When i asked my son what he would like to be for halloween he said a vending machine with drinks i was like ok well, so i got a lasge box and started cutting out and covered it in black paper and i printed out logos from computer and sings like push and coin return … Read more
I have enjoyed sewing costumes for my 7 kids for the last 19 years and LOVE themes. A big year for 6 year old girl twins & 8 year old brother – for scoring lots of candy now that they have endurance! Living in Minnesota requires warmer costumes so we headed to the store for … Read more
Big T-shirts from Goodwill ($.60 each) sewn to fit each kid and cut to mid back with velcro to close top and mid slit Brown Jersey fabric from Walmart ($1.00/ yard) sewn in a shell shape and sharpie for shell lines Weapons from Goodwill and Dollar Store ($2.00) Felt, elastic and colored fabric for masks … Read more
This is my little love, Gianna, dressed as Sophia from the Golden Girls. We (okay…just me) LOVE the Golden Girls and I couldn’t resist turning my 5-month-old baby into one of my favorite characters. The thing I love most about this costume (aside from it being HILARIOUS!) is how inexpensive and easy it was to … Read more
Everyone always tells me how much my son reminds them of baby Pubert from the Addams Family, so we went with that! I just grabbed one of his grey onesies, cut a spider and bow tie out of felt, and glued them on with felt glue. Paired the onesie with black pants and his grey … Read more
My 3-year old son Phoenix is into all thinks with wheels! When I asked him what he wanted to be this year for Halloween his reply was “Hmm…mama…let’s hab a diggah…no no…backhoe! Hmm, oh mama, I mean a mudd truck!, Yes, a mudd truck.” So here I am thinking, I need boxes, paint, tape and … Read more
My 9 year old son, Jet, recently developed a love for Lego, and we were trying to come up with a costume that reflects his current interest (a goal every year). He was considering between Iron Man (but he didn’t want to look like everyone else, and I didn’t want to spend $40.00), Nerf guy … Read more
This last-minute Homemade Nerd costume was very last minute it was made the day before Halloween. It took about 30 minutes to make. It was very fun to make this costume although at times a little frustrating. We used an old plaid shirt, 3D glasses with the lenses popped out, masking tape pencils, pens, pencils, 2 … Read more
Our VBS is always an elaborate event with vibrant massive decorations, creative crafts, and with lots of colorful characters telling the Bible stories! Each year the director comes up with interesting, and sometimes unlikely characters (not necessarily from the human or animal categories) to tell parts of the story each day. I have been various … Read more
I knew I wanted to make a box-based costume this year, and stumbled upon the idea doing an image search. I didn’t see a lot of homemade versions, but it is such a cute and simple costume! (Maybe I’ll start a new trend?) This glowing X-Ray costume was really easy. I cut head and arm holes … Read more
I needed a very last minute costume for work, and with a little inspiration came up with this Elliott costume. I already had the plain red zip up hoodie (you can find one anywhere, mine is American Apparel, but Target or any retail will have them). Before I tell you what I did, I will … Read more
This Blooming idiot costume was a last minute idea. I got out my green skirt and blouse and pinned artificial flowers on the outfit. I put a green vine around my neck – I was entertaining the idea of being Mother Nature. I quickly realized that I had more flowers than vines; so a change … Read more