I wanted to be something from the sea, so I looked at many pictures online and landed on some beautiful pix of orange jellyfish. I’m a stickler for detail, so I studied every main part of this creature. To make the top piece of the Homemade Jellyfish Halloween Costume, I bought 1” thick green foam … Read more
As a native New Englander living in New York, I frequently miss the incredible fresh seafood from Boston. What is better than a freshly caught lobster, boiled bright red, with just the right amount of butter? While shopping for new kitchen supplies last year, I came across a pair of lobster claw oven mitts and … Read more
With this Homemade Mermaid Costume, I really wanted to create something unique, something that was not like the typical mermaid costumes. I started by making a long spaghetti strap sheath dress–(you can also just purchase one at a thrift store). Mine was made of deep blue stretch velvet. I then used several different colors and … Read more
This is my five month old daughter, Ember, our baby mermaid! My husband and I dressed up as fishermen, straight off of Truman Lake in Missouri, and we caught ourselves this freshwater mermaid! We got the idea because ever since her first bath, this baby loves the water. Swimming, splashing, floating, playing, she loves it. … Read more
I saw Jorge Garcia from the show “Lost” on a talk show last year and he was wearing a fish bowl costume using a shower curtain. I then used my skills as a former Pre-K teacher and added my touch to make this Homemade Fish Aquarium Costume. I got the box from the lost ‘n … Read more
MATERIALS NEEDED: Black hooded sweatshirt ($5 at thrift store) White felt ($1.50 for about 3 yards – had tons left over) Pink felt ($0.25 – 1 sheet) Black pillow cases ($4 from WalMart) Styrofoam (for back fin & tail) ($2) Black pants Hot glue (LOTS of it) Spray glue Velcro We did an “undersea” theme … Read more
This homemade Jellyfish costume is a hat! Corrugated plastic as the base, cut a hole in the middle for old straw hat, used 6 led AA battery sets, sheer silver and tulle to cover and sheer wired ribbons for tentacles. Black clothing.
My daughter and I went as Mommy and Baby Jellyfish this Halloween. The glowing jellyfish costume idea was a hit. And we had comments and compliments all weekend long! The legs/tentacles/stingers/not-sure-what-they’re called were glowing too, but you can’t see it very well in the pictures. These cost me about $28 total to make both costumes. The … Read more
My daughter, Heidi, has cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair. One thing she really loves to do is dress up at Halloween time. She goes to a dance for disabled people, a church Halloween party, family parties and she dresses up for work. For 2 years I thought about making her a Little Mermaid … Read more
My 3-year old daughter, egged on by Dora the Explorer, wanted a Homemade Mermaid Girl Costume. Apart from the obvious problem of making a tail that a little girl can run & climb in, I also didn’t want her to be going outside the house in a top that looked like a bra. For the … Read more
For this Little Mermaid Costume you will need blue training bra or bathing suit top, two iron on sea shell patches (or make your own), about two yards shimmer blue fabric, one yard different fabric to contrast fins, thin batting to make fins “poofy” and realistic one zipper for back. Make the fin trunk like … Read more
When my son told me what he would like to be for Halloween, my three year old daughter piped up with “I want to be a Happy Dolphin”. She made it a point to make sure I heard the Happy part; she could not be just any old dolphin, she had to be a Happy … Read more