When I got engaged in July 2011, my mind was more on the spring wedding than any other holiday. But when Halloween was approaching, I realized that for the first time ever, I would be part of a “couples’ costume!” I was inspired to do the Fred and Wilma Flintstone Couples Costume for two reasons: … Read more
In this photo my son Michael is dressed as Scooby Doo and my daughter Heidi is dressed as Daphne. Michael is sitting in a hand-crafted Mystery Machine. My husband cut out the wood and painted it the base color. My daughter drew the orange flowers and I did the words, which my Michael helped color … Read more
I simply made the Coolest Mystery Machine Costume out of cardboard, paint, a window insulation kit, TONS of hot glue and a wagon to make it mobile! This Coolest Mystery Machine Costume didn’t take very much time to make. I attached two large cardboard boxes together and cut them to shape. I then drew the … Read more
Meet the Flintstones and the Rubbles! We made our Flinstones and Rubbles Halloween costumes out of felt and dress from Goodwill. While making them, we really had no clue what we were doing. We just looked costumes up on line and started cutting away. My friend and I had never used a sewing machine prior … Read more
Here we have a modern updated Sparkly version of Fred, Wilma, Pebbles, Bam-Bam and Dino from the Flintstones Family. My oldest daughter Kayla was having some Fruity Pebbles for breakfast one day recently and said, “Mom, Kaylei (our middle daughter) looks just like Pebbles and I look just like a girl version of Bam-Bam! We … Read more
I always enjoy making my son’s costumes and each year I strive to top the last. He has previously been a bat, a ninja, a spider, and even the $5000 wedge from Wheel of Fortune. This year my husband suggested I go for a Flintstones theme since our son and my brother’s daughter are about … Read more
We have 9 children in our family (ages 1-10) and we participated in a “Trunk or Treat” this year. We decided to include our van in our Halloween show – Scooby Doo and The Mystery Machine was the obvious best choice! Three of our costumes were not homemade – 2 Scooby Doos and one Velma … Read more
Always fun trying to come up with a new and different costume for one of our five children. Keenen loves hockey, but we wanted something different then a player… so we used the old CBC cartoon Peter Puck. This homemade Peter Puck costume was made out of felt, foam and core board so it was … Read more
My husband is actually the one who came up with the idea of The Flinstones. He is a DJ for the local Pub where he works, and we decided to get into the spirit of Halloween although I must say we have not done since our kids were young. So out comes the sewing machine. … Read more
It all started with a Google search of “costume” me and my boyfriend couldn’t think of what to dress up as. We first found the Fred and Wilma idea, but the decided on going with pebbles and Bam Bam instead. We then went to the fabric store for everything to make the clothes with and … Read more
If you live in the warmer climate areas, as we do, this BamBam Child Costume is for sure an EASY costume!!! To start off it’s best if you have a blonde haired boy as my 3 yr old son Nicholas is! BUT NOT NECESSARY– alternative is to spray hair white! For his “brown sash”, I … Read more
My five year old daughter had her heart set on being Shaggy for Halloween. For fear of her being mistaken for a bearded lady, my husband and I decided to jump on board and create a family Homemade Scooby Gang Halloween Costume. Scooby doo fans include people of all ages so everyone could recognize us. … Read more