Timmy the Party Pooper Wordplay Toilet Costume

Timmy the Party Pooper Wordplay Toilet Costume

Introducing Timmy O’Connell, the Party Pooper! The idea came to me when we saw someone dressed as a plain toilet two Halloween’s ago. Then last year I suggested it to my son, age 7 at the time, and he was way too embarrassed to even consider a costume like that, so we dropped it. This … Read more

Punniest Bar-Bee Doll Costume

Punniest Bar-Bee Doll Costume

After a few visits to the local costume stores, with nothing jumping out at me, I decided I wanted a unique and witty costume for this year. After thinking back to childhood Halloweens and childhood toys, I was blinded by the idea light bulb of a Barbie doll, with an adult twist! I started with … Read more

Awesome Woman’s Super Mario Piranha Flower Costume

Awesome Woman's Super Mario Piranha Flower Costume

So every year I love to do something fun and different for Halloween; this year I wanted to do something with 90’s kid nostalgia that was easily recognizable but not commercially available. Usually I have a few ideas bouncing around but can’t make any solid decisions until I visit the Goodwill store. This year, I … Read more

Easy To Make Last-Minute Mugshot Goldilocks Costume

Easy To Make Last-Minute Mugshot Goldilocks Costume

I put together this costume last minute. I had seen a cartoon of Goldilocks as a mugshot, thought how funny, and what an easy costume to put together. I had the black beanie and gloves, wore black clothing and boots. I bought a chalk board at Walmart for $1.97, black mask for $1.00, and foam … Read more

Scariest I-Scream Truck with Crazy Clown Kid Costume

Scariest I-Scream Truck with Crazy Clown Kid Costume

This is our seven year old son’s homemade ‘I-Scream Truck’ we made him this year. The way we built it, was just to cut out some cardboard boxes. We used four boxes to be exact, and we taped them together to build the truck body. The frame of the truck was a power wheels 6-volt … Read more

Homemade Up Characters – Russell and Carl Couple Costume

Homemade Up Characters - Russell and Carl Couple Costume

Halloween is a big deal for us :)  Each year we have a few parties to attend and we like to have a different costume for each one and no repeats!  This year we were the Exorcist, Pixar/Disney’s UP and the Day of the Dead.  This is our version of the movie UP characters.  Russell … Read more

Homemade Running With the Bulls Couple Costume

Homemade Running With the Bulls Couple Costume

Halloween is the best time of the year! When else can you play dress up and go all out? This year my husband and I had three Halloween parties to attend and I was determined to wear a different costume to each party. This year we went as Running with the Bulls, the characters from … Read more

Homemade Dalek from Doctor Who Halloween Costume

Homemade Dalek from Doctor Who Halloween Costume

My nine year old son, Brodie Henry, decided he wanted to be a Dalek from Doctor Who for Halloween.  We worked with a family friend to build his costume from a drawing of a Dalek, with much direction from Brodie. Scrap wood is the main item used in building the costume. The only thing new … Read more

Beautifully-Made Carol Burnett’s Curtain Dress Costume

Beautifully-Made Carol Burnett's Curtain Dress Costume

“I just saw it in the window, and I couldn’t resist!” Holy cow, that has to be one of the funniest moments on TV! EVER! I was in 5th grade when I first saw Carol Burnett’s “Went with the Wind” spoof of “Gone with the Wind.” Her hilarious over-the-top take on a cinema classic stayed … Read more

Crazy Adorable Harley Quinn Costume

Crazy Adorable Harley Quinn Costume

Here’s how I made my Harleyy Quinn Costume. I’ll start from the top! I got the wig from a store on ebay called pengshuai2012. It came down but I put it into pigtails since that’s how Harley wears her hair. The makeup is Mehron brand, it’s theatrical quality makeup I got from a store called … Read more

Coolest Homemade Raven Costume for a Girl

Coolest Homemade Raven Costume for a Girl

My daughter came up with this character in a dream.  It is actually the evil sister, Raven, of one of her dream characters. We started by finding the dress at a thrift store. Lacy, black and grey…perfect!  I cut two raven shapes out of craft foam, one to glue onto the mask and one to … Read more

Coolest Mike and Ike Couple Costume for Kids

Coolest Mike and Ike Couple Costume for Kids

Both of us absolutely love dressing up and wearing  creative costumes that we make ourselves. The ones from the store just don’t do it for us. We wanted to be something that “fit” together, so this box of candy took care of that. We were sharing a box of Mike and Ikes at recess, and the … Read more