I sat in front of my computer screen for what felt like hours looking for the right theme to match with the size of my family(2 girls, and 1 boy.). I had a couple ideas, but they were shot down by my younger(and girliest) daughter for not being “girly” enough. Toy Story? “No.” Monsters Inc? “No.” Power Rangers? … Read more
She told me all the way back in January what she wanted to be. I’m an animation student and we had an assignment to design a new product. I decided to use the costume as my product. I designed the costume in 3ds Max. Then my mom gave me some old couch cushions and a … Read more
We like to make our own costumes and for them to be unique. I love using your website for ideas…and seeing how creative people are. Since the girls are twins, we always try to think of things that either come in pairs or that we could duplicate. I had a thought about hot air balloon … Read more
This is a very simple eye catching costume that my sister and I came up with on short notice. I was short on cash this year for Halloween, but still wanted to cause a scene with my costume. This costume is great, because you can use things that you already have around the house! Its … Read more
My son chose to be a cyborg this year and so I began to research. I had been dying to try using foam as a medium so this gave me a perfect excuse. I bought the pvc foam from a swap group, 12 blocks for $7. I then drew out a sketch of what I wanted … Read more
For my Joker costume, all I wanted was accurate, without destroying my bank account. So I found a place right in the middle. Nearly every piece was picked up at thrift stores, and it cost me very little in total. So here goes: Trench Coat: $12 I looked at many costume trench coats and they … Read more
I really enjoy making my own Halloween costumes, especially costumes that take you brain a second to figure out. I didnt have any specific idea this year so I randomly chose to make a chimp strapped to a rocket. I didnt think I could pull it off so it was fun building something I had … Read more
We decided we wanted to do a creative costume, and try to make it as realistic as possible. We decided to go with the Homemade Green Plastic Army Toy Soldier Costumes. Even though some others have done this costume in the past, we figured we could take it to another level. We knew we needed … Read more
Here’s how our South Park family costumes were made… So this is the fifth year that I have been making our family’s costumes from scratch. I think that this year is not only the best one yet, but also the funniest! Why? Well first of all, we literally live on the south side of our local park haha! … Read more
The idea was spurred by a running joke about Jellyfish with a friend. Everytime we see eachother we touch the tips of ours fingers and say “jelly zzzt” and zap eachother. I can’t even remember why that started. I made the skeleton out of PVC pipe from Home Depot by marking and drilling holes all the … Read more
My 5 year old decided last year (when he was 4) that he wanted to be Edward Scissorhands for Halloween. I consider myself pretty crafty and thought “Awesome, I have a whole year to get this ready”….or NOT! This year brought on many stresses and at the end of August, when I would have been … Read more
Every year for the past four years we have all dressed up as a family with each year bringing a fun, new theme. The first year we were the cast of the Wizard of Oz, then we were the gang from Scooby Doo, followed by the Star Wars team, and this year we chose to … Read more