Animal, Beeker, Janice, Dr. Teeth and Abby Cadabby were our family theme for our Halloween costumes this year. First, let me just say that I do not know how to sew very well. Therefore, my method of construction is usually the fabulous glue gun. My youngest son (8 yrs old) was Animal so let’s start … Read more
Every Halloween since we’ve been married, my husband and I have dressed up together. From things as simple as white T-shirts that said “Sick” and “Tired” before we had kids, to Mary Poppins, Bert and the dancing penguins. This year’s “Super Mario extraordinaire” involved both of us and our 3 children (4 yr old boy/girl … Read more
This Headless person holding his head was one of the easiest costumes I made, but not to comfortable to wear all night , at the Halloween costume party. I bought a a double extra large man’s dress shirt and cut out a diamond shape out of the front of it and glued shelving liner on to … Read more
I got the idea for this Lego Minifigure costume from the other Lego Men costume pioneers out there. Didn’t want to do a Zombie costume and give nightmares to all the kiddies in the neighborhood. Thought it’d be fun to make my own. Read somewhere that the estimated total time to build was at least 40 … Read more
My family loves Halloween and our ultimate goal is to be the standout family. This year we decided to be the Mario Kart family and have carts for the two boys. For the women’s outfits I sewed jumpsuits that were out of blue material and sewed on 2 yellow buttons made out of felt and … Read more
I really wanted to make a cupcake costume, but we also enjoy dressing up together as a family every year. So I started brainstorming about how we could incorporate a cupcake into a theme for all of us, and the “party of 5” concept grew from there. My youngest daughter was the cupcake, my oldest … Read more
This Tulips on your organ costume was great and simple to make. It got many laughs and comments,very fun to watch peoples expressions when they put it together,very simple to make. Get a cardboard box to fit a man’s waist, cut out center spray paint brown, add another strip of cardboard to front and make a … Read more
We had so much fun searching local thrift stores for items for our Adam and Jamie costumes. My son and my husband are huge fans of the Mythbusters show!!! The signs, rocket, and remote are all handmade. The rocket was made by rolling up a large piece of cardboard, putting a wooden circle inside of … Read more
My two year old granddaughter, Chloe, lives for cars, trucks, tractors and trains so it was a natural that she should be Thomas the Tank Engine for Halloween. Her daddy told me six months ago that I must make her a train costume for Halloween this year. He also insisted that Mom (9 months pregnant) … Read more
We actually built most of this costume for Halloween 2012, but after Hurricane Sandy hit NYC (where we live) there weren’t many Halloween celebrations going on. So, we put it all away and pulled it out for 2013. Dad is the one with all of the technical and creative skills, but Mom and King Kong … Read more
So, I don’t sew! My kids love to listen to KISS with thier Dad around the house, so with the addition of our recent baby, I thought this was the perfect theme for this year. And the story begins! As I said, I don’t sew…not even a button on a shirt, but I really wanted … Read more
I wanted to make a wonderful themed group costume for me, my younger brother, Aidan (6) and my sister Justine (9). I knew it had to something special and memorable. We settled on Marie Antoinette, her executioner and Louis XVI. They were really excited to help me work on it. My brother’s executioner costume was … Read more