Wreck-It Ralph Halloween Costume

Wreck-It Ralph Halloween Costume

I made this homemade Wreck it Ralph costume for my Son this year. We loved the movie and were inspired to do the costume. I make his costume every year so I knew this would be fun. For the costume, I bought overalls, then dyed them a darker brown. I found the orange plaid shirt at a … Read more

Cool R2-D2 Costume for a Boy

Cool R2-D2 Costume for a Boy

“What do we want to be for halloween?” My wife asked as she was browsing pintrest.  A click here and a click there and a image of a “R2-tu-tut” costume lead us to the family starwars costumes. It was decided that we would go as, Anakin and Padame Skywalker with our children Luke and Leia. … Read more

Fun and Simple Dragon Costume

Fun and Simple Dragon Costume

This is a great costume for a young boy or girl who enjoys dragons! My son is in Pre-K and they had a book report due in a week. They had to choose their favorite book, create a poster board about it and dress up like a character from the story. Well leave it up … Read more

Inexpensive Costume: Eyebrawl from Skylanders

Inexpensive Costume: Eyebrawl from Skylanders

My son absolutely loves Skylanders, particularly EyeBrawl. When he asked to be Eyebrawl for Halloween I knew that ordering a costume online or going to a store wasn’t an option. I had already done my research and found only 3 Skylanders costumes were available. And of course none that my son liked. My first thought … Read more

Headless Horseman Halloween Costume

Headless Horseman Halloween Costume

Well first off my 12 year announced that he wanted just a horsehead to wear for Halloween? I thought to myselff, where on earth am I going to find that. I have always been a creative kind of person, so I began looking around second hand clothing stores for ideas. It didn’t take me to … Read more

Big Rig Truck Halloween Costume for a Boy

Big Rig Truck Halloween Costume for a Boy

This is Brayden driving his big rig truck that was made out of several cardboard boxes, paint, Styrofoam cones and circle for the steering wheel. He loves trucks and his Papa has drove one for many years so I decided to make him one for Halloween. I used lots of hot glue to keep it … Read more

Prettiest Crowd-Stopping Peacock Costume for a Girl

Prettiest Crowd-Stopping Peacock Costume for a Girl

I made this costume last year, I tried to come up with a costume this year as cool as the peacock but it just isn’t going to happen I won’t be able to out do this costume, I just made a few adjustments and made it a little different this year and it still took … Read more

Pink Rig Truck Halloween Costume

Pink Rig Truck Halloween Costume

This is Jasmine driving her big rig truck that was made out of several cardboard boxes, paint, Styrofoam cones and circle for the steering wheel. She loves playing trucks with all the boys and her Papa has drove one for many years so I decided to make her one for Halloween. I used lots of … Read more

Little Chicken and Blue Bird Costumes for Brother and Sister

Little Chicken and Blue Bird Costumes for Brother and Sister

For months leading up to Halloween my five year old daughter Harper had a new idea of what she wanted to be. First it was a snow leopard. Then after I handpainted some old boots with fabric paint, Rainbow Bright. Then a peacock princess. Then Ciifford. I told her that once I started making her … Read more

Coolest Homemade Dunkin’ Donuts Drive Thru Costume

Coolest Homemade Dunkin' Donuts Drive Thru Costume

We have three sons.  Each year I try to make at least one homemade costume.  We’ve had a scuba diver and a vending machine, but this year we made our best yet – our very own Dunkin’ Donuts Drive Thru.  We had so much fun making it – it truly became a group effort.  My … Read more

Homemade Astronaut Costume in Honor of Neil Armstrong

Homemade Astronaut Costume in Honor of Neil Armstrong

Last year our daughters’ Book Week theme was Champions. We love Book Week in our family as we have made it a family affair and everyone gets involved in the project. Our eldest daughter Isabella has always loved anything to do with astronomy so when we asked her to think about people in history who … Read more

Excellent Astrid the Dragon Slayer Costume for a Girl

Excellent Astrid the Dragon Slayer Costume for a Girl

2011 Persia wanted to be ASTRID from ‘How To Train A Dragon’ movie. This costume was challenging. I started by sketching the costume from the movie. Made patterns using newspaper for the skirt, head piece, arm guantlets and the shield.. cut them out Head band- i glued gems and put velcro on the inside as fasteners Skirt- (outer layer)- … Read more