My housemates and I decided it would be great to get together as the characters from Clue(do). Using pieces we already owned and making new ones we were able to create some great costumes! We also made most of our weapons, which were essential for this idea to work. Miss Scarlet-A fancy red gown. Mrs. … Read more
Our family does theme costumes each year, but as the mom of boys…this year we did not agree. They wanted gore, and I wanted cute. So we compromised. They are the Men In Black, and I am their alien. I got the jackets from Goodwill, the sunglasses from a costume shop and bought my green … Read more
We had a group of seven going to a party so we went with the Gilligan’s Island theme. I was Ginger and I used a gold long dress that I already owned. I took a blond wig and used orange and red hairspray to spray the wig a more “ginger” look. I put on fake … Read more
These Mario, Luigi and Princess Daisy Costumes are “put together”. I added things to purchased items. For example: I bought the caps and just added (painted) the M for Mario and the L for Luigi. Also, the dress was something I already had, so I decided to “make” it into princess Daisy. I removed all … Read more
My friends and I decided to be Mario Kart for Halloween. It’s not an original idea, but I believe it makes up for that in the construction. I made (I have a lot of free time on my hands) 4 Karts, one for Mario, Luigi, Peach and Baby Luigi, out of foam board, glue, duct … Read more
This Crayola Crayons Group Costume was much fun, especially for college-aged girls! We partied in Madison, WI for Halloween 2010 and needed something unique that would also stand out so we could find each other and stick together. First, we each picked our favorite color and got that organized, the more people/colors, the better. We … Read more
We tried to think of an awesome and unique costume that involved 5 but found it difficult to think of what we could be. As we brainstormed some more, I went to the fridge to get a drink and came back with a coke and that’s where it all began. As we searched to see … Read more
I use a theme each year for Halloween costumes for my children. This year I made a Homemade Mustard, Ketchup and Weeny Family Costume. Ketchup is my son, Kyle. Mustard is my daughter, Kamree and the wiener is my son, Stetson.
After winning first place 2 times and 1 time second place with previous costumes, we needed a new idea for this years local “Carnaval”. Searching this site for a while, I found the Lego Minifigures. We decided to build something like that. After carefully measuring a real minifigure and scaling it so it would fit … Read more
We always have a family theme to the costumes, and this year was Mr. Potato Head Family Costume. I spent a lot of time getting tips from this site, so here is the result! The potato bodies are big burlap bags from an online gardening store. The burlap was itchy, so we sewed a white … Read more
Every year Our Medical school students committee has Bar Crawl. All 2nd years and above dress in costume. My friends and I dressed in a Homemade Flintstones Group Costume. Three of us were the Rubble family. I was Betty Rubble. I handmade my dress by making a skirt and a halter neck top with my … Read more
I love to dress the whole family in one theme. My kids love Scooby Doo, so when my youngest said she wanted to be Scooby Doo for Halloween, it was with glee that I decided we should all dress up as the Mystery Gang. My son was all too happy to be Shaggy. I vacillated … Read more