Awesome Toothless and Hiccup Wheelchair Costume

Awesome Toothless and Hiccup Wheelchair Costume

This year my son picked “Hicup” and “Toothless” from the dreamworks movie “How to Train your Dragon”.  This one was a doozie.  We worked the body again with foam board, sanding and sculpting the lines  We made a large square block of foam board from glueing sheets together and forming a square.  We sculpted the … Read more

Cool Homemade Red Ninjago Minifigure Costume

Cool Homemade Red Ninjago Minifigure Costume

This year my grandson decided, he wanted us to make our costumes for his school’s annual costume parade.  He loves to play with Legos, and spends his free time reading the Lego City books.  For his costume, he picked Kai, the red Ninja Ninjago.  I was sure that was a tall order for a lego … Read more

Cool Lord Garmadon LEGO Ninjago Halloween Costume for a Boy

Cool Lord Garmadon LEGO Ninjago Halloween Costume for a Boy

I pretty much did this last minute.  I begged my son to pick a costume but he was adamant about NOT participating in trick or treating this year, or dressing up (he is 6 years old!).  So when he finally said he wanted to be Lord Garmadon from Ninjago (Lego), I just knew i had … Read more

Awesome Halloween Steam Locomotive Train with a Little Engineer!

Awesome Halloween Steam Locomotive Train with a Little Engineer!

My son Jackson was born loving trains! I’ve never seen a kid so infatuated with one thing in my life! He even talks about them when he’s dreaming at night by saying “All aboard!” or “Daddy, you want to come pway (Jackson’s version of play) trains with me?” When the question was asked about what … Read more

Best Homemade Ghost Busters Group Halloween Costume

Best Homemade Ghost Busters Group Halloween Costume

This year my 13 year old son and 3 of his friends wanted to do a costume together.  After tossing around a couple of different ideas, they decided to go with the Ghostbusters.  At first I was feeling a little discouraged because the flight suits I was finding were expensive.  I searched the web for … Read more

Cool DIY Costume Idea: My Bright Daughter – The Chandelier!

Cool DIY Costume Idea: My Bright Daughter - The Chandelier!

My daughter, Bridget, 7 years old and in 2nd grade, had the idea of being a chandelier for Halloween. She was sitting in the living room and staring at the light in our dining room. When it started to register that I would have to figure out how to make this dream a reality, she … Read more

Minion Gone Wild: Homemade Despicable Me Purple Minion Costume

Minion Gone Wild: Homemade Despicable Me Purple Minion Costume

After last year’s extravagant robot costume (and lots of whining, tears and bumping into things) I vowed I would never again make my poor son wear another costume that gave him limited sight or mobility.Then Despicable Me 2 came out in theaters and both our minds were changed. He loved the idea of being a … Read more

Cool Homemade Robot Costume for a Boy: Marcusbot 2013

Cool Homemade Robot Costume for a Boy: Marcusbot 2013

Well, up until Friday the 25th of October, I has been under the impression for several months that my son, Marcus was going as a Minion (from the movie Despicable Me). This is what Marcus had been telling me for MONTHS. Friday, the morning of 10/25, my son informs me that he’s going as a … Read more