This year was the first Halloween that our son has ever experienced. He is just barely three months old so I wanted to make sure he was cute and comfortable. My husband is a Captain in the army and we had an event that was a costume party. I knew it would be around the … Read more
This year, we had a Halloween party at our house and I wanted to make costumes that involved our whole family. I’ve been thinking about the Flintstones for a while now and decided to give it a go. I sure am glad I did! Everyone loved our Flintstone Family Costumes! We posted pictures on Facebook … Read more
Daddy as Muno, Mommy as Plex, and Ansley as Foofa. It was a great Yo Gabba Gabba family Halloween costume. All the kids wanted to take pictures with us. Plex took the most amount of time to make. Used a hamper for the body, and bucket for the head, soda cans for the ears, Styrofoam … Read more
My mother dressed up as an Egyptian with my son’s mummy costume for the daycare carnival. His costume was a white turtle neck and white tights underneath and wrapped with strips of shear cloth. I soaked both in tea to give them and aged look. I tied the cloth rather than pinning it for safety sake. Painted his face … Read more
On a family trip to Chicago one weekend, our family walked into a costume shop just to look around. My husband spotted a “Max” costume and we thought it was fitting since our son’s name is Max. Unfortunately it was too big, but it lit a spark and we decided to make it a family … Read more
I carry my 8 month old son in a carrier called a BOBA. He is usually always strapped to my back and never in a stroller. For Halloween I knew that I wanted to decorate the carrier itself as part of my costume. I thought of several options. The most easy to make at home … Read more
We were going to Disneyland for Halloween night and we wanted to make his stroller into something so we decided on the Nightmare Before Christmas and his stroller would soon be transformed into the Mayers car complete with flashing lights, interior exterior lights,”zero” the dog floating along the car, lit up a speaker coming out the … Read more
Fred bought his costume online and decided to go for the deluxe which was way better than the regular costumes, but I made mine from an old Roman toga costume I had from last year. I cut the end of the dress into rough V’s which gave the look and bought some cheap pearls in … Read more
Our family are huge Doctor Who fans! We’ve wanted to do these costumes for a few years now, but now with two kids to add to the mix, we finally got the chance! Dear Hubby ordered a new suit, a sonic screwdriver, new shoes and even went so far as to dye his hair and … Read more
This year my son wanted to be Jack Skellington from Nightmare before Christmas. For his costume I bought super cheap ($1.50 yard) black and white striped fabric. I sewed simple elastic pants and then used a jacket as a pattern to make his coat, adding the tails and lapels. His bow tie is hot glue, … Read more
I love Halloween and was thrilled to celebrate my daughter’s first Halloween in grand fashion, and celebrate our first Halloween as a family of three with an ensemble. A corny Halloween Every good idea starts with a kernel I love sweet corn even more than I love Halloween. As an Iowa native living in Minnesota, … Read more
My kids love Phineas & Ferb, and l have to admit, l enjoy watching that cartoon with them. When trying to come up with an idea for Halloween costumes this year, l thought of being Phineas & Ferb. l figured that Phineas, Ferb, Agent P. and Dr. Doofenshmirtz wouldn’t be too hard to make, and l … Read more