Here is my son in his Davy Crockett AKA Daniel Boone costume created by his grandmother. She used a faux suede fabric for jacket with coordinating trims, and super cool wooden buttons. For the shirt a tan broadcloth fabric was chosen with fabric ties added. He is wearing an authentic hand made coonskin hat which is going to come in … Read more
My son’s favorite book is Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, so last year I made him into a coconut tree being climbed by all the letters. Isaac likes comfortable costumes – soft fabrics, no hats. I started with brown sweatpants and a brown thermal shirt (apparently, brown sweatshirts were not in vogue in 2011 as I … Read more
This homemade child scarecrow costume from The Wizard of Oz was my son’s request for a costume. I started by making a hat from black felt. I simply cut a large circle and then made it into a cone. I pushed in the top part to blunt it of and then cut a brim from … Read more
Cardboard Boxes, Yellow and Blue Spray Paint, Plastic Bucket from WalMart and Tuna Can is all you need for this Lego Boy Halloween costume. The hardest part of this costume was getting the head right with the plastic bucket. I used Pringle cans to give the head a curved shape near the neck. Model spray paint … Read more
I made this Mr. Stay Puft costume for a yearly Queen Fan Club convention fancy dress night back in 2008. The theme was Halloween, so thought this would be something unlikely for anyone else to do. Starting about 3 months before it was needed and with no plans, all I had was a screenshot of Mr … Read more
I made a Lego Man Halloween costume for my fiance in 2010. It was very cheap, easy and everyone loved it! The hardest part was waiting for the paint to dry! All I did was find a medium box that fit my fiance comfortably, plus a shoe box for the hat. I cut arm holes … Read more
My son wanted to be a garden gnome. We started looking for ideas and came up with a garden gnome sitting on top of a mushroom!. We used a plastic snow sled turned up side down as the top of the mushroom. We cut a hole in the center large enough for him to fit … Read more
1st off…let me tell you I had NO clue what this scarecrow was. With lots of searching, well I got pics, but no real help. So I got my creative mind going! Off to the hospital, Goodwill, Menards, Meijers…..you name it I was there looking around thinking, probably looking like a crazy woman. But I … Read more
Well everyone has heard stories of the “one night stand” so I decided to do up my version of one super easy one night stand Halloween Costume. I took a reasonably large box and cut out a spot for my head and neck to stick through at the back of the top. Arm holes were cut … Read more
OK this original, last-minute Wordplay Costume – Hottest Spice Rack on the Planet! is so easy it’s a no-brainer. All you gotta do is find a fairly large, well endowed woman and convince her to give you one of her old bras. Yes guys, it’s better if you do it because well face it, it’s … Read more
My nephew was looking for a really cool costume for his school’s Halloween parade and party. I’m the crafty one in the family so I was called on to make his idea come to life. He decided on Brainy Smurf after seeing the movie, but he didn’t want to paint his face blue. So … Read more
Here’s what I used: White felt Black Vinyl Fabric Black poster board Packing foam Styrofoam balls Green Tulle White packing peanuts Some markers & spray paint My trusted hot glue gun Velcro For my Yummy Homemade Sushi Hand Roll Halloween Costume I started out with some white felt, a large enough piece that I could cut … Read more