I was planning on making a “couples costume” for my two boys out of whatever my oldest chose. As it turns out my 4 year old couldn’t make a decision for more then a few minutes without changing his mind so I chose for him. I wanted something cute and unusual. So we chose the … Read more
My son chose to be a cyborg this year and so I began to research. I had been dying to try using foam as a medium so this gave me a perfect excuse. I bought the pvc foam from a swap group, 12 blocks for $7. I then drew out a sketch of what I wanted … Read more
For my Joker costume, all I wanted was accurate, without destroying my bank account. So I found a place right in the middle. Nearly every piece was picked up at thrift stores, and it cost me very little in total. So here goes: Trench Coat: $12 I looked at many costume trench coats and they … Read more
My son loves boxes (as do most children). He said he wanted to build an arc. shortly after we bought a pirate costume for a friend’s baby. He decided he wanted to be a pirate for Halloween. We were making a pirate ship for Halloween! Goodwill had pants and a shirt, the toy box had … Read more
We are big Marvel fans in my house. We have done numerous costumes with the Marvel characters. This year my 10 yr old wanted to be Dare Devil (the blind super hero). I decided to get a red morph suit and adapt it. I found a men’s size medium for $20 at walmart. I first … Read more
I really enjoy making my own Halloween costumes, especially costumes that take you brain a second to figure out. I didnt have any specific idea this year so I randomly chose to make a chimp strapped to a rocket. I didnt think I could pull it off so it was fun building something I had … Read more
My son loves reading about Pompeii, so when it came time to chose a Halloween costume, he asked to be Mount Vesuvius. Challenge accepted! I gathered supplies from around the house: a hula hoop, fabric remnants and ribbon. I don’t know how to sew, so I also busted out the glue gun and safety pins! … Read more
My boys and I love Halloween! We usually have our costumes figured out by May :-) But this year my 7 yr old just couldn’t decided what he wanted to be. His 3 brothers had all decided on costumes that would take some work on my part. So I have to admit I was not … Read more
When i asked my son what he would like to be for halloween he said a vending machine with drinks i was like ok well, so i got a lasge box and started cutting out and covered it in black paper and i printed out logos from computer and sings like push and coin return … Read more
“Oh my gosh, it’s Nacho Libre!!” was the sound echoing all throughout the office as I walked around with my little luchador on his first Halloween. He had his own paparazzi the whole time, making it a bit difficult for me…I mean him to go trick-or-treating. Jack Black would be jealous. Creating his costume was … Read more
First off this costume was a ton of fun to make and watch it slowly come together. I have been wanting to make this costume for years since I loved it as a kid when the movie first was released. The hardest part of the costume was actually finding all the materials to make it … Read more
This costume was made for my boyfriend. Depending on what materials you have around the house, this costume is cheap, cheap, CHEAP! It can cost less than $5. I’d say the most someone would spend would be somewhere around $20. The best way to stay cheap is to keep 2 things in the back of … Read more