Cool Homemade Construction Wrecking Ball Costume

Cool Homemade Construction Wrecking Ball Costume

My 3-year old son Phoenix is into all thinks with wheels!  When I asked him what he wanted to be this year for Halloween his reply was “Hmm…mama…let’s hab a diggah…no no…backhoe!  Hmm, oh mama, I mean a mudd truck!, Yes, a mudd truck.” So here I am thinking,  I need boxes, paint, tape and … Read more

Indiana Jones Costume for 9-Year-Old Boy

Indiana Jones Costume for 9-Year-Old Boy

I’m a huge Indiana Jones fan. I’ve made this costume several times but it never looked very authentic. So during a recent trip to Disney World I finally got myself an Indiana Jones hat! Yay! That’s just what the costume needed. The bag and the whip I purchased online. The bag came as a kit … Read more

Coolest Gru and his Minions Family Halloween Costume

Coolest Gru and his Minions Family Halloween Costume

Up until this year, I had been making my son a Transformer costume in much the same way, but this year, it was going to be the Minions, and not just for my son, but for my daughter as well.  I created the Minion costumes from corrugated cardboard.  I measured my children (Ashley, 8; and … Read more

Not-So-Mini Lego Minifigure Homemade Halloween Costume

Not-So-Mini Lego Minifigure Homemade Halloween Costume

My 9 year old son, Jet, recently developed a love for Lego, and we were trying to come up with a costume that reflects his current interest (a goal every year).  He was considering between Iron Man (but he didn’t want to look like everyone else, and I didn’t want to spend $40.00), Nerf guy … Read more

Cool Homemade Mike Wazowski Costume with Little Sister Boo

Cool Homemade Mike Wazowski Costume with Little Sister Boo

Well, the idea for the Mike Wazowski costume with Little Sister Boo started months ago. I ask my grandson every year what he wants to be, he told me Mike Wazowski from Monsters Inc. So I had to make it happen. I started it one month before Halloween. Starting with the shape of the body I made … Read more

Cool Tractor Farmer Cardboard Box Costume

Cool Tractor Farmer Cardboard Box Costume

This cool tractor farmer cardboard box costume was pretty simple to make. I took a cardboard box and covered it with green poster board. Cut the wheels out of various plate sizes using black cardboard, and yellow poster board. Then added some finishing touches like the exhaust pipe, grill, lights and caution sign on the back. … Read more

5 Year Old’s Kick Tushy Minion Halloween Costume

5 Year Old's Kick Tushy Minion Halloween Costume

This is my 5 year old son Donovan. We love Despicable Me, 1 & 2. So this year, I busted out the craft skills and created Minion Stuart (Stuart is known for his one eye and center parted hair, btw).  I created the costume with poster board, foam, felt, glue gun ( a lot), one of those … Read more

Coolest Homemade Leprechaun Child Costume

Coolest Homemade Leprechaun Child Costume

This Leprechaun is my 9 year old son Ayden’s 2013 costume. His grandmother makes his costumes every year, and every year they are always unique! We live in a small city where pretty much everyone knows each other and everyone in the area loves to see Ayden’s costumes! As you could imagine this puts a lot … Read more