This year we got the family involved in the costume making fun. Creating Russell’s costume was a bit more painstakingly tiresome than rummaging through my grandfather’s closet to find brown slacks, but hand painting each badge was worth it in the end. The sash was cut and sewn out of brown fabric found at a … Read more
We got invited to a Halloween party an hour before we needed to be there and as usual did not have costumes prepared! Heather decided to go as a black cat. She converted her lion ears from the previous year’s Cowardly Lioness costume into cat ears. She did so by safety pinning them near the … Read more
I created Batman by purchasing boys compression pants and shirt, then I simply cut out the Batman emblem and added it to the shirt. I then purchased girls seamless panties and blue rainboots for boys. I also purchased the Batman mask and the utility belt. I then found a sewing pattern that matched Batman’s cape … Read more
When I asked my boys what they wanted to be for Halloween, they didn’t miss a beat and answered in unison, “Lego Minifigures”. Hmm, to the Internet we went and store after store, no luck. I guess this will be the first year I need to be Super Mom and find a way to make … Read more
My daughter and her friend bought zebra pajamas at the store. Then they found out that our church was having a costume contest, but only one person could win, so they decided to make a Noah’s Ark with themselves inside. We took cardboard boxes and shaped them like an ark. We used a little box … Read more
These Bunny in Magician Hat costumes were completely handmade. The bunny outfits were made from white fleece and only 1/2 to waist where the hat rim was. We glued cardboard to the fleece to make it flat for the bottom of the bunny feet. We then glued pink felt cut in shape of paw bottoms, … Read more
I decided to throw a Halloween party for the group of kids my husband and I teach on Sunday mornings. I wanted to dress up for the party and make it as fun as I could for the kids. One night, I was going over my costume ideas with my husband. One of those ideas … Read more
It all started last year, we wanted to do it but didn’t have enough time. So this year we started early. Started growing my beard and planning in August. Beginning of October rolled around and we knew we had to start constructing the ball. We purchased a beach ball. It came in the mail and … Read more
I always joke with my wife Jodi that she is a trophy wife. So we came up with the idea of being trophies and wanting to match, and being golf fans we chose to be golf trophies. I chose to be the likeness of Payne Stewart – the 1999 Men’s Us Open Golf Champion, and Jodi … Read more
After much collaboration, my boyfriend and I made the “heavy” decision to be Marty McFly amd Jennifer Parker from Back To The Future. We made many trips for over 3 months going from Thrift Store to Thrift Store in search for any pieces we can find to complete our costumes. For Marty McFly we had … Read more
My boyfriend and I found this great costume idea to look like an old black and white film or picture. The costume was quite easy to put together. We bought cheap clothes that were either black or grey. I had sprayed his hair black and I bought an old looking black wig. The make up … Read more
My son Coen has really started to love books. One of his favorites is “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak. Since this is the first Halloween that he kind of has an idea of what is going on, I thought I’d give sewing a try and make his costume myself. I decided to … Read more