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
MATERIALS NEEDED for the homemade surfer costume: * Swim trunks * Rash guard or swim shirt * 1-1/2” thick Styrofoam sheet ($2.50) * Yellow and black spray paint ($2 each) * Shark stuffed animal We did an “undersea” theme for our costumes in 2009. My husband was the surfer. This is the easiest and fastest … Read more
I made this Homemade Jellyfish Unique Halloween Costume Idea out of random pink and white fabric that I found at my local craft store, bubble wrap, and a clear umbrella. I used a hot glue gun and clear tape to attach the fabric onto the inside of umbrella. I then cut pieces of fabric into … Read more
Here’s one of the most creative costumes I could come up with. I saw a lobster costume in a magazine and thought that it was so cute and I just had to make it for my son’s 1st halloween outfit. I made the jumpsuit that has hand covers and booties as well as a hat. … Read more
For Halloween, I decided I wanted to be my favorite all time Disney Princess, Ariel from The Little Mermaid. I didn’t want one of the store-bought, not-as-cool looking costumes, so my mom and I came up with this creation for our Little Mermaid Costume. For the “tail”, we made a skirt using green fish scale … Read more
This year for Halloween, my daughter wanted to be a mermaid on a rock. I have been making costumes for my kids for a few years now, but this was by far the most challenging and detailed. She wanted the mermaid to be glittery and magical with blue and green hair and a huge fin. … Read more
Erin loves the Little Mermaid and so I made her an Ariel mermaid costume. The general pattern I got from the store. I altered it to make it warmer and better quality. The body is a teal satin with a metallic dress material for the tail and waistline. The flesh-colored long sleeve top is lycra … Read more