We needed a costume for a party and wanted to do something creative, rather than just buying a costume. We thought about making a “Claw” or “Crane Game”. We basically just cut out the front and arm holes, then spray painted the box. Painted some details on the front and added some cheap, old stuffed … Read more
This Silver Surfer Halloween Costume was a fairly last minute costume but it did the job and is definitely one of my favorites. I was the only silver surfer I saw that night and we went to a huge warehouse Halloween party and I got lots of turned heads, and “hey look at the silver surfer!” … Read more
Lots of hours in this get up, not sure how many! The armor started out as an old set of shoulder pads, added some cardboard spikes, chains, and paint! Homemage cod piece with some glitter type material from the craft section. The arm piecs are a cut up auto shade! Pair of black spandex type … Read more
This Jason Voorhees Costume from Freddy vs. Jason all began with the obsession I have for Halloween and all things macabre. My house is always the creepiest in the neighborhood. That being said my neighbor from 5 doors down has been depicting Freddy Krueger since his college days. He thought it would be a good idea … Read more
Ain’t too proud to beg… My daughter loves a good laugh…so we started brainstorming ideas of what she could be for Halloween. She had started off with being a hobo…but the idea transpired into something much greater. We went to our local Goodwill store and purchased an old pair of jeans and an old flannel … Read more
I got a huge fridge box, cut a “door in it, then had my son put the box on over him to make sure I marked the right spots I wanted things to be in, then hot glued gunned in a so called “step” the size of the inside of the box and big enough to … Read more
Creating this R2D2 was fun and exciting! First we took a regular light weight trash barrel and cut out the bottom and flipped it upside down. Next it was spray painted white and then the detail painting was done and holes were cut. For the dome, We covered a yoga ball with paper mache about … Read more
From an image from the “BraveHeart ” movie, I looked at his attire and then went to a fabric store and ordered 6 yards of green and brown plaid material but really only needed a couple of yards. It’s basically wrapped around me and held up with a brown leather belt I had. From a surplus … Read more
My kids get a ride every year for Halloween and here are 2 of them. It all started when my oldest was only 1 and was Scooby Doo. At the time I had a quad stroller for my home-daycare so the Mystery Machine I built out of card board and hot glue was the perfect … Read more
My 2 year old son loves his dog hat, and I couldn’t convince him to wear anything other than his hat for Halloween. I didn’t realize this would be the case until I tried to get him into the outfit I had prepared for him (a dragon costume). So, a couple of days before Halloween … Read more
My son wanted to be a Power Ranger MegaZord for Halloween and I had no idea where to begin. No one sells this costume and there were only a couple of ideas online- for adults. These were made of boxes and allowed limited movement, a problem for a seven-year-old. I decided to use foam sheets … Read more
My son comes up with some crazy ideas. He loves weather, especially tornado’s, so that’s what he wanted to be. I started with a base of chicken type wire rolled to make the shape. Covered it with Halloween spider webs. Lightly sprayed it with gray spray paint. Then attached small toys like cars, trees, animals. … Read more