Two weeks before Halloween, my 5 year old son decided wanted to be WALL-E. After searching the Internet for costumes, I decided it was impossible to buy one (as the movie was older) and so construction began. After trial and error it started coming along nicely. WALL-E was made paper mache, cardboard, lots of ductape, … Read more
My family and I went as Little Shop of Horrors this year. Each year we pick a movie or show from the late 80s/early 90s and I have been wanting do this one for a while now! Every year everyone is waiting to see our big reveal for our Family costumes, this year we were … Read more
Our Toy Story costume was a challenge with the time crunch I was given by the creators (my little ones). Luckily we have plenty of craft/sewing/paint scraps from various projects. My girls were bumming about Halloween being cancelled for 2020 where we live, coupled with eLearning daily challenges that have dragged their holiday spirit down. … Read more
So we decided hat this year we would have m and my kids all participant in a family costume. We wanted to be original nothing scary so we went for fast food. My oldest son’s costume was the most difficult to make the head for jack in the box. We used news paper which nowadays … Read more
We got many looks at a costume party full of Winnie the Poohs and Moanas! We hand-made the boat for the SS Georgie using cardboard, thick stock paper and (of course) paint! My rain jacket only required a bit of blood splatter paint for effect. Bromely’s (my daughter) pennywise costume was made from thrifted grey … Read more
This was my family’s Halloween costume for our annual party. My husband and I are both Air Force military vets so we saw this fitting. For months our family of 5 searched second hand stores, yard sales and flea markets to find old fatigues, belts and military what nots. Then came the paint… We painted, … Read more
As a kid, my husband and I both grew up with families that loved to celebrate Halloween. His family appreciated the art of designing costumes and my family, well we just liked candy! Jason warned me the day would come when Halloween would become a full blown art competition in our household as our boys … Read more
Since my balloon installation business, Bean and Boosh, soared to new heights this year, our Halloween costumes were all based on BALLOONS! I swore this year would be simple, but it took more work than I thought. We’ve been doing family costumes for over 12 years, so even throughout the pandemic, we were able to … Read more
We are the Dickerson family and we’re dressed as carnival food and a vendor. My daughter, her first Halloween, is cotton candy. I am popcorn. My husband is a food vendor. I made the cotton candy by spraying poly-fil with pink silk flower spray and hot gluing it to a pink onesie and pink shoes … Read more
We are the triple D’s! We each had our own thing going on, so collectively we became the “dark angel”, the “devil mama”, and the “ditzy clown”. We originally planned on attending some Halloween themed parties, however, the three of us friends, and stay at home moms, just couldn’t afford it after our kids costumes … Read more
This was my first year making huge, movie quality costumes from scratch, and I think fully nailed it. This Beetlejuice family costume set off my obsession with going over the top and making these competitively. The costume also inspired me to start working towards a career in this field (albeit, unsuccessful so far). Everything here … Read more
Growing up, my Ma made me and my brothers costumes by hand every year. I had my baby girl in January and couldn’t wait to flex my skills to honor my Angel Mama. Start simple, nothing too elaborate. Something primitive…BOOM! Flintstones – The San Diegan Flintstones family costume. I started with felt, lots of it. … Read more