My husband and I were going to a hallowed party this year and we were going to have six of us dress up as a group. Two of them cancelled on us, so I needed to rethink what we could be. I looked online and there wasn’t much that I liked, so for days I racked my brain. I … Read more
My costume is a a super “hero” sandwich. I wanted to go with a pun costume to make it stand out and be more unique. though I didn’t get to actually wear this costume on Halloween (lack of time). I had a blast making it! Materials needed 2 yards of brown fleece 2 yards of white fleece 2 red … Read more
Astronomically “shooting stars” are meteors which are rocks/objects from space that get attracted by earth’s gravitational force and enter earth’s atmosphere. Not this costume idea… our “Shooting Stars” takes on a twist of the traditional notion in a fun “pun” type of way. All you need is a gold dress, star accessories, fake plastic guns, … Read more
This Scary Pop Quiz costume was my son’s idea. As a middle-schooler, he decided that the most frightening thing ever is being caught of guard by his teachers. So the costume idea was born! It was super simple to make. With an all white set of sweats, I took a blue permanent marker and added the notebook lines … Read more
I wanted to make my own costume because I think it is more unique and way cheaper to do it that way since costumes are very expensive now. I am also not for the revealing costumes and I wanted mine to be funny and like nothing I had seen before. I browsed the internet probably … Read more
I love to play on words! I found a bee costume at the thrift store, it was missing parts so it was really inexpensive! I picked up some fishnet tights and a pair of Tinkerbell wings (clear). We had so much fun making blood with food coloring, coco powder and corn syrup! Simple putting it together! … Read more
At first, we were going to be sugar and spice. But we realized it was much more fun to be spicy! So along came our idea to be two Spice Girls of our favorite hot sauces, Tabasco and Sriracha. We bought oversized shirts, cut off the sleeves, and bought fabric pens. For Tabasco, she bought a … Read more
Every Halloween, I try to think of a great pun-based costume. This year I thought of “When Life gives you Lemons…” Everyone knows the classic expression, but what if I were to take it literally? Thus I became Life, and handed out lemons. For my costume, I wore a white t-shirt, and a white suit … Read more
I was ready for some excitement in my life, so I decided to go out on a limb last night in search of a good time. A one night stand was the perfect plan. It all started with a cardboard box I snagged from the recycle bin on campus. Then I gathered a few necessities … Read more
I followed a tutorial I found on YouTube for the make-up application for a Sand-Witch Halloween costume. That took me about an hour. I just bought cheap make-up and fake nose and chin at Party City (not the professional stuff). It would have looked better with the pro make-up but this worked fine for a … Read more
Typically my husband and I choose a couples-themed costume, but when he chose to be Ryan Gosling’s character from “Drive,” I knew I was on my own. I look forward to putting together a costume each year, and not simply buying a pre-made packaged one. After weeks of racking my brain, I finally came up … Read more
This Witch Doctor couple costume was a total last minute costume idea. My usual is a play on words idea. We were invited to a costume party the day of and had to come up with something quick. I had already worn my costume for several other occasions such as my Witch Kraft ideas and … Read more