Coolest Homemade Redbox Costume

Coolest Homemade Redbox Costume

We considered buying costumes but they were expensive and surprisingly hard to find. So my husband had the great idea that was to make my son’s costume this year the REDBOX. At first I thought that it would not be good enough and would not have enough detail to it. But I can’t tell you how … Read more

Original Homemade Vending Machine Costume

So I decided that I was so tired of all these costumes now days that have no originality that I deceived to make my boys last year. My husband had th

I decided that I was so tired of all these costumes nowadays that have no originality that I deceived to make my boys last year. My husband had the idea for my younger son to be the KFC Man which was super easy since we had an all-white suite that was used just months prior … Read more

Coolest Vending Machine Halloween Costume

Homemade Vending Machine Halloween Costume

Every year around mid August my mind is swirling with Halloween costume ideas for my kids. I just can’t bring myself to buy a polyester costume when I have enough crafty sassiness to create something memorable for my kids. So, with sheets of foam core in hand, spray paint, glue guns and a few other … Read more

Cool Vending Machine Costume

Homemade Vending Machine Costume

Our son was a television for Halloween last year and I was curious to see what ideas he’d come up with this year. Turns out he wanted a Homemade Vending Machine Costume. The entire structure was created using a big box from Pier 1 Imports, spray paint, and a lot of duct tape! I think … Read more

Awesome Homemade Vending Machine Costume

Homemade Vending Machine Costume

My daughter decided she wanted a Homemade Vending Machine Costume so we found a big moving box and got started. We cut arm holes and a head hole. Then we spray painted the box black. We covered a vegetable carrying box with aluminum foil and then cut a hole just a little smaller than this … Read more

Coolest Vending Machine Threesome Costume

Coolest Vending Machine Threesome Costume - Christina, Raven, and me (Melissa) on Halloween day

My friends and I were stressing over what to be for Halloween, being Sophomores in high school basically means competing against pretty girls dressed up as “school girls” or “bunny rabbits”. While discussing what we wanted to be, we saw some vending machines, and at that moment, our decision was made. We made our Vending … Read more

Vending Machine Costume

I came up with the idea for this kids Halloween costume after helping fill the vending machine at my work. I used one large box. First thing was to cut arm holes and an opening for her head. I then made a back panel in the box so you could not see my daughter inside … Read more

Vending Machine Costume

While out shopping one day my son and I were trying to come up with original ideas for kids Halloween costumes. We stopped at a vending machine to get a soda and my son thought a vending machine would be one of those original kids Halloween costumes to create. We found a large box and … Read more

Coolest Vending Machine Costume

Homemade M&Ms Vending Machine Costume

I am a HUGE M&M collector. I have an entire room full of M&M items. Everyone tells me it looks like a store. I have M&M candy dispenser, many many pins, magnets, clocks, radios, everything you can image in an M&M. I also have M&M towels sheets pillows, plates, cups, mugs, silverware. M&M items in … Read more

Cool Homemade Vending Machine Costume

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We chose to make a vending machine for my son’s costume. We obviously used a box that fit his size but with the 4 flaps facing forward- these would be easier to cut for the viewing part of the vending area. The outside box was painted with a black gloss paint and black duck tape … Read more

Coolest Homemade Candy Vending Machine Costume

Homemade Candy Vending Machine Costume

The Tuesday before Halloween, my 9 year old son came home from school in tears, saying that his classmates had teased him that his Ninja costume idea for Halloween was “lame”. Not a fan of store-bought costumes, I was happy to ditch the Ninja, re-think and create a whole new idea for the big day … Read more

Coolest Homemade Adult Vending Machine and Quarter Costume

Homemade Adult Vending Machine and Quarter Costume

I was looking online and through magazines last year for couples Halloween costumes. Everything I found had been done a million times and we wanted to be something unique. I found a costume in a magazine of a small child in a vending machine costume with candy stuck all over the front of it with … Read more