My younger sister was finally old enough to go to the same party as me so we decided we wanted to match. We wanted costumes that were show stopping and what could be more suited than a pair of showgirls! Most of the items to make the Homemade Showgirl Costume are purchased and the put … Read more
When my daughter was 3, she wanted to be a flower for Halloween. I tried to come up with something my then 6 month old son could be which would coordinate with her costume. Hence, the bumblebee costume. These Flower and Bee Costumes were pretty easy. They were basically made with felt and sweatsuits. I … Read more
I wanted my kids to have a theme, and we chose dessert. My son is Owen 6, and he wanted to be BLUE cotton candy. My daughter Charlie is 3 and wanted to be a birthday cake. The baby is 1 1/2, and she was a cupcake. I wanted to make this as cheaply as … Read more
With my son’s white hair and love of banging things I thought a Bamm Bamm Rubble Costume would be the perfect costume for him. I bought orange fleece to make the skirt (I used a pair of shorts as a template to get the shape and length) and sewed in an elastic band and cut … Read more
I love to dress the whole family in one theme. My kids love Scooby Doo, so when my youngest said she wanted to be Scooby Doo for Halloween, it was with glee that I decided we should all dress up as the Mystery Gang. My son was all too happy to be Shaggy. I vacillated … Read more
For Purim I wanted to be original. I find store bought costumes to be cheap looking so decided to do it myself. We decided to do the 1971 Gene Wilder version as Willy Wonka. For my husband’s costume we found his pieces via thrift shops. His vest was an old lady dress cut up and … Read more
I’ve always loved the movie Pretty Woman and had wanted to dress up as her for Halloween. However there were none out there to purchase. This year I finally decided to make my own. I started off with the boots. I ordered thigh-high boots on eBay and they weren’t as expensive as I thought they’d … Read more
My daughter and I went as Mommy and Baby Jellyfish this Halloween. The glowing jellyfish costume idea was a hit. And we had comments and compliments all weekend long! The legs/tentacles/stingers/not-sure-what-they’re called were glowing too, but you can’t see it very well in the pictures. These cost me about $28 total to make both costumes. The … Read more