We own danes and horses and everyone teases us we keep small horses in our house. So it was only natural we created a race horse/jockey duo for Halloween! I bought silk blends and some faux leather at Joannes Fabric Store and got creative to come up with a pattern! I started with a dish … Read more
This year when I asked my two and a half year old son what he wanted to be for Halloween, he replied with the name of a little girl he likes in his class. While I knew that wouldn’t happen, I also didn’t want to take him to the store and let him pick out … Read more
I live in Sapporo, Japan and always enjoy Halloween over here. One of the big disco clubs hosts an event that draws over 1,000 participants each year. Most of the locals buy their costumes at the same stores, and it is pretty easy to stand out if you spend a little time on making a … Read more
Here’s what I used to make the Scuba Diver baby costume: 2 water bottles Silver Spray paint $3 kids back pack Pink duct tape Black Electrical tape black nylon webbing black plastic clip Hot glue 4 feet of black “cord keeper” pacifier pink craft foam old watch Track suit I spray painted to 2 water … Read more
My son loves to watch bull riding! When he told me he wanted to be a bull rider I thought this will be a fun project. My mother always made our costumes growing up so I am continuing the tradition. We used diaper boxes for the bull. Brown spray paint for the boxes and cardboard … Read more
We are HUGE NASCAR fans but even bigger fans of the Hendrick drivers. My daughter is #5 Kasey Kahne, I am #24 Jeff Gordon, my son is #48 Jimmie Johnson, and my husband #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. The cars are cardboard and decals are printed sticker paper. The kid’s suits are flight suits with iron … Read more
My husband has always been an avid outdoorsman and especially loves to deer hunt. He does not however love to dress up and go to Halloween parties. So this year he agreed to go when I suggested this couples costume. He could be the hunter and I would be the deer he had been chasing. … Read more
For this group costume, all you really need to do is raid the dollar tree during the summer. All of the accessories were the blow up toys from there. To make the old-school swimmers outfit, use a piece of fabric kind of in the shape of a twin sheet and then fold it in half … Read more
To make the golfer costume, you really just need golf-style clothing. Many of these pieces were already owned by the people wearing them. To make the caddie outfit, just use a pillow case that you cut up the long side and cut a hole for the head. Use small strips of fabric to hold it … Read more
This Ultimate Warrior costume was made for a WWE Wrestling Theme Bachelor Party! Not only did we all dress up as wrestlers but we went to a WWE event! I picked the Ultimate Warrior because 1. He’s awesome and 2. With my face painted hopefully nobody would recognize me lol. First I decided my theme … Read more
We were all working in the Meat Dept and trying to come up with a clever “Meat Themed” costume we could still work in. All of the stuff I saw online hotdogs and steaks were too bulky for us to work in. So I brainstormed and looked in the closet and was able to get … Read more
Last years costumes were a blast! I first had seen this trophy idea done with some high school students and fell in love with it! I knew this was what us girls had to do for Halloween. Our local small town has some pretty competitive Halloween costume contests and we had won the group costume … Read more