I rescued Max, an English Bulldog, from the NSPCA in Springfield, MA in April of 2008. At the time he had ringworm, was underweight and had been abandoned by his previous owner. Since then Max has gotten healthy (and fat) and has been a great addition to the family. He enjoys sleeping, eating and being … Read more
I’m an artist living in Austin, TX who spends every September and October making my kids Halloween costumes. My son wanted to be a Transformer again. As an experiment, I wanted to see if I could motorize his wheels this time and make the costume functional as a car. His body serves as the frame. … Read more
Check out our Homemade Haunted Tree Costume: In years past our family has stayed away from themed costumes, but this year a “Haunted” theme fell into place. Our oldest daughter (13 years old) thought it would be super cool to be a haunted tree that could move around and surprise people. When we went to … Read more
Creating this Homemade Peanut Butter and Jam Halloween Couple Costume was a bit of a challenge. First finding the foam (which was a camping mattress) and then cutting it to shape using knives. To wear the bread we had to slice into the foam and tunnel in straps so it wouldn’t be seen form the … Read more
My boyfriend and I love Halloween. We decided to create a homemade married zombie couple costume (a bride and groom zombie costume). We went to our local thrift store and I bought a used $30 wedding dress while he picked out men’s suit pieces for less then $15. When we got home, we began ripping … Read more
How do you make a graveyard spookier, more realistic, and more “haunted?” This year our kids went with a haunted theme together. Our oldest son (11 years old) was set on being a walking graveyard. What he ended up with was a graveyard scene to beat all graveyards. We incorporated battery operated led lights, strobe … Read more
Remember the troll dolls you used to own when you were little? Last Halloween, my friends and I had so much fun recreating them. The favorite part of our costume was our hair. We put cups on top of our heads and used ponytail holders to secure them in place. Then, we used lots and … Read more
Pictured right to left are Savannah, Keri, & Clayton. These 10 year old rescued greyhound siblings do everything together, including getting into trouble. They actively live by the motto, “All for One & One for All”, or should it be “All for One & One for a Biscuit!”? They will certainly do anything for a … Read more
Who doesn’t dream at night about being trapped by a giant (similar to the one Jack encountered) and ground up to make pastry? Well, maybe a lot of people don’t, but they will after experiencing this costume. Made primarily out of chicken wire and paper mache, this gorrific experience is complete down to blood pumping … Read more
We made my daughter a baby Glowworm costume, fashioned after the old-school original toy. It was a bunting costume, since she was only 3 months. Kept her arms and legs nice and warm and bundled up. I got some soft green material and lined it. Stuffed the ribs of the Glowworm body so that they … Read more
Operation is a great game. It teaches kids hand / eye coordination as well as the extreme anxiety and nerve-rattling paranoia that comes with being a real doctor. Plus it lights up and makes cool sounds. It has it all. So when Jolene told me she wanted to be a Scrabble board for Halloween this … Read more
Echo, our Boston terrier, is dressed as a scuba diver. Her homemade costume was made from two aluminum spray bottles with the tops of soda bottles. A tire gauge was used with some surgical tubing for a depth gauge. Finally Her fins, mask and snorkel were taken from a scuba Cabbage Patch doll that was … Read more