Barbies, crackerjacks and crash test dummies – they are all cuter when they are kids Halloween costumes. There is something about a little face peaking out of Frankenstein eyes that just melts our hearts.
The animal kingdom is represented with peacocks and jellyfish. Many kids like to dress up as food, such as steak, A1 sauce and a chef salad. Cotton candy, push up pops and gumballs are also very popular. Personally, we love the four year old who agreed to be half Hall and half Oates.
In addition, ideas here range from Optimus Prime, Inside Out characters, a mailtruck, Sharknado and even a haunted castle!
If the child in your life like to chose their own costume, this will rouse his/her imagination. If you like to choose your kids Halloween costumes, then enjoy! The costumes here will entertain you with their range of possibilities. Watch out kids…
Meet Crossie and Belva. Don’t you just love old people? I volunteer at a boarding school and was honored to meet two of the sweetest old ladies. At their advanced age they have truly learned the value of visiting the children at the local school. They enjoy speaking with the kids telling them all about … Read more
Our son Luke has Menkes Disease. It’s a rare fatal disorder that means he can’t walk or talk. He can’t sit upright without support of his wheelchair. The wheelchair makes it hard to go trick or treating. This year dad decided to make the chair part of the costume. A cardboard wardrobe box was cut … Read more
If you have seen our earlier planet costume 2012 Saturn. This project was very similar. We used a medium sized palates ball and paper Mache. After 3-4 layers of Mache we deflated the ball through about an 8” hole at the top. Once the ball is out we use strips of Gorilla tape on the … Read more
My son’s school decided have a fancy dress day for charity. I had no idea where to start so I got out the nursery rhyme book and asked him to choose what he would like to be. I was hoping for a soldier or something similar that I could just buy from the shop. But … Read more
Here is again my Ivona, this time as the Queen of Hearts. The idea I found on the net, I admit, but I sewed all alone without anyone help. Lower part of the dress is my old skirt. I attached on it deck cards and white material, it used to be a scarf, with stitched … Read more
This year my 6 year old was a minion for Halloween! Halloween is especially special for my son because his birthday falls one week before the holiday. So lots of birthday love and merriment carry on into the holiday. Minions were the number one children’s costume for 2013 and for good reason! These little guys … Read more
My 6 year old son wanted to be a vampire for Halloween. Yeah, Dracula is cool but even better is Count Orlok, the star of the 1922 silent film Nosferatu: A symphony of terror. I ordered a bald cap online and used spirit gum to attach and shape it. I found a women’s coat at … Read more
Ok, so the story begins with me finding this website last year in search of a unique costume for my 2 daughters. They ended up dressing up as a cupcake and flower pot. I had rave reviews at their school! This year the principal came to me and said I can’t wait to see the … Read more
For Barbie, The Island Princess…my daughter has a Rosella Barbie doll that was inspired from the movie “Barbie, The Island Princess”. I started by using the doll as my guide to how I wanted the dress and the feather fan to look. I took a formal dress pattern and modified it to look exactly like … Read more
I have been making Halloween costumes for 45 years, since I started sewing at age 10. My costumes have always been very involved, but have been of the softer, gentler or superhero type. After my kids came along, they were Madison from Splash, Batman, the Joker, a Mutant Ninja Turtle, Roger and Jessic Rabbit, even … Read more
So what you’re seeing here is NOT JUST a store-bought football uniform. Digging deep into my creative depths I had to use up to THREE safety pins to adjust the jersey for a slightly better fit. Reactions to the Mac-n-Cheese costume you ask? “Mommmmm, it’s still too big!” Oh wait, you probably didn’t mean the wearer’s reaction. … Read more
We took Styrofoam and made walls and painted the the color of most port a potty’s. I used duck tape to tape them together and cut out a door put a white roof on it. We used the foam to make a toilet seat and cut a hole in it for her to stand in … Read more