So after doing Animal in previous years I wanted to move on to my other favorite Muppet, Beaker. He’s real simple, just a cylinder, sorta. But here’s how i make it complicated: -I want the eyes to light up -I want the mouth to operate as I meep And thus I began the construction of … Read more
Beaker was one of my favorite Muppets, and I thought it would be awesome to dress up as him. At the same time, teaming up with a buddy as Bunsen Honeydew would make this costume duo, dare I say it, legendary. As a team, our Homemade Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker Couple Halloween Costumes were very … Read more
Every year in Madison, WI, we have a huge Halloween party downtown. The costumes can be pretty outrageous so I decided this year I would go all out. I was a huge fan of the Muppets growing up so this year I decided to on a homemade Beaker Halloween costume idea. I couldn’t find a … Read more
I got the idea to have my Labrador Retriever be Big Bird because Labs are “bird dogs”. It was a play on words that she be BIG BIRD DOG. I dressed up as Oscar the Grouch. I got my supplies from Joanne fabrics and the Dollar Tree. For my costume I only had to purchase … Read more
Here’s the story behind our Cookie Monster costume. My daughter really loves Cookie Monster, so she inspired me to come up with an original costume for her. I went to Jo-Ann Fabrics to look for a pattern, but they don’t sell any Cookie Monster costume patterns, let alone any Sesame Street costume patterns. I picked … Read more
After a simple but effective Kermit costume the year before, I decided to stick with the Muppet theme and try out one of my favorite characters this year – Homemade Animal Muppet Halloween Costume! Right away I knew that the head would be the hardest and most time-consuming part. I found a head pattern online … Read more
I had a costume party coming up for my work Christmas party and wanted to be the best dressed there so I decided to put together a Bananas in Pyjamas costume. The ‘head’ of the costume was made with cardboard rolled into a tube. A balloon was then blown up and put in one end. … Read more
I got the Homemade Penny Cartoon Halloween Costume Idea shortly after Halloween 2009 when I stumbled upon a large toy penny that belonged to my boyfriend as a child. I was a big fan of Pee-Wee’s Playhouse and had never seen anyone attempt to re-create Penny so despite having never worked with paper mache or … Read more
For Muno I bought a red hooded sweat-suit at Academy. They were so cheap I was able to buy an extra pair of pants that I cut numerous circles out of. I hot glued the circles over the whole costume stuffed with pillow stuffing. I made the eye and the mouth out felt. I hot … Read more
When we started with the idea for Beaker and Doctor Bunsen Couple Costume, we wanted something that was different but also a throw back from our childhood. I had an idea as to how to do Beaker. Bunsen on the other hand was a little more complex to put together for his head. We started … Read more
This Homemade Fraggle Rock Costume was easier than it looks to make. I took a baseball cap and covered it in yellow felt. I used a yellow foam visor for the bottom of the mouth. I took some yellow felt and wrapped it around my entire head and tucked it into my turtle neck I … Read more
Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame street. When looking for a group costume this year, we turned to your website for ideas. We stumbled upon the group of Sesame street characters in hoodies with eyes attached. We thought it was a cute and fun idea we could recreate. Once … Read more