This was a real homemade Halloween costume. You will need: one box, depending on the size of subject, red material, white spray paint, ketchup and mustard bottles, hotdogs and buns (two each), hot glue, newspaper and black markers, coffee filters (2) and duck tape string. I started off with a box and enclosed it completely … Read more
I am from Iowa and what do you think of when you think of Iowa? Corn! I was going to a costume party at my sister’s in Minneapolis and thought of a few ideas for Halloween costumes but this corn costume was a unique idea. First of all I got four egg carton bottoms and … Read more
I made this Praying Mantis insect costume out of white poster board, a green plastic shower curtain and red pipe cleaners. It took me a total of three to four hours and I designed it as I went along. The entire thing was hot glued together. I wore these pieces over a green shirt and … Read more
My son had to dress up as a book character for school. This Jack Frost costume came from some items we saw at a dollar store. Jack Frost sounded like a fun costume. He had pair of old black pants and we found an old black jacket for $3.00 at a thrift store. We bought … Read more
This Jack in the Box costume was made from paper Mache that I covered a yoga ball with then put spackle over it to make it smooth. A cone for the hat and nose then painted on the rest. This costume took approximately six weeks to make trying to figure out what materials to use. … Read more
My daughter loves fish. We decided we could make her a great jellyfish costume. I found a clear umbrella from Target. It ended up costing $20 but we have used it after the fact as its intended use. I bought iridescent plastic streamers (not paper in case of rain!) that were actually door entry decorations. Then I … Read more
This is so easy and perfect for twins or best friends! I found lots of kid costume ideas from searching on the web and finally decided to do the dice! You will need about six yards (more or less can’t remember how much it actually was) of fuzzy material of your choice of color (though … Read more
My son came home from school two weeks before Halloween and told me that he wanted to be a scuba diver. Thiscostume was so easy and very inexpensive. Originally I was going to use a black sweat outfit, but it ended up being warm on Halloween so I went with black stretch pants and a … Read more
My husband is a mailman so my son decided that is what he wanted for his kid Halloween costume! We took a plain pair of navy blue pants. Then I got a blue/denim button up the front shirt and sewed a postal patch on it. We bought my son a sun helmet, hip pouch 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
I always make my own kids costumes. This year I made a water fountain. You will need: two big cardboard boxes, hot glue, fishing string, light blue spray paint, four small wooden rods, grey spray paint, knee high sock (grey color), birthday center piece, dimes, nickels and pennies and scissors. We took two large boxes … Read more
This toothbrush costume is part of a trio of costumes that I made for my three kids Halloween costumes. Jacob (age 8) is the toothbrush Caitlin (age 6) is the toothpaste and Jocelyn (age 3) is the dental floss. Everybody thought they were so cute especially our dentist. One of the pictures is of all … Read more