Coolest Mini Gene Simmons Costume

Coolest Mini Gene Simmons Costume

We watch Gene Simmons Family Jewels reruns with our nine year old daughter. In the past, she has been princesses and Draculaura for Halloween. When we asked her this year, she told she wanted to be “The Demon” from Kiss. Um, okay. So I went online to see how we might go about making a … Read more

Our Version of Lego Lord Vampire Costume

Our Version of Lego Lord Vampire Costume

Happy Halloween everyone! Well this year I wanted to be creative when it came to costumes instead of the traditional expensive cheaply made store bought costume. My son was not sure what he wanted to be, so I started to think of all his favorite hobbies. Then boom! LEGOs! I was going to make him … Read more

Homemade Optical Illusion Mermaid Treasure Costume

Homemade Optical Illusion Mermaid Treasure Costume

My nine year old daughter wanted to be a mermaid being carried by a pirate this year. She always loves the optical illusion costumes. She keeps her costume a secret until the day of Halloween and all of her classmates gather around to see what we came up with that year. We made the pirate … Read more

Homemade Lil’ Garbage Truck Costume for a Boy

Homemade Lil' Garbage Truck Costume for a Boy

My son wanted to be a garbage truck.  So we set off to create it.  I browsed the web and came across a great costume that gave me inspiration, that was the start and there was some great info. After lots of cardboard and hot glue it started to take shape.  We added different thickness … Read more

The Old Couple Homemade Child Costume

The Old Couple Homemade Child Costume

Bianca (5) and brother Luca (2) dressed up as an elderly couple for Halloween this year.  They took their costumes very seriously and played the part well! Bianca came up with the idea in mid-June and we started going through her closet and our house to compile the perfect “old lady” costume.  She wasn’t too … Read more

Amazing DIY Lego Man Costume

Amazing DIY Lego Man Costume

This year my seven year old son wanted to be Emmet from the Lego Movie! Finding that costume was going to be totally impossible. I went on total research mode and started getting my materials together. I decided to use as many materials around the house that I could find. I started with the head. … Read more

Cute DIY Costume Idea: Eggs from The Boxtrolls

Cute DIY Costume Idea: Eggs from The Boxtrolls

My kids chose the next year costume as soon as they took off that year costume so I had time to plan, get supplies, etc. My six year old Oliver didn’t went to the movie premiere of The Boxtrolls because he wasn’t having good reports from school, he did got to see it, so he … Read more

Special Little Miss Mad Hatter Costume

Special Little Miss Mad Hatter Costume

The concept Miss Mad Hatter, portrayed by my daughter Nadia, all started with with a hat. Nadia saw the hat she is wearing at a party store. Our next stop was the craft store. She picked out colors and fabrics she wanted. I got a pattern, which really just ended out being inspiration, because I … Read more

Awesome Lego Movie Emmet Costume for a Child

Awesome Lego Movie Emmet Costume for a Child

This costume was extremely ambitious for me, as I have never actually made a costume before. I always just buy them, but there are no good Lego man costumes available, and my son wanted to be Emett! It took a while, and some trial and error. After trips to multiple stores, I finally had most … Read more