This year I wanted something scary for our family matching costume idea. One night I was watching the new season of the walking dead with my family, when all of a sudden our two year old daughter kept asking questions on what exactly the dead people were. After we explained it one time to her, … Read more
I love Halloween and getting creative with my kids costumes. This year we had lots of fun creating Cruella Deville and her dalmations costumes. I found the cape at Goodwill for $4 and once I saw it I knew we had to do a Cruella Deville theme! Cruella Deville Costume My daughter was Cruella Deville, so … Read more
I have always enjoyed hand-making themed costumes for my kiddos, so when they all came up with the idea of Minions I couldn’t say no to the challenge… not only did my kids want minions, but all of my nieces did as well. So the challenge was ON! I am huge on reusable materials rather … Read more
I worked as a financial planner at a college out of town from 2006 through 2010. Every year we always dressed up in Halloween costumes to entertain our students who happened to be there on that day for classes. Well, SOMEHOW, in 2010 I forgot all about wearing a costume for work. I guess I … Read more
Every year I dress up with my son. Last year we were buzz lightyear and woody. This year is epic though. For the last two month I’ve been convincing my four year old how cool we could be as Cheech and Chong. From showing him pictures, pieces of Up In Smoke, and dancing to low … Read more
My family and I are big Simpsons fans and this had always been a costume I wanted to make. My Dad had made Flintstone paper mache “heads” for our family 30 years ago, so I decided to use this method for the Simpsons. One of my sons threw me a curve ball and requested to dress as Mr. … Read more
Before there was Narnia, Avengers or Dr. Who (all pop-mythology we LOVE) there was Greek mythology. Thus, our family chose to dress as gods and goddesses of the Greek Pantheon this Halloween. I am Hera, the mother. My oldest son Avery is Apollo, the intellectual. My daughter Clara is Artemis, the huntress, and my youngest … Read more
We wanted a family costume that was a little more unique than all the ones we’ve seen. Our daughter was only a year old so she didn’t have any preferences & we could pick whatever we wanted for her, but of course had to keep in mind her comfort level & how cooperative a baby … Read more
Since I was pregnant with my first son, I have made family costumes every year. This will be the 5th year! I’m not a sewer but I always end up with creative costumes! The sushi family costumes were fun to make. For the kids, I got some foam from the craft store and rolled it, … Read more
Each year our family does a haunted house for the trick or treaters. This past year we chose Monsters Inc. Each year the kids suggest this theme but because the costumes are not available we have pushed them towards another idea. I finally bit the bullet and started sewing. After many, many weeks I built … Read more
Though Halloween is one of our most favorite times of the year, it can truly be difficult to enjoy in the Midwest. It is cold and usually rainy here in October! You will often find that unless you have an indoor party to celebrate at, your costume is typically buried under several layers of cold … Read more
My daughter chose the theme for this year’s costumes. She came up with the Toy Story theme, and wanted my husband to be Zurg, for me to be Jessie, herself as Buzz, and my youngest daughter as Woody. We already had the Buzz wings, but I set out to order the material, and construct the … Read more