My two daughters wanted to be a magician and a rabbit in the hat. For the Rabbit in the hat I took an ice cream bucket from 31 flavors and covered it with black shiny material. All I did was hot glue the material, add a Styrofoam brim also covered with material, and to hold … Read more
My son was 9 months old on Halloween this year and we needed to find a costume for him to wear to an indoor Halloween party. I wanted something that would be both adorable and funny enough to make people laugh. I created this Chippendale Dancer costume by cutting and re-purposing a white table napkin … Read more
My husband is a mailman so my son decided that is what he wanted for his kid Halloween costume! We took a plain pair of navy blue pants. Then I got a blue/denim button up the front shirt and sewed a postal patch on it. We bought my son a sun helmet, hip pouch and … Read more
My son was a huge Bob the Builder fan but I couldn’t justify paying the $30 – $40 they wanted for those one piece flimsy costumes! So I decided to try and make a Bob the Builder costume by myself! It was so easy and turned out great! I had most of the items already … Read more
This costume was so easy to make… I made it the day before Halloween! I bought a child’s red apron at Joann’s Craft Store, used some fabric paint and created the famous In-N-Out logo. I stopped by my local In-N-Out and asked for the free hat. My son wore white pants and a white dress … Read more
My son’s like to dress as a theme for Halloween. This year they went in a Homemade Magician and Rabbit in Hat Costume. I purchased the vest, pants and white shirt at thrift stores. I had to alter them slightly as they were too big. I found a large bag of fabric at Goodwill and … Read more
My mother made this costume for my son when he was almost two. He loves to sweep, vacuum and wash windows so my cousin joked that he should be a janitor for Halloween. It was perfect for him! We made a jumpsuit out of striped denim and attached keys, a rag and a dustpan. Put … Read more
This Bob the builder costume was probably the least stressful Halloween costume I’ve ever created. All you need are overalls, an orange shirt, a toy hard hat, work-type boots and a toy tool belt. Add some rolled up “blueprints” and you’re set! We already had everything but an orange shirt. The tool belt was a … Read more
This is my son Cash (2 months old) & his first Halloween. I just came up with the idea by myself. I started with a pair of black dress pants, a bow tie, a pair of with socks, black ribbon & 2 $1 bills. I cut the bottoms of the socks off and then glued … Read more
For the hat we cut a circle with thick carton and cut out the center to make the side of hat. For the bottom of the hat we bought satin in black. Glue-gunned every piece together. Covered the circle with satin, used a red ribbon to go over his shoulder to carry the hat. For … Read more
Most baby costumes in the stores were all the same. so my idea was a baby chef. Not bad for whipping the whole thing up on my sewing machine 10 minutes before we left to go trick or treating! Total Spent: $2
My son Brooks was a Bob the Builder nut. But every time we went shopping for a Bob costume they were plastic and cheap looking. For his birthday, late Sept., his grandma got him a pair of construction overalls. Perfect, I thought. He already had Bob sneakers. So I went to the toy store and … Read more