I created this Stewie Griffin Costume for my 10 year old son and it was a big hit! When he was trick or treating, he was getting handful’s of candy while the people would call their family members to come to the door to see his costume and take his picture. He had a great … Read more
Originally my World of Warcraft character, Skovslayer is now an undead monster that creeps around Orlando to have some fun. He is an undead warrior that lights his way wherever he goes, turning the heads of onlookers. The most challenging part of building this costume was putting in a working stereo system. It required me … Read more
This Captain Jack Sparrow costume was my funnest ever costume! I made the whole outfit from thrift store finds except for the compass which was bought from a toy store then I repainted it to look more authentic. I spent hundreds and hundreds of hours on line researching for this and by the time Halloween came … Read more
My little boy wanted to be a caveman so I bought some material and whipped this up in no time flat. The booties I made large and they slipped over his shoes. I picked up the bone and bone necklace at a Halloween store. I used a marker and colored on the bone and smudged … Read more
We attend several Halloween activities every year and the kids always have about 3 costumes every year. This was my son’s Pharaoh costume for the church carnival this year. I found the head piece at a junk store and just bought an over sized white tshirt to go with it. I had the belt in … Read more
The first step is to choose your meme. I for one chose the Futurama Fry Meme. But you could be any of the hilarious internet picture memes. The first step would be to find yourself clothing to match the character you have chosen. In my example I had to find a white t-shirt, red sweater … Read more
The main construction of the Buzz Lightyear costume is in a garbage can turned upside down. I then marked up the garbage with the desired shape. Once that was done I proceeded to cut the shape out. I cut out holes on the sides for my arms and a hole on the bottom for my head … Read more
How to turn a child’s wagon into a Pirate Ship for Halloween. We took our radio flyer wagon and decided to use it as the inside of the vessel. It took us about a few hours to put it together and the way we set up our trimmings leaves it entirely up to you on … Read more
For Halloween my step-son wanted to be comedian Jeff Dunham’s Peanut puppet. The making of the costume was a collective effort of my husband, mother-in-law and myself. Body suit Beings that he was going to wear it to school, my main concern was getting the costume on and off without help (I didn’t want him … Read more
So every year I try to come up with a unique costume idea. Rather than spending $30-$50 on a store bought costume, I try to think of things I either already had or could use after Halloween. After a visit to our local thrift store, going through my two year olds dresser drawers, my accessories … Read more
My boys decided that they wanted to be very specific snakes from the Lego Ninjago series. Of course there are no premade costumes. I did find one snake but it was not up to the “requirements.” While looking at the images online I set to work. The shirts were easy as I just took the … Read more
My son, Dane, has been obsessed with Ninjago Legos since they first came out. He has most of the Lego sets, games, and is one of the only TV shows he watches. This year he asked us if he could be Cole for Halloween. My wife started by cutting up boxes, forming them to rough … Read more