My son and I were trying to decide what he should be for Halloween, and the longer we thought about it we came up with the idea for him to be a Toilet Costume. So I (mom) went out and got some cardboard boxes, white duck tape and some white craft paint. And I started … Read more
This toothbrush costume is part of a trio of costumes that I made for my three kids Halloween costumes. Jacob (age 8) is the toothbrush Caitlin (age 6) is the toothpaste and Jocelyn (age 3) is the dental floss. Everybody thought they were so cute especially our dentist. One of the pictures is of all … Read more
I wanted something unique and funny for my company costume contest. I saw the girl in the green loofah on this website, and I was sold! (thanks Wendy in FL!) I decided to be a loofah, but expand on it a little. I bought 20 yards of purple netting on sale for $.77/yd. (tulle will … Read more
After trying to come up with a homemade costume idea, I started thinking about household items that I could possibly be. When I got to thinking about shower items, it was no longer a question, I thought of a Loofah Costume Idea. I bought some tulle material (about 15-20 yards) at Joann’s fabrics, along with … Read more
Here’s our interpretation of the “Monthly gift from Mother Nature…” I wanted to do something really funny and make a costume that no one else would be demented enough to make. So I decided to take what all of us women are made to deal with each month (of course I am talking about our … Read more
Came up with this Condom Wrapper Costume out of cardboard from a tv box. I couldn’t find cheap hula hoops to make the ‘ridge’ part of the condom, so bought some cheap flexible plastic piping and taped it to the cardboard. Next, I glued a few rolls of silver cellophane, used to wrap gifts, and … Read more
For the can we used a big sheet of thin plastic. We made stencils and spray painted everything on to it. The top is the top of a garbage can with a helmet and fill-in which made a shape of the top of a bottle of axe. Where the deodorant supposedly sprays out is made … Read more
I wanted to be something completely different and not wear some expensive piece of plastic from a Halloween store. So, I went to a fabric shop, purchased 20 yards of pink tulle, a load of safety pins and some big rope looking thing, voila! Pink Loofah. For less than $20. This Loofah Halloween costume was … Read more
We wanted an original group idea and searched all the stores, and decided on a DIY “The Loofahettes” Loofah costume. We took 15 yards of each color tulle, wrapped ourselves once over and used that as a base. Then we took bunches and started stapling and safety pinning like crazy. Underneath we just wore a … Read more
A few years ago I had a bunch of small cavities and I was in and out of the dentist’s chair several times over the course of a few months to fill them all. I wanted to translate that experience into my Halloween costume that year. I wanted to be a dirty, grungy, creepy version … Read more
My daughter came to me a few days before Halloween and told me she wanted a bubble bath costume. I wasn’t so sure how I was going to pull this off. I went to Walmart and bought a rope handled laundry basket and went to the dollar store and bought the rest of the accessories … Read more
This is my family in a Homemade Dental Hygiene Family Costume. I made this electric toothbrush from stuff I have at home. I used an old bed comforter that the kids don’t use anymore to do the body of the toothbrush. For the head of the brush, I used a hard plastic that I glued … Read more