This year, my daughter chose the theme, and she chose Tangled as your family costume. I did not have any thing to begin with, but got to work. She picked that she would be Rapunzel, my youngest would be Pascal, my husband Flynn Rider, and myself, Mother Gothel. This was a very challenging theme, because … Read more
Each year our family chooses a theme and this Despicable Me family costume was pretty simple! They all got away from me before a picture could be taken…by this time, some of their costumes were starting to shift or come off! A lot of things were found at the second hand stores. The lab coat … Read more
This butterfly costume was made for my 12 year old daughter to wear under a caterpillar costume for a quick change on a stage while performing In the musical Alice in Wonderland, jr. The total cost is under $20.00. It was designed to fold into itself as a bag and be worn on the shoulders … Read more
My husband is a bit of a robot, he never cries not even when he watched me give birth to our children. However I made him sit down and watch the movie UP one night and he let the water works flow. I cry everytime I watch that movie but wanted to know what about … Read more
I was hitting up Indiana University for Halloween this year and I wanted to be unique. Many girls dress sleazy or put on animal ears and call it a costume but I decided to go above and beyond. As a kid who grew up watching Spongebob, and to this day continues to, I came to … Read more
Ugly dogs are so ugly they are cute. This definitely applies to Gru’s dog from Despicable me. This Despicable Me Kyle dog costume is ideal for pairing up with an Agnes costume. I always check out the yearly winner of the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest. It looks like they used these winners as inspiration for … Read more
We absolutely love Arrested Development and figured that with a 3 year old daughter we only have a year or two left before she catches on to the fact she can pick her own Halloween costume. With her help we transformed a fridge box into the famous Bluth Frozen Banana Stand, equipped with wheels for … Read more
Ladies and Gentlemen, introducing Olaf and Marshmallow the endearing snowmen from Frozen! My latest costume inspiration came from the popular Frozen movie. I wanted to make a costume that my grandchild and I could wear together. Frozen is her latest obsession and she loves the Olaf character. For myself, I wanted to wear something appropriate … Read more
As a new mommy I wanted to create a couple costume for my son and I. I brainstormed several combinations and finally decided on the cute couple Princess SnowWhite and the cutest dwarf Dopey; only because I shower my baby boy with kisses just like in the movie Dopey loves kisses. To start off I … Read more
The basic structure of the Sesame Street mask consists of a balloon, which was covered with papier mache. Cover 3 layers. Then the balloon was pierced and cut open from below so that the head could fit in. The mouth area was formed with chicken wire, after which the whole mask is further coated with … Read more
My 9 year old’s school was holding a “World book day” costume day and my son, Thomas, wanted to be completely different! We chose to do “Charlie Brown”. He wanted to have the biggest head ever, so, we went to Rhyl, a small seaside town near us, as that was the only place to buy … Read more
Scooby Doo and the Gang!!! Our challenge was to find all of our items second-hand and/or really CHEAPLY! We spent about $10 a person not including wigs. We wore our costumes for a church trunk or treat …everyone loved them! Scooby was made by my 13 year old son with very little help from mom. … Read more