So I decided to be White Goodman from the movie ‘Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story’ for Halloween. I thought it would be funny. Creating the White Goodman Costume The first thing I bought was a kids pair of lacrosse shoulder pads. I couldn’t find an all black pair so I got one that was originally … Read more
Around 5 years ago I started out on a journey to make a Darth Vader costume that would be as movie accurate as possible. After a lot of research and collecting photos, I set out on my task. One year later and hundreds of hours of sewing, molding, crafting, and a few mishaps I was finally … Read more
My kids and I spent 2 hours in one of those Big Box Halloween costume stores and left with nothing more than a crash test dummy body suit. Our family is known for our costumes and I knew that just the suit wasn’t going to cut it. That’s when the fun began. My son was … Read more
After watching Suicide Squad with my family, Aiden decided he wanted to be the Joker for his Halloween costume. We have always loved doing homemade costumes, so we were We have always loved doing homemade costumes, so we were excited about this new opportunity. We studied the Suicide Squad Joker and tried to capture his … Read more
Silas (4 months old) and Gabrielle (5 months old) dressed up for Halloween in a grandma costume and a grandpa costume! Dressing the babies up as old people was one of the funniest things I’ve ever done! We couldn’t contain our laughter, we were in tears. The ‘poor’ babies were very concerned when tears started … Read more
My son loves a reaction at Halloween and this toilet costume, or out-house costume will get you one! This is a wardrobe box from U-haul with 1 x 1 reinforcements inside on the top, middle and bottom, secured with nuts, washers, and bolts. I wrapped it all with photo booth paper I purchased at Hobby Lobby. … Read more
“Too hot to handle too cold to hold, I’m the tower of power, too sweet to be sour, I’m funky like a monkey, sky’s the limit and space is the place. Ooooohhhhhhh Yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!” For Holloween, I decided to make a Macho Man Costume based on his interview on the Arsenio Hall Show. I spent three days … Read more
My kids (3 and 4-year-old boys) wanted to be Lego men for Halloween. I let them pick out the character., so my 4-year-old picked Batman and my 3-year-old picked the Penguin. Creating the Lego Costumes I used cardboard and tape to construct the bodies and Penguins top hat. I used mesh fabric to cover the … Read more
My 2-year-old daughter insisted on being Tinkerbell for Halloween this year, so I needed something that related to Tinkerbell for my 7-month-old son Myles. I wanted their costumes to relate to each other in some way. My husband and I agreed on a Captain Hook costume for him. I browsed online and found the perfect … Read more
My son saw a version of this costume online and wanted to be a Moose head over a fireplace for Halloween. Making the Moose Head Over the Fireplace Costume We used a photo booth backdrop paper from Hobby Lobby to cover the cardboard. We also used battery operated lights on the mantle and used a … Read more
My creative 9-year-old son, Blade, wanted to be Optimus Prime Transformer, so I started brainstorming! This costume was a challenge because of all the individual pieces. Make sure and measure your child perfectly before you begin ( I learned this the hard way). Total money spent was around $25 as I used a lot of … Read more
I’m a LONG time lover of both crochet and Halloween and every year I try to outdo myself from the previous year for my babies! I’m also a die-hard 80s’ kid, it’s forever engrained in my soul! So this year, I went hard for Halloween and freehand crocheted this ET costume for my son! … Read more