We went as oompa loompas because we are so short. We work at a community college that hosted a trick or treat night for the community grade school kids. Our trick or treat night was hosted by both college staff and students. Kids got to walk through an insane asylum and go through a haunted … Read more
Here’s our cool Little Shop of Horrors family costume. The Dentist I started with a barber-style jacket that also mimics old school dentist coats. It’s a white, short sleeve shirt with snaps on the shoulder and neck. It has a mock turtleneck. I topped that with a poly vinyl black barber’s apron. The mask is … Read more
We are HUGE NASCAR fans but even bigger fans of the Hendrick drivers. My daughter is #5 Kasey Kahne, I am #24 Jeff Gordon, my son is #48 Jimmie Johnson, and my husband #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. The cars are cardboard and decals are printed sticker paper. The kid’s suits are flight suits with iron … Read more
It became clear to me that after having our 3rd child, we had the right family configuration to replicate The Simpson’s! From there, a Halloween idea was born. The icing was finding a wig for Marge that I could stuff to stand out. Spray painted red beads, strung some white beads for Lisa out of … Read more
This bubble bath family costume was such an easy group outfit to make! I got some sharpies and wrote “SOAP” on one of my husbands white t-shirts. The most challenging part of all this was finding white balloons, I safety pinned each balloon to the outfit I was wearing. We went to Michael’s and got … Read more
These costumes were definitely fan favorites! They took a long time for me to make, but were so worth it in the end! I made my Mike Wazowski costume out of spray insulation foam, a giant beach ball, a men’s 6XL tee shirt, Styrofoam, paint, and felt. I made my daughter’s Boo costume out of … Read more
I’ve always loved Halloween and done pretty detailed costumes and always at the last minute! I wasn’t going to “do” Halloween the year the Ganster Hamster Kia commercial came out but on Oct 1st I decided I wanted to use that theme for my costumes. We were a pretty big hit walking around town and … Read more
I wanted to dress my daughter as Maggie for her first Halloween and ran with the idea by having my husband and I dressing as Homer and Marge. Although it seemed to be a fairly easy costume to make, it took me about 2 weeks to make. I made everything except for Homer and Maggie’s … Read more
This year I wanted something scary for our family matching costume idea. One night I was watching the new season of the walking dead with my family, when all of a sudden our two year old daughter kept asking questions on what exactly the dead people were. After we explained it one time to her, … Read more
I made these Sleeping Beauty fairy costumes because I have three girls, three very girly-girls, each in need of a costume. Instead of giving in to all three girls being Frozen Elsa (no offense) I set out to search for a creative and coordinating costume idea that would allow the girls and myself to have … Read more
I love Halloween and getting creative with my kids costumes. This year we had lots of fun creating Cruella Deville and her dalmations costumes. I found the cape at Goodwill for $4 and once I saw it I knew we had to do a Cruella Deville theme! Cruella Deville Costume My daughter was Cruella Deville, so … Read more
I have always enjoyed hand-making themed costumes for my kiddos, so when they all came up with the idea of Minions I couldn’t say no to the challenge… not only did my kids want minions, but all of my nieces did as well. So the challenge was ON! I am huge on reusable materials rather … Read more