Last Father’s Day, while enjoying dinner out, our three-year old son announced to the table of strangers eating next to us that he was going to be a pear for Halloween. “Oh, that’s nice dear, a bear.” the elderly woman said to our son with an encouraging smile. “No, not a bear, a pear! A … Read more
It all began with boots. I wanted the boots. That was how I decided on the costume. My husband David and I make our own couples costumes every year for Halloween. We’ve had so much fun with it over the years that it has become a very big deal, shrouded in secrecy – all of … Read more
This was the best costume I ever created, yet definitely the hardest to maintain and transport! The majority of it is actually made up of coat hangers and duct tape, so while it didn’t cost much, there was a lot of heart, soul, and effort put into this bad boy! Step #1: Build the base … Read more
First of all I think Halloween 2016, I will look for a costume that I can actually buy in the store. This is Logan. He is an enthusiastic 2 and a half almost 3-year-old little guy who is obsessed with not just tractors, but Green John Deere tractors. When Logan told me that he wanted … Read more
I am a total geek. I cherish my TI-89 Titanium calculator so much, I decided to be one! The notion came two days before Halloween, so I was scrounging to put this thing together! My mother and I constructed this in the living room using a mini refrigerator box that we had just purchased a … Read more
My son loves his “diggers” – any and all construction vehicles. We knew he would love to dress up as a construction worker, and wanted to be able to pull him in his wagon when he got tired. So a quick inspirational search on Pinterest, and we began collecting materials over the past few weeks! The … Read more
Every year my boys pic a theme and we try to push the envelope in costume making! Everything is homade or altered and at least 90% of the materials are reused and purchased second hand. The jackets are womens blazers bought at Salvation Army and altered. The swords are reconstructed wooden loofa handles! We try … Read more
I used flannel mens shirts to create the tops. I fitted my pups and cut off the excess and hemmed the edges. The rest is custom made from fabric. I found the plastic tools at dollar general. The hat is a dog cowboy hat from Walmart. I cut off the edges and put part of … Read more
How did we come up with the idea for this costume? Jack our 5 year old son is riding his wheelchair Scoop! Jack loves trucks so much. He plays with the truck Scoop every single day. We have lots of photos of him laying on the sofa hugging his truck. His love for trucks is … Read more
While the mama of the family is wearing the costume, the idea came from one of the youngest members of the family, 5 year old Ian. Ian likes to be silly, and he especially loves to make people laugh. He spent a solid week trying to perfect the “handstand”, and he wanted to be upside … Read more
My son, Blake, asked to be a fish tank for Halloween this year. He is a fish hobbyist. He has a 55 gallon fish tank in his room that he loves dearly! I’m sure that is where his idea came from. The Angler Fish was inspired from the movie, “Finding Nemo”. We decided he was … Read more
My daughter Ella loves all things “Under the Sea”, so this year she wanted to go as a Jellyfish! I figured it would be easy to make so we gave it a shot. I got the majority of the materials from the dollar store, because our goal was easy and cheap. And it turned out … Read more