I’m all about simplicity. I just cut some holes in a large box and attached a pot and a donkey to it. That’s about it. I’ve had nothing but positive reactions. People love it. Many took pictures. I have done this costume before, but the first time it was just the box. It was for … Read more
Items needed for this simple day of the dead skeleton costume: (1) Black long sleeve shirt (1) Pair of Black Leggings (1) Bottle of White Acrylic Paint (1) Bottle of Glow-in-the-Dark Paint (1) Makeup (I only used white Halloween make-up, the rest of the make-up was cosmetic make-up) First, locate some black leggings and a … Read more
So I needed a box, the absolute right size box. I drove my minivan around town on recycle day scouring the town for just the right size. I think I brought home about five boxes before I found “the one”. My husband thought I was crazy. I then cut out the arm holes, neck and … Read more
The helmet was the most difficult part in making this costume come to life. I was set on having it glow blue inside, and making it ourselves. It took almost two weeks to paper mache these each night in order to create a thick enough layer that would hold its shape. (Blow a balloon up … Read more
I came up with the idea for this illusion costume from this website! I saw a Flying carpet ride with a Genie and I recreated the costume as a beach babe! I started by going to the craft store and got: Large piece of cardboard Sand and sea shells kids sand toys cloth (to go … Read more
For this DIY group toy soldier costume, we started with the idea since we are a military family and it evolved into toy soldiers. First we had to gather supplies. We had uniforms from when we were in the military and the uniforms we didn’t have (we needed 5) came from consignments stores, flea markets, eBay, and yard … Read more
My 9 year old granddaughter Alana loves the video game Skylander, and I love dragons, so together we designed the Alanadragon with traits from all of our favorite dragons. Once we made our sketches, decided the colors, shape, characteristics etc. we were very lucky to find the perfect purple fabric that already had scales! We … Read more
I got this idea having to deal with my 2 flea ridden brats, Logan and Doomsday. Normally docile, the sound of bathwater running turns my sweet littl boys into raging little monsters that hate you and will scratch you bloody. I thought this would make an amusing couples costume. To build the shower you will … Read more
I came up with the idea for this Madea costume from watching several different Tyler Perry movies. I have been wanting to do it for the past 3 year, but have never succeeded in doing it. Finally this year, I was able to do it. I went to a local thrift store to pick up … Read more
My son came to me after seeing the commercial for the DVD’s release of Pixar’s Inside Out and said: “Mom I want to be Anger for Halloween!” Sounds great, let’s get to it. We bought the basics: poster board, red felt, red and orange tissue paper, spray adhesive and some red gloves. We cut out the basic shape and adhered … Read more
These plastic Army man costumes started because we found the Keystone Light – White Beer Can. We wanted to do something crazy so we could take a picture with the can. We had said Mission accomplished when we finally found the can. So we thought about dressing up like a military person. Since it was right … Read more
The camping theme family costume idea was inspired by a family trip to a National Park. Cabin (worn by my Husband): This cozy cabin will keep you safe from pesky critters. It’s made of a felt sewn shell and reinforced with box/poster board. Cub Scout (worn by my 7 year old son): This well-prepared Cub … Read more