I am still trying to teach myself to sew, so when my 3 year old little boy told me that he wanted to be Mario riding on Yoshi, I knew I was in for a challenge. I searched the internet and used two other costumes that were of the same thing as guides, but there … Read more
How I made my Minion’s costume: You will need overalls, a hat, yellow shirt or Onesie, pipe cleaners, white & black construction paper, black socks, and a hot glue gun! P.S. Don’t forget your Minion! Mine happened to be my own baby boy. Step 1. Purchasing our costume items! Hat, socks, and pipe cleaners are … Read more
This Leprechaun is my 9 year old son Ayden’s 2013 costume. His grandmother makes his costumes every year, and every year they are always unique! We live in a small city where pretty much everyone knows each other and everyone in the area loves to see Ayden’s costumes! As you could imagine this puts a lot … Read more
I took a bold move to design and build this Terminator costume. I also wanted to test my ability and skills too. This costume is built from many recovered materials from multiple sources that include old masks, motorcycle riding apparel and aluminum. The mask is a couple latex skull masks that I cut apart, glued … Read more
This Avatar costume was many weeks in preparation. I bought the Avatar costume at the Halloween store but only used it for the tail and the mask. I cut the ears off the mask so I could strap them under the wig. The wig, fangs, jewelry and the makeup were all purchased at a local … Read more
This Ice Cube in Boyz n the Hood costume is by far the easiest and cheapest costume ever. I wore a curly wig, cut a few ends, and juiced it up with some spray gel, bought a raider hat, black sweater and there you have it, doughboy! Everyone loved it and thought it was really … Read more
It all starts with my competitive nature…lol. I love Halloween the costumes, decorations, CANDY!!! I have 4 children, 3 daughters, 20, 19, & 17 and a son 7. I have NEVER bought a costume for any of them EVER! I despise losing a costume judging contest to a bought costume or a thrown together not … Read more
I wanted to do something I haven’t seen before. I like to do original things. I’m a puppet and props builder and I just like to make creatures and things. I’m a fan of the Labyrinth and of Jim Henson and of David Bowie, so that’s how that came to be. I started by looking … Read more
I needed a costume for our Halloween day at the karate school and I have always wanted to make a newsies costume, but when it came time I never could find just the right stuff to make it happen. This year I was out shopping looking for just the right stuff to make some kind … Read more
Rainbow Loom is wildly popular in America right now – and especially in my house. My son Ryan wanted to BE America’s hottest toy for Halloween and we figured out how to do it. The Rainbow Loom The Real Loom The Loom Box Measuring and Dreaming We’ve been working on this one for a few … Read more
My name is Steven and I am the maker of this Skyrim Dragonbone Armor costume. The idea came from the video game Skyrim, it is one of my favorite looking armor sets in the game, and I thought it would make a really nice costume. All of the costume is supposed to look like dragon … Read more
I am always thinking of “home made” yet fun Halloween costumes for my son. Last year, he won first place in a local costume contest as a sock monkey. He took home the first place title again this year with my version of “Lil Colonel Sanders”. A few weeks before the contest, I purchased the … Read more