I went on a search for a quick and cheap costume to make and I got the idea for a Blue and Steve from Blues Clues Costume when I saw the blue sweatsuit. It was a big hit and everyone loved it!! Blue’s Supplies: light blue sweatsuit ($12) royal blue t-shirt ($4) 1 inch thick … Read more
This Dora and Diego Couple Costume was a very easy costume to make. Clothing was purchased at a Goodwill store. The orange pants are nurses scrub pants that I cut shorter as capris/shorts. The backpack is a child’s purple backpack. I put a patch on Diego’s vest to make it even more genuine. Diego’s bag … Read more
My son decided he wanted to be Spongebob for Halloween. I suggested to him that I make the costume and his head could be the Krusty Krab hat. Oh no, he wanted to “be” Spongebob. I racked my brain thinking of different ways to make it and here is what I came up with. I … Read more
My kids wanted to be SpongeBob & Patrick for Halloween, but it seemed impossible to find a Patrick Star costume to fit a 3 yr. old. People on E-bay were selling them too expensive or infant size Patrick costumes. So I decided to make a Patrick Star Kids Costume from scratch. The whole costume was … Read more
This Homemade Rugrats Group Halloween Costume Idea was by far the best costume I’ve done so far. Angelica is a total brat so we made her act it all night. For her hair we sprayed it yellow and put big purple bows in made from ribbon. We took a long sleeve orange shirt and drew … Read more
When my children wanted to be Last Airbenders Aang and Katara from that popular TV cartoon show, I looked online for homemade Last Airbender costumes. I nearly fell off my chair when the lowest price I found was $59! So I Googled images of the characters to see if maybe I could make the costumes … Read more
My Sponge bob costume idea came about because my nieces of four years and two years of age love SpongeBob. I decided to make a dream come true for two special little girls in my life. Up to a challenge and about two weeks of work I came out with costumes in which my nieces … Read more
Quailman is the Super Hero alter ego of Doug Funny from the Nickelodeon/Disney Channel cartoon, Doug. This Costume was fairly simple to put together and decently cheap. Items needed for the Quailman Costume: Brown kids belt (to wrap around head as seen in photo), a large dark red towel (used as the cape attached with … Read more
This Homemade Sponge Bob Square Pants Costume was a blast to make! First I searched for someone willing to part with his or her foam mattress. An egg crate mattress will do, however I was lucky enough to find one that was flat. Fit your child. I laid my son on the mattress and drew … Read more
This is me and my wife in our Homemade Sponge Bob and Patrick Costumes.
My friends and I decided to do a group costume. I am the only one that sews so I was nominated to make the Sponge Bob crew. I sewed Sponge Bob from some discount yellow fabric. The person wearing it really wanted her head to show so that is the look we went for. The … Read more
I made this Coolest Spongebob Homemade Costume out of a wardrobe moving box. I covered it with colored ductape. I made a Velcro door on the backside of the box. Everything except the actual box is made from ductape. I bought a yellow longsleeve shirt and cartoon hands. The socks have ductape lines and I … Read more