A month ago, we decided we wanted to do a vintage Mickey and Minnie Mouse costume as our first homemade couples costume. My boyfriend is quite creative and he had the idea of doing huge Mickey and Minnie heads on our little bodies. The process of making the heads took about two weeks of long evenings … Read more
Every Halloween I have fun taking on new costume challenges. My daughters wanted to go as a penguin and a toucan for Halloween this year. We named the penguin Twiggles because the tail would “twiggle” back and forth as she walked, and we called the toucan Jewel. These birds are unlikely companions. They won local … Read more
Our 3-year son has been obsessed with garbage trucks for quite a while. He watches garbage truck videos, he has toy garbage trucks, he asks us to rip up paper to make him “garbage” for the trucks. Sometimes on garbage day, my husband takes him out early in the morning, puts him on his shoulders, … Read more
This year, my boyfriend and I embarked on a couple costume adventure. The most entertaining one was the bride of Frankenstein and Frankenstein. Using the cut off bottom of a soda bottle, I was able to bring my blonde hair up to a ridiculous height. A lot of Bobby pins, spray color and patience went … Read more
Our gym teacher costumes were inspired by our moms who were teenagers in the 70s. The clothing parts of the costumes were very basic, the accessories were cheap, and the diy props were easy to make. We went out to a local bar for Halloween so we went for campy with “Horndog High School” but … Read more
Before we decided on this Nerds couple costume, my boyfriend and I sat for the longest time trying to think of a costume that we thought would stand out. Finally, he said it. “Why don’t we be Nerds boxes?” I thought he was joking at first, but after a while, I could see the idea in … Read more
To get started on the mouse trap costume base, you will need a wagon. We used our Radio Flyer Pathfinder wagon. We are doing a lot of home renovations and had some extra lumber that was used to create the base of the trap. You can find cheap lumber at any local home improvement store. … Read more
What’s scarier than our skeleton couple costume? Being invited out for a Halloween party on the night of Halloween with NO IDEA what to dress up as! The aisles of every Halloween store were eerie and empty. There were no costumes in sight until we came upon the face paint – SOLD! We went home … Read more
Our couples costume was just sinful this Halloween. Adam and Eve broke out of the garden of Eden and graced the 2014 earth with their presence. We made these costumes with one thing in mind, we better look so good that people will want to take a bite, but that would be forbidden. We gathered … Read more
My wife and I like to put some effort in our costumes and we usually imitate a popular movie character. Our inspiration came from the movie “The Book of Life” this year. Costume for the male was put together using a thrift store suit and accessories from a fabric store/Halloween store. The skeletons on the … Read more
Bianca (5) and brother Luca (2) dressed up as an elderly couple for Halloween this year. They took their costumes very seriously and played the part well! Bianca came up with the idea in mid-June and we started going through her closet and our house to compile the perfect “old lady” costume. She wasn’t too … Read more
This was one epic Halloween for my girlfriend Jacquie and I. Yes, Beetlejuice is a girl under there; a very pretty one actually. See, my very festive and enthusiastic coworker throws a HUGE Halloween party every year. And basically if you don’t show up in a fully committed costume, you may as well go home. … Read more