Twas the night before Halloween When all through the house Not a creature was stirring Not even a mouse… Well, okay. It really was the night before Halloween, when I thought to myself, “This is my baby’s first Halloween. Must. Have. Baby. in Overload Cuteness Mode.” I was wearing an orange headband at the moment … Read more
This year, I didn’t have the time to start weeks ahead to attempt an elaborate and detailed costume. With only three days until Halloween, I had to think of something that would be easy to pull off, but would still stand out. Something simple yet better than putting a bed sheet over my head and … Read more
My daughter wanted to be a nerd. All the ones in the stores were way to revealing, so we went thru her closet. We used cloths when already had. The only thing we bought was the suspenders and tie. She even truned to YouTube for some help making her fake braces. Which are simply earring … Read more
The idea for this Buddhist Monk toddler costume came from my American husband who loves my Asian culture and history. His love for the culture grew even more after visiting Vietnam with my family and I. That’s where he saw many Buddhist temples and loved how calm, serene, and peaceful they were. Our son Nolan … Read more
Just a few weeks before Halloween, I asked my sons, who are 6 and 8 years old, “so do you boys know what you want to be for Halloween this year?” Within seconds, my youngest son Jordan excitedly says “I want to be a steak”. I started to giggle and asked “really bud? A steak?” … Read more
Let me start off by saying “I’ am a very crafty girl, I love to create things”. So this year, as a last minute idea for my three year old son Liam, I decided to dress him up as the joker. I didn’t want a store bought costume because it just looks too cheap. So, … Read more
My son runs for the school’s high school cross country team. He has a habit of dressing in bright colors, particularly bright orange. The other members of his team had taken to calling him a traffic cone during practices. His costume was to wear his orange running clothes and he ended up adding an orange … Read more
Our daughter Helen loves to be unique at Halloween. She was watching an episode of one of her favourite tv shows where the main character gets her drivers licence. The characters brothers made her a homemade license to celebrate, which led Helen to think that the most amazing and unique costume would be a drivers … Read more
This is the 2 dollar costume. Took a pic of my eyes. Printed it on a colour photocopier. Cut out the eyes and pasted them on my face on either side of my nose. Pulled my hat down and could still see 5 feet in front of me. I went to a party at a … Read more
My Claw Machine costume didn’t cost my family a single penny to make. On Wednesday, after I had decided that I wanted to be a Claw Machine, I found two toilet paper rolls and some tape in my house. I cut and rolled one of the rolls in order to make the “stick of the … Read more
My boyfriend and I had been contemplating since last month after being invited to a costume party what we could be that wouldn’t cost a whole lot AND include our dog as he’s a part of us, you know! And so I was looking for ideas everywhere, and it just so happened that I was … Read more
As a teacher, the fall is always a busy time of the year. Since it is my first year teaching, I was stressing about Halloween approaching and how I would manage to get a costumer together in time for Halloween, all while keeping up with day to day stresses. The favorite song this year in … Read more