For a costume party this year I decided to go as a Homemade Interstate 35 Halloween Costume. I already had a plain black leotard to use as the base of the costume. I bought some yellow duct tape and cut them into small rectangles for the lines in the road. I painted on the white … Read more
My son loves to watch marching bands. We live in Ottawa and follow the Changing of the Guard throughout the summer. This year our son asked if I could make him a Homemade Grenadier Drum Major Costume. I figured it would be fun to try and make it. I started with the jacket. I used … Read more
I thought this Homemade Miss Smarty Pants Costume was appropriate for my middle daughter. I used fabric glue to glue smarties onto her pants. I downloaded a picture of smarties candy and printed it out on Iron-On paper for her shirt.
We receive so many UPS parcels!! My daughter really likes our UPS driver and receiving packages are always exciting. When asking her what she would like to be for Halloween, she said a UPS driver so we made this UPS Delivery Person and Truck Costume. Now, that part was easy. Her friend decided to go … Read more
Kissing Booth: Simple box with wrapping paper tubes holding up cardboard sign saying “Kiss Me it’s for Charity” 5.00 crossed out FREE! God’s Gift to Women: Boy in wrapped box with tissue and boy coming out of top, the tag says “TO: Women, FROM: God – Gods gift to Women! Mummy: Glue gun, old pjs, … Read more
This is a DIY crane game Halloween costume based on the arcade game. We used a cardboard box which was spray painted yellow. We decorated it with print outs from the computer. Inside there is a piece of foam insulation that you can buy sheets of from Home Depot. Battery operated LED Christmas lights are … Read more
I needed a really cool costume for school because it was our spirit/homecoming week and I wanted to have the best costume! I had no ideas so I started looking through my closet when I came across my Tim Duncan jersey. I LOVE basketball, but instead of being just another “basketball player” I decided to … Read more
Ryan Schultz, our 3 year old son, was determined to be a UPS Man for Halloween this year. When looking at Halloween costume catalogs on various occasions, we asked Ryan what he wanted to be for Halloween. There were a lot of things that caught his eye, but he kept saying he wanted to be … Read more
My son had two loves this year. One was guarters and the other was gum. Anytime he saw a gumball machine he asked for a quarter. So that is when I came up with him being a Homemade Gumball Machine Costume for Halloween. I’m not the type that just makes a gumball machine costume, it … Read more
My daughter’s Homemade Gumball Machine Costume consists of a felt dress with a pool noodle at the bottom. The head is made of two disposable punch bowls held together by craft brads. A top that is a red bowl. Inside are colored pom-poms. She also handed out real gumballs for added effect.
The Tuesday before Halloween, my 9 year old son came home from school in tears, saying that his classmates had teased him that his Ninja costume idea for Halloween was “lame”. Not a fan of store-bought costumes, I was happy to ditch the Ninja, re-think and create a whole new idea for the big day … Read more
I was looking online for creative Halloween costume ideas and stumbled on a picture of a lady who was a Mail Order Bride. She was wearing a wedding dress and stuck stamps all over the dress. I thought that is a great idea, and original. No one does mail order bride for Halloween. So I … Read more