On the weeks preceding Halloween week 2012 our group put together six different Mario kart character costumes complete with matching adult size big wheels and flags. Bowser, Yoshi, Luigi, Donkey Kong, King Boo and Diddy Kong. We originally had a Mario, Peach and Toad but….well, you know the drill. We all purchased “Huffy Green Machine” … Read more
The idea for the Green Toy Soldiers: Driving back from Disneyland we decided we really wanted to dress up as the army men from Toy Story. We wanted to make it as authentic as we could so Googled lots of peoples ideas and found ideas.coolest-homemade-costumes.com After lots of searching we found old army jackets and … Read more
Made all these group Halloween costumes except for the Joker. The Riddler was the best, was very close to TV quality! and didn’t cost much at all! I bought green dye, white material for belt, white shirt underwear and socks to cover the shoes and thermal pants and dyed them all green. I used cardboard … Read more
We came up with the idea for these Loofah girls costumes only days before the Halloween party we were going to attend. So we researched what we would have to do and then went and got all the materials. We simply used about 25 yards of tulle fabric (after going to the store twice because … Read more
Materials used for our Bobbleheads: 5 gallon bucket Newspaper Glue Masking tape Paint Tri-fold boards Plastic Mesh Wigs Bicycle Helmet Old shoes Dremel These costumes were fairly easy to make once we got started. The heads were made using a 5 gallon bucket as the base with newspaper and paper mache over top. Facial features … Read more
Materials used for this Lego Men Group Halloween Costume: concrete form tube duct tape, plastic mech zip ties, hot glue, trifold boards suspenders baseball hats. The head was made from a 12 inch diameter concrete form tube that you get form home improvement store (ex. Lowes) and wrapped with yellow duct tape. The mouths were … Read more
This was a great group costume: Poison Ivy, The Riddler, Harley Quinn Vs. Batman. Poison Ivy– green stockings, black booty shorts, dyed my hair red, tank top with ivy leaves purchased from Michael’s craft store glued on with a hot glue gun. Took hours to make the top! The Riddler– green morph suit purchased at … Read more
This crayon group costume was by far one of my faves and was simple! Must have a sewing machine to be able to sew it around. We went to Hobby Lobby and bought just regular material then sewed the bottom and top to make it shorter. Then we printed off the crayola and copied it … Read more
Every year my friends and I struggle coming up with costume ideas. We always want to be creative and original and this year I really think we topped ourselves! Our Scrabble group costume came about when a few of us were sitting around the table trying to figure out what eight girls could dress up … Read more
What better fitting than a six pack costume for a bunch of Bud Light beer lovers. A group of friends were attending the Nightmare on Chicago Street, Elgin, Illinois party 2012 and they just all happen to be big Bud Light beer drinkers. We decided the Six Pack group Halloween costume would be most fitting … Read more
We wanted to do something unique and cute that no one else would have! We went to the local fabric store and bought the Dalmatian print fabric. We also bought the red stretchy sequin material and Cruella’s white furry shawl at the fabric store,all being super cheap! Then we started on our easy 101 Dalmatians … Read more
My wife is a teacher at a local elementary school, and she was looking for a wheelchair costume for one of her students. Kenesth is a native of a neighboring city, and had won a recent race with this car paint scheme. All the “Pit Crew” are teachers and support staff. The girl’s name is … Read more