Incredible WWII Fighter Pilot Costume for a Child

Incredible WWII Fighter Pilot Costume for a Child

My son, Dominic LoCascio (four years old) wanted to be a pilot. I’ve always been very interested in the subject of the Second World War and that time period so I decided to dress him in military gear from that era and we constructed a plane modeled after the F4U Corsair, one of the most … Read more

Coolest Charlene Sinclar Costume from TV’s Dinosaurs

Coolest Charlene Sinclar Costume from TV's Dinosaurs

I have been a fan of the TV show Dinosaurs since I was a child. I especially loved Charlene Sinclair (the daughter on the show) because Sally Struthers, who is from my hometown of Portland, Oregon, voiced her. So this year I went about trying to make a Charlene Sinclair costume that fully captured her … Read more

Homemade Batman Lego Couple Costume

Homemade Batman Lego Couple Costume

We originally wanted to have a family costume theme in which all four of us would be a Lego-themed family. As it turned out, only two participated in the Lego family which was probably a good thing because we completed the execution of the project within three days. The collection of the items on our … Read more

Awesome Lego Movie Group Costume for Kids

Awesome Lego Movie Group Costume for Kids

Well, how we came up with the idea was me “encouraging” my kids to come up with a group theme for costumes! Last year they were minions and I loved the group idea and reaction. Our oldest is nine, so I figure I only have a few more years of “directed guidance” when it comes … Read more

Homemade Docmcstuffins Stuffy the Dragon Costume for a Boy

Homemade Docmcstuffins Stuffy the Dragon Costume for a Boy

I am almost positive that every child loves Docmcstuffins and my son is not the exception. He loves dinosaurs and dragons, so when I asked him if he wanted to dress up as a SCARY dinosaur (which I thought was going to be for sure) he said he wanted to be Stuffy the dragon. Why … Read more

Original and Beautiful Hunger Games Butterfly Costume

Original and Beautiful Hunger Games Butterfly Costume

The first time I saw Catching Fire in the theaters I was immediately obsessed with all of Effie’s costumes. Her outfit in the reaping scene really stuck out, though. That butterfly dress was just breathtaking! After researching it online I found out it was designed by Alexander McQueen. No wonder it was so amazing! I … Read more

Cool Original Mascot Character Costumes

Cool Original Mascot Character Costumes

My 13 year old creates original mascot character costumes. Meet “Kimberly,” “Aurora,” and “Bandai,” three characters my daughter, Marisol drew and brought to life, so to speak. Already an accomplished artist as a child, Marisol loves to draw new characters. Suddenly, about a month ago, paper became secondary to foam! She would disappear into the basement … Read more

Evil Cruella and Her Innocent Dalmatian Puppy

Evil Cruella and Her Innocent Dalmatian Puppy

My daughters are 9 (Madison) and 2 (Ella) so it gets difficult trying to think of a themed costume idea that would satisfy them both. I had all but given up when I came across the idea of Cruella De Vil (the Cruella I saw on Pinterest was for a toddler but I knew Ella … Read more

Sexy Jammin’ Jellyfish Couple Costume

Sexy Jammin' Jellyfish Couple Costume

It seemed a little ambitious at first to create LED-lit Jellyfish costumes that would be believable and funny, yet cute. But I am so pleased with how they turned out and we really were the hit of the party (many parties) on Halloween. Here’s how I made them: I started by purchasing two felt cowboy … Read more

God Lovers Poseidon and Medusa Couple Costume

God Lovers Poseidon and Medusa Couple Costume

We searched and searched for ideas that nobody else has really done too often, I had watched the movie Immortals and said I wanted that helmet Poseidon wears. Then came the idea to create the entire costume and I searched whom his lover was, it ended up being Medusa. My girlfriend searched for ideas on … Read more

Homemade Rod Serling Twilight Zone Halloween Costume

Homemade Rod Serling Twilight Zone Halloween Costume

I’m a huge Twilight Zone nerd and so this year, after having chopped off all my hair a month prior, I decided it was due time I gave a Halloween nod to the show’s host, Rod Serling. I always make my own costumes, but this year definitely took the cake in terms of how elaborate … Read more