I made this homemade Amtrak train costume for my 5 year old who is a train fanatic! We have done the store bought Thomas for the last 2 years and this year he wanted to be more like the trains he loves to watch, and so picked Amtrak. I used a wooden toy engine as … Read more
This years Halloween costume is a fusion of not wanting to miss out on a chance to be a slutty playboy bunny and a childhood love of all things Lego, this is what is called dorky hot, or so I’m told. This was also an excellent compromise for work appropriate sexy costume. Construction was a … Read more
I had this idea to do a unique play on words costume and though I am not an artist my wonderful hubby is. At first he thought of one thing but I thought that idea would take up too much time so we put our heads together and came up with this homemade butter-fly wordplay … Read more
This homemade construction costume was a fun project to take on. The Loader actually scoops! Everything was found in my basement except for the paint for a total cost of $15! The Loader and Digger buckets are diaper boxes. The main body is a mosquito zapper box and the upper part is an amazon box. … Read more
I love Halloween and was so excited to make a costume this year for my 16 month old grandson River! I hope he finds a love for Halloween…just like his mom and mumsy (which is what he calls me)! River loves horses, so I thought he would make a Homemade Chuck Wagon Cowboy Halloween Costume … Read more
The idea of a Blind School Bus Driver Halloween Costume didn’t strike me until two weeks before Halloween, and as is the case with any rushed project, hindsight is always 20/20 (ooh, nice pun!). Body: The bus body is two cardboard boxes – the smaller box (engine compartment) is essentially the size of a box … Read more
My 2 years old’s love for his cowboy hat and “doots” as he refers to his boots were the inspiration for this year’s Homemade Cowboys and Natives Halloween Costume. For the little deputy I first bought cow print fabric and a faux suede. I sewed a reversible vest so he could use it for playing … Read more
Gum on the bottom of your shoe! 1) you need a shoe 2) you need a head band (the thicker the head band the better) 3) you need some tape to put the shoe on the headband 4) you need a pink shirt 5) you need pink pants 6) you need pink shoes BAM! You’re … Read more
We chose to make a Snack Machine Costume for my son’s costume. We used a box that fit his size and a smaller box for the vending window. The outside box was painted with green and sliver paint and duck tape was used for the corner edges. The front half of the costume was a … Read more
My daughter wanted to be something different than everyone else knows. So we came up with a Bubblegum Machine Costume. We started with a hula hoop and sewed red felt around it and up to make a skirt. The top is just a clear trash bag with arm and leg holes cut out and balloons … Read more
My husband loves pigs in a blanket, which gave us the idea for this homemade pig in a blanket costume. We love homemade costumes with original ideas that no-one else will have! My sister was in college and didn’t have much money to spend on a costume and this was a very good penny pincher … Read more
My 5 year old wanted to be a monster truck for Halloween last year; not wanting to buy something we decided to make are own homemade monster truck costume. I used various sizes of card board boxes; cutting and piecing them until they resembled a truck. He wanted to be a red truck so I … Read more