DIY Wizard Of Oz Family Costume

DIY Wizard Of Oz Family Costume

We do a family costume theme each year, everyone gives an idea and then we vote together on which one we think will be the most fun, easy to recognize and create. Each of them has to have enough characters for each member of the family. This year was a close vote between Alice In … Read more

Coolest Toy Story Family of Toy Soldiers Costume

Coolest Toy Story Family of Toy Soldiers Costume

This toy soldier’s costume idea was perfect for the family and getting everyone involved. We had a Halloween wedding to attend and needed costumes for it. We talked of a group Disney costume and in the search, my husband found the toy soldier from Toy Story. We started by going to the Goodwill and Salvation … Read more

Cool Homemade Sesame Street Family Costumes

Cool Homemade Sesame Street Family Costumes

My 2 year old son is obsessed with Cookie Monster (and cookies in general) and insisted on being him for Halloween.  This meant that I had to plan our costumes around this theme and make sure they were warm as it is always freezing here on Halloween! Elmo and Cookie Monster were very simple.  We … Read more

Awesome Group Costume Idea: #ShareACoke

Awesome Group Costume Idea: #ShareACoke

Our group has been friends since we were in college. More than 15 years ago, we’d be the one giving out treats, now that we have our own kids, we go around the neighborhood trick or treating with them! :-) It has become our annual tradition to make our own group costume, which to our … Read more

Cool Monsters Inc. Mike Wazoski Toddler DIY Costume

Cool Monsters Inc. Mike Wazoski Toddler DIY Costume

Mike Wazoski is watched a lot around here. My 2 year old loves Disney Monsters, Inc and Monsters University. We asked what he wanted to be this year for Halloween, and he chose Mike! This was a difficult costume to make. I wanted my son to look the part, but I also had to think … Read more

Coolest Family Lego Movie Costumes

Coolest Family Lego Movie Costumes

When making this group of Lego movie costumes, I made a lot of mistakes and had to rip apart and re-glue a lot, so don’t be discouraged. If you have a family as big as mine, I suggest you start at the beginning of the month, and work little by little so you’re not stressed. … Read more

Coolest Game of Thrones Family Costume

Coolest Game of Thrones Family Costume

This year we decided on a Game of Thrones family costume for Halloween. For Daenerys- My daughter doesn’t watch the show, but she is familiar with “The Mother of Dragons” from YouTube clips she’s seen of Daenerys, and she decided that she wanted to be her for Halloween. So I decided to make her the … Read more

Everything is Awesome LEGO Movie Costumes

Everything is Awesome LEGO Movie Costumes

After watching The Lego Movie and loving it, we thought about making some characters from the movie.  We just went through a rough summer, with an adoption that fell through four days after we brought home the baby, and our hearts were broken.  We decided we needed a project, and recruited our good friends and … Read more

Corporate LEGO Minifigure Costumes Extravaganza

Corporate LEGO Minifigure Costumes Extravaganza

First, I should give you some background about how crazy the Halloween competition at my work is. I’ve been at my current job, a graphic designer for Coupons.com, for about five years now. When I first joined, Halloween was very small, as was our company. Some people dressed up, and we had a little walk … Read more

Coolest Quadruplet Alice in Wonderland Costumes

Coolest Quadruplet Alice in Wonderland Costumes

I have eight year old quadruplets and each year we choose a Halloween costume theme and I make all of our costumes. This year, we decided to do Alice in Wonderland costumes. The Alice costume was a pattern for Alice that I made, no problem; it was pretty easy. The Red Queen was adapted from … Read more