Here’s the story behind our C3P0 and R2D2 Star Wars couple costume. I always wanted to be C3PO or R2-D2 as a kid for Halloween. Now with the help of my wife, I am able to live my childhood dream through my two boys. Our Star Wars couple costume project took about a month (a few hours … Read more
My son has always been creative in his choice for Halloween costumes…thinking if he can think it mommy can buy it/make it for him. As well from the age of 1.5 years his most favourite movie ever was The Grinch that Stole Christmas (the Jim Carrey version) so not surprisingly he wanted to be the Grinch when … Read more
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My son loves How to Train your Dragon and desperately wanted to be Hiccup for our town’s Halloween parade in 2011. I thought that Hiccup should have his dragon, Toothless, at his side, and volunteered his dad for the role! After spending so much time on their costumes, I elected to go as a photographer! Hiccup’s … Read more
I asked my kids what I should be for Halloween this year. One of them said “too bad you couldn’t be something that plays music”. My Wife said, “Like a Juke Box”? … all 4 kid responded, “a WHAT?” That’s when I realized that they HAD to see a juke box. and what better way to … Read more
DANGEROUSLY CHEESEY! I always strive for the most creative costumes that girls my age have never thought of. Most of my friends go as Slutty Ghosts…but not me. I wanted something that would make people say “Oh Wow!” or “That’s Awesome”. Chester the Cheetah was such a hit! I wore orange jeans from Old Navy, … Read more
This Skeleton Man costume was inspired by a trip my family and I made to San Francisco this summer. Walking along fisherman’s wharf watching all the street performers, a large skeleton man caught my eye and at that moment I knew what my Halloween costume was going to be. As soon as I returned home from … Read more
I got the idea for my son’s costume contest by looking at his expression one day I thought that looked just like Chucky from Child’s Play and then it was on. My mission to turn my son Brody into a living Chucky Doll and inflict nightmares into those that Chucky just creeped them out. So … Read more
So awesome! Those are the words my son said to me once I finished his costume. Although it was exhausting and stressful at times, those two words with his smile made it 100% worth it. My son decided he wanted to be Jay from Nijago and as a 40 hour a week working mother of … Read more
My fiance and I wanted to do a couple costume, but wanted something funny, creative, and unexpected. We both love Willy Wonka Nerds Candy and thought what better way to actually be Nerds Candy. We bought the following materials, 2 cardboard boxes, 4 cans of spray paint, 4 normal paint, string, and accessories to dress … Read more
This homemade Candy Crush costume is my first DIY costume for Halloween 2013 – Candy Crush Saga! There is a warm satisfaction in DIY-ing your own Halloween costume. The last thing we should be doing is digging through racks of packaged polyester princess dirndls at Halloween Town USA – it’s an insult to our creativity! … Read more
So I was shopping for costumes online and came across a “Sexy Pinocchio” costume that cost $90 for a costume that barely had any material to it. I liked it but not that much so I decided to recreate the costume myself and it really wasn’t that hard to do. I tried to find a … Read more
I really wanted to break away from the traditional Halloween costumes and do something different. I decided I wanted to be the little girl on the salt container. I knew if I really worked at it everyone would get it! Step 1: Secured Umbrella via online auction site Step 2: Visited Chinatown for some cheap … Read more