Our neighborhood has some homes in 1 city and some homes in another city. There’s been some tension between which city is better so we decided to make some fun about it. One city is considered more upscale and the other city is considered more farm redneck, but that wasn’t enough… we wanted to make … Read more
Silas (4 months old) and Gabrielle (5 months old) dressed up for Halloween in a grandma costume and a grandpa costume! Dressing the babies up as old people was one of the funniest things I’ve ever done! We couldn’t contain our laughter, we were in tears. The ‘poor’ babies were very concerned when tears started … Read more
We always allowed our children to pick what they wanted to be for Halloween, with some interesting results. One year it was a safe, another year a traffic light and even a van one year. This time, our daughter, Lizzie, said she wanted a steak costume! Since our son, John, is only a year older, … Read more
My daughter (Gizmo) who is 4-years-old LOVES the Gremlins. She carries around a Gizmo doll everywhere she goes. Her brother, who is 9, decided to make his sister a happy camper this year and while she dressed in a Gizmo costume, he dressed up in a Stripe costume. Making the Gizmo and Stripe Costumes Gizmo is … Read more
Wearing our CrossFit Douche Bag costume, we went on a ghost tour with our friends. As we walked around learning about the haunted places downtown, people kept coming up to us and saying we had such a creative and funny costume. People were impressed that we incorporated our dogs in our theme. We were happy … Read more
Straight from the Pinball Pinbot Series, these Jackbot and Bride of Pinbot costumes were an adventure. This was our first attempt at using EVA foam and we weren’t quite sure how it was going to come out. We made many mistakes and learned a lot along the way, but all in all, we were happy … Read more
Every year we do a themed haunted house at a friend’s house. This year’s theme is The Purge Election Year. Well after seeing the newest one of the trilogy I had decided that the wife and I would be Uncle Sam and lady Liberty. Since the masks in the movie are not produced, I had to come … Read more
To make these Jack and Jill costumes you will need: Clothes you can destroy Bandage wrap Twigs A pail Purple, red, and brown eyeshadow (for bruises) Making the Jack and Jill Costumes Visit your nearest Goodwill, or raid your closet for any combination of plaid/suspenders/denim/ or whatever Jack and Jill are wearing when you picture … Read more
I saw a picture of the painting “American Gothic” shortly before Halloween and thought it would be a really funny costume. My father-in-law made us the large picture frame that we carried with us. My husband used his own overalls and blazer, and we borrowed the rake from a friend. I bought the glasses at … Read more
For the Barf costume, most of the items can be purchased from Amazon. The jumpsuit, Barf name tag, Barf wig, and tail. Pair it together with a pair of Converse sneakers and some face paint and you are good to go. The construction was only to hot glue the name tag, cut a small hole … Read more
So we had never really seen a Gossamer costume, except for maybe cosplay, and we wanted to give it a shot this year. As a natural companion, I decided to go with Bugs Bunny. We got a lot of really great feedback from people. Even young children still knew who Bugs Bunny was, which I … Read more
My husband and I have always done a couple costume, and this year was no different. I got the idea for the killer whale & trainer costume while thinking about what would be really funny, but also comfortable. Our costume won best group costume. We acted the part all night; I would get my husband … Read more