Cool Homemade Venus Fly Trap Costume for a Boy

Cool Homemade Venus Fly Trap Costume for a Boy

Time to ask the age old question, so what do you want to be for Halloween this year… come on Batman, Spiderman, Power Ranger, anything else hanging on that Costco rack, Nope…Venus Fly Trap.  What?!  What kind of 4 year old wants to be a Venus Fly Trap? I guess my little bug , dirt, … Read more

Cool Pizza and Spaghetti Costumes for Food Loving Boys

Cool Pizza and Spaghetti Costumes for Food Loving Boys

My two boys could NOT decide what they wanted to be for Halloween so I searched all over the internet for costumes I could buy already made. They didn’t like anything! I was ready to scream! So, i thought to myself….”hmmm what could I make for them to wear that would make them stand out!” … Read more

Finn and Jake’s Amazing Halloween Adventure Costumes

Finn and Jake's Amazing Halloween Adventure Costumes

“So, what do you guys want to be for Halloween this year?  Cool zombies, like Walking Dead?  Hobbits?  What about something cute like Iron Man or Luke Skywalker or Hans Solo and Chewbacca – Harry Potter & Hagrid!?” I asked my two boys, Jackson (11) and Jonathan (10).  Silence.  “We don’t like any of those … Read more

Cool Pink Cotton Candy Costume for a Girl

Cool Pink Cotton Candy Costume for a Girl

This is my 7 year old daughter she wanted to be her favorite treat  for our Halloween day at our campground so I hand made this Pink Cotton Candy costume. It started with a blue Jean dress from the thrift store.  I used cheap pillow about 5 cut them open on sprayed dress with spray … Read more

Halo Costume – The First Ever Costume I Built

Halo Costume - The First Ever Costume I Built

My son, like most kids, plays Halo.  I’m a PE teacher so being active is my thing until I had to have emergency back surgery to fix a blown out disc.  I have A.D.D. (attention deficit disorder) so sitting and resting are really hard for me. After surgery I was told I’d need 3 months … Read more

Cool Violet from Willy Wonka Costume

Cool Violet from Willy Wonka Costume

This is my daughter she is five years old and I made this costume Violet from Willy Wonka for our campground halloween party which was September 27 ,2014. I made it using a yoga ball paper mache fabric and a red velvet table cloth and gold bottoms . All together seeing as I had the … Read more

Coolest LEGO Darth Maul Homemade Minifigure Costume

Coolest LEGO Darth Maul Homemade Minifigure Costume

A few years ago I invented MinifigME, a process that allows us to put kids (of any age) faces on LEGO minifigures, inspired by my sons love of all things LEGO. Since we have always been a Lego-loving family, I wasn’t surprised when my son asked me if I could make him a minifig costume. … Read more

Nerds Box and Hello Kitty DIY Costumes for Girls

Nerds Box and Hello Kitty DIY Costumes for Girls

Candy anyone?? My daughters wanted to be Hello Kitty and a Nerds Box one Halloween. Always a challenge with these girls! Hello Kitty Costume The Hello Kitty was easy. Took me a few hours. I had some old blue fabric which I sized to her body. Sewed it together…nothing fancy, just straight stitch. I glued … Read more

Cool Popcorn Bag Costume for a Girl

Cool Popcorn Bag Costume for a Girl

This popcorn costume won her first prize at the school costume contest! It was easy…ish!! Except for the burns I got from melting sugar I tried to pour on the popcorn… I wasn’t thinking that day. This is what you need: Garden Leaf Bag White, red and black acrylic paint Popcorn (or peanut packaging foam) … Read more

Cool Homemade Wonder Woman Costume for Girls

Cool Homemade Wonder Woman Costume for Girls

This Wonder Woman costume was all hand made with scraps I had around the house. It was a hit at her school and it was fun to make. I had an old blue dress and an old red shirt. I measured my daughter for each, sewed it to fit then sewed the top and bottom … Read more

Spruced-Up Where’s Waldo Costume for a Boy

Spruced-Up Where's Waldo Costume for a Boy

My son was infatuated with Where’s Waldo so this was so fun to put together. We used a basic Where’s Waldo costume from the store that came with the shirt and glasses. But we spruced it up by adding a backpack along with goodies like a shovel, binoculars, sleeping bag and a cup. Also wouldn’t … Read more