My two year old son loves John Deere tractors so I thought I would dress him in a John Deere tractor Halloween costume. My husband and I designed a tractor that amazed my son. It was made out of two cardboard boxes. It consisted of a real steering wheel from an old play jeep that … Read more
Our work recently hosted a “Wild West” theme party. Instead of going as the usual cowboy/girl we thought we’d go as cacti. It was very easy to make and walking to the venue we received many laughs, comments and even some tourists who wanted some photos! It was great fun. Here’s how: Materials 1 x … Read more
This is a picture of our son as the Homemade Bubble Gum Machine Halloween Costume. He loves them, and I thought what better costume than to make something that he loves. We thought he looked “pretty sweet”. I make his costume every year, but we got such a wonderful response with this one he wanted … Read more
I offered to make my godson Jordan’s Halloween costume this year. I called up my cousin and asked if she would like me to help her out this year by making his costume and she said that would be fine with her. I asked her for suggestions or to ask him what he would like … Read more
My 3 year old son Jordan wanted to be a jet truck for Halloween after seeing the jet truck at the race track over the summer, needless to say it left a lasting impression on him. All he talks about is jet trucks and race cars, maybe I warped his little mind at such a … Read more
For my costume, I wanted something that would satisfy a few requirements: I needed it to be warm; I needed it to not make me look slutty or trashy but still be cute; and most importantly, I wanted it to be DIFFERENT! I love puns and word play, so one I was I thinking about … Read more
My husband recently went into the Air Force, and in passing, I mentioned to him, “You know a simple, but unique idea that would be cute for the girls? Put a onesie on them and tape a triangle to their backs…and call them paper airplanes. Dad’s little Air Force.” Well, I kept thinking that that … Read more
My Homemade Mr. Safety Traffic Cone Costume was created using ordinary traffic cones. The concept was three-fold, started out a few years ago thinking about the movie “Space Truckers”, there were these robots in it with funny heads I liked. I only saw the movie once though and remembered them as being traffic cone like. … Read more
Parents hate them, kids love them. I’m talking about the Toy House Claw Machines that you find at a ton of restaurants these days. My Claw machine is the best though; EVERYONE loves it. I started off with one big box. I cut 3 of the sides out and, on the back of the one … Read more
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
My son loves tractors. His room is all John Deere. We made his Homemade John Deere Tractor Costume out of boxes, left over paint from the bedroom, foam rubber, plates and press on lights. It took about 10 hours to make. He is two and loves it. He was on the cover of local newspaper.
My son was obsessed with crossing gates. I came up with this idea for a Train Crossing Gate Costume and he won first place at our park district Halloween party. I took heavy foam board and made the two cross pieces. I used black stickers for the letters and used two sided tape to tape … Read more