A long time ago in a neighborhood far far away (1991 in the suburbs of central NJ), two lifelong 7 year old best friends Brendon (Han) and Alex (Lando) swore someday, when closer in age to the actual stars in the movie, they would pull off a perfect Han/Lando Halloween costume. 24 years later, still … Read more
We came up with this homemade Space Jam family costume idea because our three year old son, Jayden LOVES Space Jam & loves basketball! We think we resembled each character! ;) & it’s hard to find interracial character costumes hehe! Creating the homemade Space Jam Family Costumes We started with solid white shirts & shorts: … Read more
I made these Inside Out character group costume out of foam & we had such a great time. We made these in a few days. The eyes light up and so do the memory balls. We used touch lamps for the eyes. We used plastic clear ornaments and spray painted them, cut a small hole … Read more
My dear daughter desperately wanted to be an astronaut for Halloween. Who better to be her space shuttle than her baby brother? I made his costume out of cardboard, spray paint, tape, stickers, plastic cups and ribbon. I cut all cardboard to the shape most similarly resembling a real space shuttle. The main portion was … Read more
For my Plus Size Bearded Lady Circus Sideshow Costume, I wore an old dress and added a feather to my coiffed hair. Got beard last year on clearance from Duck Dynasty costume saved it to create shocking bearded lady. Could build on this costume by adding more people to have a full side show. Cheap … Read more
Supplies for the Lego Superhero Group Costume: Cardboard, Foam, Ramboard, Pvc Pipe, Fiberglass Resin. I measured an actual Lego body and tried to get the dimensions right for an actual kid Lego body. Each Lego body had different dimensions according to how big the kids were. I cut out each body and hot glued the … Read more
For this KISS homemade costume from Hell, I started with the wings – perfectly symmetrical. The party was a hit so no one was able to appreciate it. When I did the boots, started with sketchers boots, elbow pads, aluminum foil and felt to protect their integrity. Followed by clay and duct tape and more … Read more
This is a custom cardboard Optimus Prime Transformer costume. I started my search for this years costume last year by googling through costume ideas and took pieces of ones that I liked and made my own version. I started off with the helmet because I knew it would be the hardest and most important piece … Read more
For this DIY group toy soldier costume, we started with the idea since we are a military family and it evolved into toy soldiers. First we had to gather supplies. We had uniforms from when we were in the military and the uniforms we didn’t have (we needed 5) came from consignments stores, flea markets, eBay, and yard … Read more
We love to do a theme or family costume each year and this year we went with Simpson costumes. My son went through a stage of liking his hair spiked and that sparked our idea for these Simpsons Halloween costumes! Instructions for Simpson Costumes I started with the hair and used the same egg foam … Read more
Here are our cool Mario Brothers costumes – Captain Toad and Toadette are on the adventure of their lives, dodging the dreaded Shy Guy as they gather treasure. Every year Ben (my son) picks out a theme and I make the costumes. Ben (Captain Toad) is wearing a homemade mushroom cap, homemade backpack, homemade shoes, … Read more
The camping theme family costume idea was inspired by a family trip to a National Park. Cabin (worn by my Husband): This cozy cabin will keep you safe from pesky critters. It’s made of a felt sewn shell and reinforced with box/poster board. Cub Scout (worn by my 7 year old son): This well-prepared Cub … Read more