My 7 year old daughter was obsessed with McDonald’s Happy Meals. She would eat them every day if I’d let her. So when Halloween rolled around last year, she was very clear that she wanted to be a McDonald’s Happy Meal. We began our search for ideas on how to create the most incredible Ronald … Read more
My husband and I went to lunch with my Dad to Bob’s Big Boy and we saw how similar our son’s hair was to Bob… *Light Bulb* – a homemade Bob’s Big Boy baby costume! I went to Joanns and picked up a yard of red and white checkered fabric (with the big squares, not … Read more
I decided to be Colonel Sanders after driving through the drive-thru and seeing Colonel Sanders on the sign. I thought it would be pretty easy and very funny! I’m always something silly for Halloween and this one is by far my favorite! I got an old white suit which my mom had and a white … Read more
This Homemade Ronald McDonald and Hamburgler Costume was a HUGE hit at the office, and trick-or-treating. It was very simple to make, and not very expensive to buy the accessories. I bought white zip-up painters coveralls, spray painted the main body yellow. For the arms, I took regular paper tape, and colored it red with … Read more
For my works Halloween contest, I wanted to be something different and I thought, why not Jack? so it took me awhile but I definitely got through it and made this Homemade Jack in the Box Costume. I started with a giant bouncy ball you get from the beach, paper mache, and with a lot … Read more
I needed something I could fix up quick and rather original so went for the KFC Costume. Everyone loved it and couldn’t believe how cheap it was put together. Head- Grey Hair Spray for hair and beard. Stick on beard and Harry Potter style glasses. White shirt and white trousers. some black ribbon for round … Read more
My boyfriend and I dressed up as Colonel Sanders and Wendy. He just used clothes he already owned for the outfit, and we found the ribbon at Walmart and the glasses at a halloween shop (popped out the sunglass lenses). There was no problem getting a clean bucket from KFC but may have been more … Read more
These Homemade Wendy and Ronald McDonald Costumes really played to my infatuation with fast food. All in all, it took a bit of digging and the help of my girlfriend’s sewing ability to create these fun costumes. We got plenty of laughs, plus we raised awareness of Ronald and Wendy’s secret tryst. Since we could … Read more
Created this homemade Ronald McDonald Halloween costume idea with the help of my grandma (whose excellent at sewing). We purchased the fabric needed for the costume at a local fabric store. She sewed the costume up to my body dimensions starting with the yellow main part first working outward going to the sleeves and then … Read more
I made this Jack in the Box costume for my husband for a Halloween costume contest at work. It took about 3 days to make the head. I used a punching balloon and paper mached it, leaving an opening at the base. You can set the balloon in a large bowl while doing this. It … Read more
I started this Homemade Colonel Sanders Riding a Chicken Costume about 10 days before Halloween. I began by bending chicken wire to shape the outline of the chicken itself. When that was in place, it gave it 4 layers of paper mache. There was a large hole left in the middle for me to stand … Read more
For Halloween 2010, friends and I decided to turn ourselves into the McDonaldland Gang! If you were a child of the 80’s, you absolutely know the names “Ronald McDonald”, “Grimus”, “Birdy the Early Bird”, and “The Hamburglar”. Here are instructions for each costume: Ronald McDonald costume: Required my excellent face painting skills on my husband. … Read more