Here you see my four children, AKA Luigi, Koopa Troopa, Yoshi, and Princess Peach, and my niece and nephew, AKA Mario and Toadette. My oldest, seen here as Luigi, had been teaching himself the Mario theme song on the sax for weeks, so as we gave thought to what the kids might want to be … Read more
This Halloween my daughter gave me almost no time to get her costume ready but she did tell me exactly what she wanted to be. Princess Peach was it! So, I went to Walmart and bought some fabric… spent about $12 (we had some trimmings already) and got to work. With no pattern and only … Read more
We’re all characters from Super Mario! All were handmade(except for Peach)! This was an incredible time consuming, sometimes hard project, but definitely worth it! In order, to make the Super Mario Bros Halloween costume we have: Toadstool- Ethan Donkey Kong- Steve Daisy- Alicia Mario- Damien Peach- Kelly Wario- Mike Yoshi-Melissa Luigi-Nick Each costume was made … Read more
We are poor college students, so we wanted to do our Homemade Mario and Luigi Couple Halloween Costume for cheap. Instead of buying overalls that we would never wear again, we took some old jeans and cut them up to make the overall fronts. We bought our hats for about eight dollars and just added … Read more
My son loves video games, and last year he was dying to be Link from Legend of Zelda. At first, I was stumped, but I soon was able to come up with a great costume that was made from bought items, which were cut strategically. I started out with the top – I found a … Read more
This year we decided on a Homemade Mario Kart Brothers Group Costume. It took a little work but it was worth it! We had, from left to right, Donkey Kong, Wario, Princess Peach, Luigi, Toad, Mario, Waluigi, Yoshi and the cloud. In order to make the karts we bought plastic bins and than cut out … Read more
I made this homemade Mario Kart costume over the course of 2 months… I hand made all the cars from cardboard and painted them all with symbols or characters that represented each different driver.. For instance Yoshi had eggs on the car, Mario had pipes, Goombas etc… Princess Peach (not pictured) had stars and glitter … Read more
I made this Mario Halloween costume for my son using blue cotton fabric, yellow and white felt, an old red cap, an old red sweatshirt and some white cotton marching band gloves that were my daughter’s. I spent less than $5. I didn’t use a pattern to make the overalls, which made it a bit … Read more
My boys love Mario and Luigi video games and really wanted to be them for the annual Halloween costume contest at school. There was nothing in the marketplace at the time so I had to pull everything together and make my own Mario and Luigi Halloween Costumes. The masks were pieced together using felt; the … Read more
Link is the hero from the Legend of Zelda which my son is obsessed with. I made the fairy on his shoulder from a Styrofoam ball, the shield is the Hyrule Shield made from fun foam and cardboard. The tunic I made and bought long underwear for underneath. I made the Gauntlets for his arms … Read more
Who doesn’t love Mario? This is my husband and I and our son. This homemade Mario, Peach and Toad family costume was pretty easy to make. Mario – I bought navy blue pajama pants for the overalls. I bought two and cut up the other one to make the bib of the overalls but you … Read more
MAMA MIA!!Growing up I had always enjoyed playing Super Mario Brothers (and still do enjoy playing it). This Halloween I just couldn’t resist the idea of trying to transform a common male costume into a unique female costume. I asked a few of my friends if they would like to join in on the “Mario … Read more