Well, the idea for the Mike Wazowski costume with Little Sister Boo started months ago. I ask my grandson every year what he wants to be, he told me Mike Wazowski from Monsters Inc. So I had to make it happen. I started it one month before Halloween. Starting with the shape of the body I made … Read more
This cool tractor farmer cardboard box costume was pretty simple to make. I took a cardboard box and covered it with green poster board. Cut the wheels out of various plate sizes using black cardboard, and yellow poster board. Then added some finishing touches like the exhaust pipe, grill, lights and caution sign on the back. … Read more
This is my 5 year old son Donovan. We love Despicable Me, 1 & 2. So this year, I busted out the craft skills and created Minion Stuart (Stuart is known for his one eye and center parted hair, btw). I created the costume with poster board, foam, felt, glue gun ( a lot), one of those … Read more
This is my Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Illusion Costume complete with working lights ( that come on with the push of a button ), moving front steering, and rotating wheels! I have been thinking of making for the last two years, and is based on both my love for both motorcycles and a popular FX … Read more
We wanted a creative, awesome costume for our very energetic 15 month old son! We decided on the Hot air balloon costume!! We got a basket, cut out the bottom. Ryder LOVED playing with the basket and ran around the house carrying the basket! We had to get a 3 foot balloon, which was a … Read more
I was looking for an actual train for my son to wear on Halloween. I couldn’t find anything to buy so I started researching how to make a Thomas Train by hand. I want to thank all the other parents who submitted their pictures and crafting info on a choo choo Thomas costume. You were … Read more
Our 4 year old son is a huge Star Wars fan. We finally got a hold of all the Star Wars movies. After he saw his first Ewok, he was hooked on wanting to be one for Halloween. I work full time and go to school, so Mommy was to busy to make his costume. … Read more
This last-minute Homemade Nerd costume was very last minute it was made the day before Halloween. It took about 30 minutes to make. It was very fun to make this costume although at times a little frustrating. We used an old plaid shirt, 3D glasses with the lenses popped out, masking tape pencils, pens, pencils, 2 … Read more
I love making my kid’s costumes. Even though they are young and barely wear them for 2 hours, I can easily spend 5-6 hours minimum to make one. I wanted something fun and cute for one of my 18 month old twins, whom I often call my little monkey. He’s often all over the place, … Read more
Ohh yeeahhh! Behold the koolest Halloween costume ever built, Kool Aid Man! I initially looked online to buy one but I couldn’t find it anywhere. So I had to resort to Plan B, build it. So here you have it. Here’s how I made it. Materials used: Hula Hoops Cardboard zip ties tape foam spray … Read more
We made this homemade circus ring master costume faith blood sweat and tears for our almost 2 year old. He is going to have a circus birthday themed party. His mother was put on bed rest for extreme illness with pregnancy. She Googled images and did Pinterest, Nana helped mommy…and we made this entire costume … Read more
My four-year-old son wanted to be Sponge Bob, and he told me he wanted to be him, not just wear a costume with Sponge Bob printed on it. I could not find any ready-made costumes that met his approval, so I decided to create my own. I kept thinking, how could my son actually feel … Read more