Coolest Homemade Daisy Chain Group Halloween Costume

Homemade Daisy Chain Group Halloween Costume

My friends and I wanted to dress up as something that involved body paint. So we decided to dress up as a Homemade Daisy Chain Group Halloween Costume! We made the green dresses out of material, wore brown tights and covered our shoes in furry green material for the grass. We then covered our upper … Read more

Easy DIY Beth Harmon Costume from The Queen’s Gambit

Easy DIY Beth Harmon Costume from The Queen's Gambit

Here’s my 9-year-old daughter and her little Beth Harmon costume from The Queen’s Gambit. We were able to repurpose her dress from last year’s Wednesday Addams’ costume, so this was definitely a budget-friendly costume. The most difficult part was her very long hair that needed to be meticulously curled and pinned and the winged eyeliner, … Read more

Coolest Bowser and Mario Couple Costume

Coolest Bowser and Mario Couple Costume 25

My Grandsons love Nintendo video games and this year they asked me to make them Bowser and Mario. I have been using plumbing pipe insulation (will refer to it as foam) for several years to form a variety of costumes. I originally found it when wandering around the hardware store looking for something that I … Read more

Coolest VB Spartan Warrior

Homemade VB Spartan Warrior

This VB Spartan Warrior is a suit I made from VB cartons (Aussie beer). It took me a while to make but I was happy with it. I just asked the guy at the Bottlo to keep all the empty cartons for me and I ended up with about 30 cartons to play around with. … Read more

Coolest Blooming Rose Halloween Costume

Homemade Blooming Rose Halloween Costume

This costume is perfect for the girl who wants to have a unique, pretty, and eye-catching costume. It’s easy to construct when you have a few pieces of fabric and some poster board. To create the rose, just slip on a green sweater (long sleeved is best) and brown leggings. Use a sharp craft knife … Read more

Coolest Homemade Cleopatra on a Litter Costume

Homemade Cleopatra on a Litter Costume

This is a Homemade Cleopatra on a Litter Costume being carried by four Egyptians. All my clothes and jewelry came from garage sales. I got the boxes, cardboard, & boards from the neighbors’ trash, so all I had to buy were some bolts. I wore a long gold skirt and cut the sleeves off a … Read more

Coolest Homemade Human Cannonball Costume

Homemade Human Cannonball Costume

Materials needed: For Costume: White long-sleeved t-shirt ($3 from WalMart) White baseball pants ($2 from thrift store) Fabric paint: red, blue and silver glitter ($1 each) White felt ($0.50 from fabric store) Red fabric for cape ($4 from fabric store) Red bike helmet ($8 at WalMart) For Cannon: Concrete tube ($10 at Home Depot) Spraypaint: … Read more

Coolest Homemade Audrey II Costume from Little Shop of Horrors

Coolest Homemade Audrey II Costume from Little Shop of Horrors

My son wanted an Audrey II costume from Little Shop of Horrors. Everyone loved his costume! We made the Audrey II costume so that people could throw the candy right into his mouth, which they loved! Instead of saying trick or treat, he said FEED ME SEYMOUR the whole time! Everyone loved it. We made … Read more

Four Siblings with Awesome DIY Lego Ninjago Costumes for Kids

Four Siblings with Awesome DIY Lego Ninjago Costumes for Kids

Here’s the story behind the Lego Ninjago costumes for kids I created for my four children (ages 10 to 4). If there is one thing they agree on, it’s Lego… specifically Lego Ninjago. The play sets, the movie, the TV series — they love it all. So when they *all* excitedly approached me about making … Read more

Coolest Homemade Mario Party Group Costume

Homemade Mario Party Group Costume

I made this Homemade Mario Party Group Costume for our annual visit to Disney’s Halloween time at Californian Adventure. My brother loves to play Super Mario Brothers on Super Nintendo game console (old school I the way to play) and I have wanted to make him a Yoshi costume for a while. So, better than … Read more

Coolest Homemade Swine Flu Group Costume

Swine, Vaccine Shot & CDC person

I’ve been making my kids’ costumes every year since my older son was born. It has become one of my hobbies now. As we were thinking about the ideas for Halloween this year, I wanted my younger son to dress up as an animal or something cute because I think little toddlers are so cute … Read more

Coolest Piranha Plant from Mario Bros Costume

Homemade Piranha Plant from Mario Bros Costume

The Homemade Piranha Plant from Mario Bros Costume is a great costume for anyone! It’s an unexpected yet beloved Mario Bros character that’s guaranteed to be the hit of any Halloween the party. The piranha plant head was constructed from old FedEx envelopes, 1/8 of an inch thick foam and duct tape. The piranha plant’s … Read more