Coolest Homemade Bee Family Costume

Homemade Bee Family Costume

I’ve been thinking of group/family costumes for us the past few years while the kids are young (and willing to go along with my ideas!). This Bee Family Costume fit the bill for us: cute, inexpensive, and my husband didn’t have to be too silly. Bees: Basic cylinder/tube pattern. I sewed black and yellow fuzzy … Read more

Coolest Tree Costume

Homemade Tree Costume

For Halloween 2010 myself and a group of girlfriends were going out in Nottingham and wanted to a theme for our costumes. We decided on Robin Hood (for obvious reasons) and quite quickly every chose their costume. We had Robin Hood, Maid Marion, The Sheriff of Nottingham and Richard the Lion Heart. I really struggled … Read more

Coolest Butterfly Catcher Costume

Homemade Butterfly Catcher Costume

There were three main parts to this Homemade Butterfly Catcher Costume, the net, hat and clothes. The only thing that I needed to buy was pith helmet, net fabric, and fake butterflies. I bought a 9 pack of orange butterflies for about $10 that happened to be at a museum that I was at. For … Read more

Butterfly Costume

Our costume was conceived when a friend asked what Sadia (my daughter) was going to be dressed as for her first Halloween which was only 2 days away! Originally I thought maybe something pink since that’s my favorite color but my good friend had an even better idea: “How about a butterfly?” Instantly I agreed … Read more

Lady Bug Costume

Ladybug costume how-to tips: The ladybug costume body is a typical “bag” style outfit.  The bottom is completely open with elastic gathering it at the child’s legs.  Any square or rectangular fabric could be used to make this shape, just cut a hole for the head and two holes for the arms.  This is especially … Read more

Coolest Homemade Live Statue Costume Idea

Homemade Live Statue Costume Idea

For this homemade live statue costume idea I started out with 2 – 26″ square boxes, one 22″ square box, and one 24″ Styrofoam wreath. I used the inside width of the wreath as the width of the column. Cut holes in both sides of the boxes so that a tube can go through the … Read more

Homemade Fawn Family Costume

Homemade Fawn Family Costume

At first we were originally planning on John being a farmer/redneck, myself as a goat, and our son as a fawn…the product of our love. But when the prospect of me having to wear head to toe fur and a mask came into perspective, I changed my mind. So instead we all went in a … Read more

Coolest Artemis Goddess, Fisherman and Dogfish Group Costume

Coolest Artemis Goddess, Fisherman and Dogfish Group Costume

I am the silver Goddess of fishing, hunting and wildlife – Artemis. As I was taking a moonlit stroll one evening, I happened upon this lonely, hungry, handsome fisherman, and decided to give him a special catch– a dogfish. The fish was especially difficult to catch, but he was up to the challenge. The idea … Read more

Coolest Christmas Tree Homemade Costume

Christmas Tree Costume

Having always been a fan of making my own Halloween costume I decided I would “branch” out last year on this idea. I have seen many Christmas tree costumes online before but none of them had been very realistic. I spent many hours thinking of the best way to coordinate everything into making the best … Read more

Coolest Washing Machine Halloween Costume

Washing Machine Halloween Costume

My wee boy, Cooper, is washing machine daft. He knows all the makes and loves looking at them in books etc. We decided to make him a washing machine Halloween costume. We made it from an old vacuum cleaner box(the perfect size for a 3 year old)and made a hole for his head and a … Read more

Coolest Homemade Washer Costume

Homemade Washer Costume

I used a cardboard box for the washer. I covered it in white contact paper and cut holes in the top for the head and front for the window. I used a small white laundry basket on top, cut a hole in it and wired it to the box. For the window, I used a … Read more

Coolest Homemade Trash Man Costume

Homemade Trash Man Costume

My son is only two years old, so I figured this would be my last chance to put him in something “cute”. In September I ran to the store and bought not one, but two costumes, a dog and a dragon. Well, my headstrong son refused to wear either one and was adamant(since August) he … Read more