (e.g., to take a break to play a basketball game). Craft stores sell … Read more
This was my first year doing a “couple” costume with my boyfriend and I wanted it to be good for the church Halloween party I was going to. I actually found this free Halloween costume idea on this website! I researched the painting on the internet before I started looking for everything. I found a … Read more
After seeing the cheap look of store-bought Bob the Builder costumes we decided to make our own Bob the builder costume. We already had the overalls and just needed a few more items which we found at a thrift store; we found the hard hat, shoes, belt and shirt. Our son loved it! The night … Read more