First of all I found this site for ideas on making a lego costume and saw this group of lego costumes and thought, hey, I can try this. So, I figured to start a month ahead of time because I would be making 3 costumes. And I picked the minifigures from the Lego Movie….Emmet, Wyldstyle-Wild … Read more
The theme was chosen by Benjamin, my 7 year-old son. Shy by nature and not the least bit outgoing, he takes after his mom, the wallflower! In order to help my son overcome his social anxiety, I’ve been making costumes of his choice and joining in. My thought is this: if his seriously boring and … Read more
Here’s our cool Little Shop of Horrors family costume. The Dentist I started with a barber-style jacket that also mimics old school dentist coats. It’s a white, short sleeve shirt with snaps on the shoulder and neck. It has a mock turtleneck. I topped that with a poly vinyl black barber’s apron. The mask is … Read more
My daughter loves doing family theme costumes for Halloween. She even got her brother involved in this one. Mostly all of the costumes were homemade, including the Mario overalls and hats. Colored shirts to match the hats were worn as well as big yellow buttons and Mario mustaches (can be cut from paper or felt). … Read more
I really wanted to create a costume that was well known, fun, something I like, comfortable, and allowed me to use a carrier. We were decided between pokemon theme or nightmare before christmas and the pikachu was just too irresistable! I started out by heading to thre thrift store. I found a red “days of … Read more
We are HUGE NASCAR fans but even bigger fans of the Hendrick drivers. My daughter is #5 Kasey Kahne, I am #24 Jeff Gordon, my son is #48 Jimmie Johnson, and my husband #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. The cars are cardboard and decals are printed sticker paper. The kid’s suits are flight suits with iron … Read more
It became clear to me that after having our 3rd child, we had the right family configuration to replicate The Simpson’s! From there, a Halloween idea was born. The icing was finding a wig for Marge that I could stuff to stand out. Spray painted red beads, strung some white beads for Lisa out of … Read more
I couldn’t decide what to be for Halloween last year. I didn’t feel like buying a costume, but I didn’t want to spend a lot of money making one either. Just as I was thinking about that, I noticed my roommate was munching on grapes. That’s when the light bulb when off… a Fruit of … Read more
This bubble bath family costume was such an easy group outfit to make! I got some sharpies and wrote “SOAP” on one of my husbands white t-shirts. The most challenging part of all this was finding white balloons, I safety pinned each balloon to the outfit I was wearing. We went to Michael’s and got … Read more
These costumes were definitely fan favorites! They took a long time for me to make, but were so worth it in the end! I made my Mike Wazowski costume out of spray insulation foam, a giant beach ball, a men’s 6XL tee shirt, Styrofoam, paint, and felt. I made my daughter’s Boo costume out of … Read more
I wanted to dress my daughter as Maggie for her first Halloween and ran with the idea by having my husband and I dressing as Homer and Marge. Although it seemed to be a fairly easy costume to make, it took me about 2 weeks to make. I made everything except for Homer and Maggie’s … Read more
I made these Ninja Turtles costumes because I have been a Ninja Turtle fan for as long as I can remember. Being a single parent to an 8 year old son, I was tired of the superheroes every year, so I talked him into being a Ninja Turtle before the movie came back out this … Read more