My 3 year-old son wanted to be a school bus for Halloween. However, with a limited budget I had to get creative. Here’s what I did to make this toddler school bus costume: So I took a cardboard box, some paints, ribbon, construction paper, stickers, and two flashlights and got creative! The day of our town … Read more
My wife saw this idea on Pinterest and at the beginning of October, decided she was going to make it. Then we’d all go to our local Halloween Party as the Guardians of the Galaxy. I love my wife – she is very creative and artistic, but I didn’t think this was possible. But – … Read more
So the theme for my party this year was CarnEVIL! This was so much fun! We had almost no clowns show up and everyone got super creative! Being it was my party, I decided to go in a ringleader costume! Making my Carnevil Ringleader Costume This costume more came together than was made. I bought … Read more
Wizard of Oz Inspiration Cody is a very happy 12 year old boy who has CP, a dandy walker malformation and epilepsy. In short, he is medically fragile and each year is more special than the last. He just made his way 3,000 miles across country a few months ago to join his Active Duty … Read more
My 3 year-old son wanted to be a firetruck. I had already made his twin brother a school bus costume from cardboard boxes and paint, so I thought, how hard could a toddler firetruck costume be? Making the Toddler Firetruck Costume I used a cardboard box, mod podge, hot glue, construction paper, ribbon, flashlights, empty … Read more
This Halloween, I was vascillating between doing something really simple (a rock, a tree, etc.) to throw people off (but… you’re not just a rock, right? What’s the joke?) or a character I love. Then, I watched the perfect episode of Bob’s Burgers and Tina Belcher as a Tree in the instant classic dinner theater play Dreamatorium. … Read more
My daughter and I were on a hunt for an idea for a Halloween costume this year. We looked on Pinterest and saw a few ideas that inspired us to make this rainstorm costume, aka our “Rainstorm Princess”. Our first step was to get a dress for the base of the rainstorm costume. I found … Read more
There was an idea that became a reality in the home of Makxon Cash in 2016. The toddler monkey Halloween costume idea started in July of 2016. It came from the imaginative mind of Makxon’s mom (my daughter), with her creative vision for her favorite time of year, Halloween! We are kind of fanatics when … Read more
This Lord Ghirahim costume is one of my my favorites because I didn’t think it would turn out as good as it did. Ghirahim Costume Base The white body suit is a plain white zentai suit that had a full head and hands, it was $20 on eBay. I cut the body suit to match … Read more
My 15 year old Autistic son Zach hates store bought costumes and challenges me every year with his ideas. This years was the biggest undertaking yet. He wanted to be a Zack-In-The-Box! He wanted it to have a lid that closed and an actual working handle. I explained to him that I was not an … Read more
This is me and my two daughters in our Hocus Pocus group costume. It’s funny we all kind of resemble a Sanderson sister, and my youngest looks eerily like Sarah Jessica-Parker in the right makeup. Hocus Pocus Group Costume: Winnie Green panne velvet under dress with large draping sleeves and a strip of purple down … Read more
This year we got the idea to make a homemade Swedish Fish costume complete in the bag because we had never seen anything like it before. Plus, who doesn’t love this delicious candy? Making the Swedish Fish Costume The interior body of the fish started out with a red sweatsuit and red gloves. I sewed … Read more