This is our Homemade Jellyfish Halloween Costume for our daughter. We bought a foam hat from JoAnns, cut a ring of poster board out and attached it to the brim of the hat to extend its width. We then used a glue gun to attach, firstly, a layer of iridescent basket wrap, then secondly, a … Read more
Dad and Mom were easy to do on this costume. I bought gym shorts and a whistle at Academy. We had the Lifeguard shirt screen printed on a trip to the beach. Add some sunscreen to the nose and flip flops and he was done. I bought the shark costume used on eBay. It had … Read more
I made this lobster costume mostly from an old mermaid-style prom dress that a friend of mine wore in high school. It’s fitted down to the knee and flares out at the bottom. It had always reminded me of a lobster (I didn’t tell her that) so I thought I’d make use of it! I … Read more
I asked my 2-year-old what he wanted to be for Halloween and he said “a fish”. I found a fish pattern at a local store and used it as a guide. Justin picked out the material – shiny stretchy polyester stuff (excellent fish material for fish costumes). I used 1-inch foam for the form. It … Read more
My little princess decided this year she wanted to be her favorite princess, Ariel the Little Mermaid. We looked at all the costumes ready made, nothing really looked like a true mermaid. Being the somewhat crafty Mommy, I decided to make my own Homemade Ariel the Little Mermaid Costume from the image I had in … Read more
I made the fin for the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island, Brooklyn and Joe loved it so much he borrowed the Mermaid costume for a children’s cartoon characters fancy dress party. He looks a treat. We got some shiny Lycra from a shop and it was dead easy to make because its just rouching at … Read more
I made this Octopus Baby Costume completely by hand using needle, thread, material, and a bathroom tub mat. I made this for my 1 year old grandson, measured the height he was then cut the material 1 inch above so it wouldn’t drag. It was like a dress below the bottom so he could move … Read more
This homemade Rainbow Fish Halloween costume is based on the book RAINBOW FISH by Marcus Pfister, which is one of my daughter’s favorite books. It is the story of a most beautiful, lonely and rude fish who discovers the value of inner beauty and friendship by giving away his coveted scales to other fish one … Read more
The attached picture is of my son Aaron, his favorite animal is a shark so I took some time to figure out the best possible way to make this little Homemade Jaws Shark Costume. He loves his costume and its so cute when he runs, the tail wiggles just right and it looks just like … Read more
I know I’m probably the only person who would admit to this: I have always had this Halloween idea to dress up as a Pepto-Bismol pink squid for Halloween. Strange but true. I don’t know why – for some reason I found it immensely funny. So I decided to do it for this Halloween. I … Read more
I was able to make this Mermaid costume in four days. I made the rock and the bra with paper. The tail is a fabric triangle that I put on the rock. The top is nude stretch swimwear material to look like skin and the bottom is a stretch metallic to give the appearance of … Read more
This costume was used for Halloween and for Savannah Rose’s 9th birthday party which was themed UNDER THE SEA. The Mermaid tail is a special home made tail from Merfolks of FoxMoon Productions. They specialize in making Realistic (swimming) mermaid tails and fins according to your measurements. The shell and pearl in the picture was … Read more