Man I thought this Zombie The Strong Man illusion costume was gonna be easy to build but once I got started I kept hitting roadblocks. Not having an engineering degree I somehow got it done!! Talk about being the hit of a Halloween Party, I felt like a Rock Star posing for probably a 100 + photos. … Read more
It all started with a novelty mustache pacifier we received from my parents. Once we saw Joshua with it we knew his costume needed to revolve around that rockin’ ‘stache. We rejected Mario on the basis that Daddy had been Luigi several times already and we wanted a costume that would work for the whole … Read more
Iron Toddler: My 3 year old son wanted to be Iron Man for Halloween and I didn’t really like any of the store bought costumes so I decided to build one from scratch. The project began as Pepakura files on the computer. After cutting out all the template pieces I traced them onto the 5mm thick craft … Read more
I totally did my research with this Zombie costume. I read a lot of tutorials on makeup application and figured out how to “gore it up”. The face was actually really easy. I made a glue mix and using tissue paper created the zombie look on my face and dried it with a hair dryer. Once it … Read more
My family loves to make our own costumes. Every year, we make to a higher and different level of imagination. This year the theme was “Trip Around the World” that shows cultures and history of people. We picked the county India because of its rich practices and colorful splendid garments. My husband made a huge … Read more
Our 7 year old joined Cub Scouts this year and since scouts are thrifty we decided to make his costume out of things we had. We saw a Samurai costume made out of cardboard and used it for our inspiration. We decided to use the egg crates we had saved up for crafts. I bought … Read more
Every year I ask my kids what they want to be for Halloween. This year my 6 year old said Bowser. I couldn’t tell him no. I knew it wouldn’t be easy but I was ready for a challenge. I started out by finding a pattern to help me. I used 2 patterns, one from McCalls and the other … Read more
Our Jack costume came about with my second to oldest 11 year old son going to Disney land this summer and coming back obsessed with Jack. So naturally when Halloween came around he asked his father for a Jack costume. We waited with anticipation for the box but, when we opened it there was the … Read more
My son wanted to be Lego Ninjago Lloyd this year. I searched and searched and there were no Lego Ninjago costumes to be found, so we created our own! I was so happy with how it turned out and my son absolutely loved looking just like Lego Ninjago Lloyd. Everyone who saw it were amazed and … Read more
To make the caveman costume, I grabbed some animal print and fur remnants at a fabric store and picked up a “Wayne’s World” mullet wig on sale at a Halloween store. I used a brown t-shirt and a pair of sweatpants and sewed the animal print and fur onto the clothing. My son made a … Read more
I thrifted most of the outfit for my son and found the rest in his closet. I picked out and curled his hair and added his guitar. Looking at old pictures of Jimmy it’s crazy how much my son looks like him. Jimmy came as a 5 year old.
Three days before Halloween I happened to mention a costume competition happening at work to my wife….$500 first prize. Now this really caught her attention because in this economy we, like so many other families, are starting to stress about Christmas coming fast. While brainstorming, within many other options I come up with Aunt Jemima. … Read more