Items used: Cardboard box, white paper strips, balloons, embroidery hoops, plastic pipe, pipe insulation, and paper bag. The balloon basket is made from a cardboard box with both end flaps cut off. Then, cut one-inch strips in the box and weave one-inch white strips through the box to create the basket look. Another thing you … Read more
My daughter was in love with the bubble-gum machine at a local video store. So of course when asked what she wanted to be for Halloween-a Bubble Gum Machine Costume Idea it was! We started of with about 144 ping-pong balls, stabbed toothpicks into them and dipped them in to cups of paint, as if … Read more
The movie “Big” has always been a favorite of mine. As I was pondering what to be this year, and, more especially, what would go with the new beard I’d been fostering, it came to me: ZOLTAR. Zoltar is the machine that was asked by Tom Hanks to make him “big” and, of course, Hanks … Read more
This Kissing Booth Costume I came up with when I was thinking about getting my first kiss. I was really depressed because everyone at my school was kissing girls and I was really jealous. I thought maybe, if I can’t get the girls to come to me with my looks, maybe I can get them … Read more
This year my daughter Margaret age 10 came up with a homemade Fortune Teller Halloween costume idea like the machines in arcades. Each year she has an idea for a homemade costume and we work together to figure out how to do it. For this homemade Fortune Teller Halloween costume idea we started with 4 … Read more
I created this costume using a pattern for a pumpkin costume. Instead of using orange fabric I used clear vinyl. You can buy clear vinyl by the yard at most Wall-Marts. I bought the thickest they had but if I were to do it again I would use the thinner vinyl as it would be … Read more
I was sitting around thinking of a great idea for a costume and remembered my boyfriend telling me a story. His mother had a Cactus ornament on her antenna of her car. Cactus Cowboy Joe, was the name they gave him. They had taken this ornament off of her antenna and held it for ransom; … Read more
For this Tiger Woods Halloween costume idea – I bought the shirt with a double thick collar and sweater vest from thrift store. I threaded a round circle of styrofoam into underside of collar to use as a base for my trees. I poked small holes through the collar and pushed my greenery into it, … Read more
We have a costume contest every halloween at my job and I’ve won 1st place the last 3 years so I had to come up with another original idea. I decided to be “it’s raining cats & dogs”… To do this I purchased a $3 rain poncho, plastic cats and dogs from ToysRus for $4.99 … Read more
My little brother and I were thinking of a new costume idea for last years Halloween Trunk or Treat at our old parish. So, it had to be appropriate for all ages and for our priests! The costume is super easy to put together. Just grab everything in your closet that is green (any shade) … Read more
To make my cool Deviled Egg Halloween costume, I did the following: I cut an egg-shaped form out of posterboard and glued a yellow circle of felt material onto it. I then punched two holes into it and threaded the string through in order to hang it around my neck. I made two horns out … Read more
My son wanted to be a mailman this year. However, not a simple mailman but one who was being bitten in the behind by a dog! This was the homemade US Mailman costume. It was a very easy costume to make. He looked really great and his costume drew a great response. An additional accessory … Read more