We had a group costume idea for the Clue game. We got the game card pieces from the game Clue (and pinned each card to our costumes). Most of the items we bought at thrift shops, Goodwill and the Salvation Army. Mrs. White wore a bonnet, apron and black dress. Mr. Green wore a green … Read more
This year in honor of Bob Barker’s retirement we decided to deck our family out in a group Halloween costume of “The Price is Right”! Dad was the Big Wheel, Mom was the game, Plinko the oldest daughter was a Barker’s beauty, and the younger daughter was the contestant! Our newest addition (six weeks old!) … Read more
It took just four days to pull it all together. I was very impressed with myself. I made all three Halloween costume designs including wigs, outfits, shoes, and guitar and keyboard! Total Spent: $150
People were always telling me that my baby looked like the “Gerber Baby”. He was very smiley with big blue eyes and a chubby little face. When we were making a decision about his first Halloween costume, it just seemed perfect for him as a Halloween costume idea to make him into the Gerber Baby. … Read more
My 4-year-old daughter’s 10-year-old friend was brainstorming Halloween costume ideas for kids with her in the back seat on a long drive. They were drinking from water bottles, so they idea came up. I thought it through and realized that with some string, plastic tubing, plastic sheeting, and tape, I could make something that looked … Read more
The photo to the right is my Reference image -The Red Death costume from Phantom of the Opera. I made this Halloween costume pattern as if I had to design a Red Death costume for a new stage production. It has some of the classic design features that the Red Death is known for along … Read more
I sewed this costume from a Simplicity Sewing for Dummies pattern. I could not Halloween costume patterns on line. The costume options were a clown, tiger dog etc. I used the tiger pattern. It’s just a basic jumpsuit with booties and a hood plus cat ears and a tail. I made a cougar because we … Read more
What’s Needed: – Rain Jacket and Pants ($12) (I used my ski pants) – Sculpting wire ($20 – Arts and crafts store) – Duct Tape – A microphone (I used a screw driver and made a paper box) – Sticker Printing paper ($3 cut and paste the weather channel logo and stick them on your … Read more
This car costume is constructed using recycled cardboard, spray paint, a pair of suspenders, and duck tape. Total Spent: $20
I got the idea of the letter block because my son is obsessed with letters! This costume was very inexpensive and one of many easy Halloween costumes for children. All you have to do is go to Uhaul and purchase two 1 cubic foot square boxes. They cost about $1 each. Then go to Micheals … Read more
I made this Carmen Miranda costume for my daughter several years ago. A friend of mine was doing an “It’s a Small World” float for our local parade. All of the children were to dress from a different country. After looking up costumes at our local library I decided on a Carmen Miranda look. I … Read more
I know I’m probably the only person who would admit to this: I have always had this Halloween idea to dress up as a Pepto-Bismol pink squid for Halloween. Strange but true. I don’t know why – for some reason I found it immensely funny. So I decided to do it for this Halloween. I … Read more