My friend and I had no idea what to wear to a Halloween party but I saw his plaid shirt in his closet and realized that we already had everything we needed to be a tree and lumberjack! I grabbed some eye make-up and some leaves from the yard and made myelf into a “tree”. … 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
My son wanted to be a mailman this year. However, not a simple mailman but one who was being bitten in the behind by a dog! This was the homemade US Mailman costume. It was a very easy costume to make. He looked really great and his costume drew a great response. An additional accessory … Read more
I have been making my own costumes for a few years now and my motto is…”The bigger the headpiece, the better”. Every year I try to come up with some kind of elaborate headpiece that no one else would think of. One year, I came up with pageant costumes. Not your normal everyday pageant but … Read more
Our son has Cerebral Palsy and he uses a wheelchair to get around. Every year we come up with easy to make Halloween costumes that incorporate his chair as part of his costume but this can work for strollers as well. What you will need is black duct tape, blue duct tape, aluminum foil, wooden … Read more