Our 4th daughter left for college this year, so our “empty nest” was the inspiration behind our Halloween costume. We decided to dress up as chickens whose chicks “flew the coop”. All of our daughters are in college right now so in the cracked eggs (paper mached balloons using flour, water and salt and scrap … Read more
“Put Another Shrimp on the Barbie!” I always love going as a pun or some clever phrase for Halloween and wasn’t sure what couple costume idea to do for this year. I had seen people wearing a Shrimp hat with a barbie tee shirt before and I thought that was funny, but when my husband … Read more
So every year I do a theme party for Halloween. This year, the theme was “Name that Tune”. It was a super fun theme, but as usual, getting ready for the party didn’t leave a lot of time to finish my costume! I decided to do “It’s Raining Men” because it was fairly easy to … Read more
I recently transferred to a different office within my company, so when I heard that my new office was having a Halloween costume contest, I knew I needed to make a great impression! My husband and I do a couple’s costume every year, but since he doesn’t work in my office, I knew my costume … Read more
Halloween is the one time of the year to get creative and dress up in a unique one of a kind costume. I spend a lot of time to think of what to dress as. Each year I try to go out a few times so that I can dress up in various different ways. … Read more
I used a pop-up laundry basket for the torso of the costume and covered it with a large turtle neck shirt. I stapled the basket to the shirt around the collar and bottom hem, and then stuffed the sleeves with small dryer vent hoses. Then I covered the whole torso with paper mache strips of … Read more
I bought a Belle dress and wig. Then I bought a bunch of felt and made an apron out of tacos. I also made a taco hat, which clipped onto my wig. It was very comfortable. I added a crinoline for fullness and gloves to complete the look. The best part was watching people’s reactions.
Every year I design my costume to be a historical figure pun. This year, my mother suggested Pink Freud, and I started working out how to best emulate Sigmund Freud with as much pink as possible. To mimic portraits of Freud, I required a few items that were simply unavailable in stores, the most significant … Read more
Our son came up with this wordplay costume after history class learning about the Red Sea. He then added the Moses underneath and we thought it was a hit! Everyone who saw it cracked up and those who didn’t get it walked away shaking their heads but with a smile on their face. All it … Read more
I’m all about simplicity. I just cut some holes in a large box and attached a pot and a donkey to it. That’s about it. I’ve had nothing but positive reactions. People love it. Many took pictures. I have done this costume before, but the first time it was just the box. It was for … Read more
I wanted to give my six month old daughter something to wear that was as unique and original as she was. I came up with the ideas while watching the movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. I had seen other families recreate the characters from the book/film, but I had not seen anyone take the literal … Read more
This White Trash bride costume was fun to make. Get your shopping done at the Salvation Army or a thrift shop and get busy and have fun! Supplies we used: Old Wedding Dress, Pair overalls and some cowboy boots Hot pink bra Jewels from craft store and a hot glue gun Battery operated light Lots … Read more