The Inspiration As a kid, my family took a vacation to the Smokey Mountains in Tennessee. Ever the creative (or annoying) kids, my big brother and I made up the running joke that “Smokey Bear doesn’t like chickens” (weird, I know) basically to dare each other to run through that cave or jump off that … Read more
My daughter wanted to be a nerd. All the ones in the stores were way to revealing, so we went thru her closet. We used cloths when already had. The only thing we bought was the suspenders and tie. She even truned to YouTube for some help making her fake braces. Which are simply earring … Read more
We do a family costume theme each year, everyone gives an idea and then we vote together on which one we think will be the most fun, easy to recognize and create. Each of them has to have enough characters for each member of the family. This year was a close vote between Alice In … Read more
The idea for this Buddhist Monk toddler costume came from my American husband who loves my Asian culture and history. His love for the culture grew even more after visiting Vietnam with my family and I. That’s where he saw many Buddhist temples and loved how calm, serene, and peaceful they were. Our son Nolan … Read more
My two year old son insisted on being Cookie Monster, so his baby brother had to match and be warm, since it’s always freezing here on Halloween! I thought making him Oscar the Grouch in a nice warm trash can would be perfect! He is just wearing a green hoodie with felt eyes and craft … Read more
My 2 year old son is obsessed with Cookie Monster (and cookies in general) and insisted on being him for Halloween. This meant that I had to plan our costumes around this theme and make sure they were warm as it is always freezing here on Halloween! Elmo and Cookie Monster were very simple. We … Read more
We just figured out Blue’s Clues! This was my favorite TV show growing up and had my mind set on this costume all year. I didn’t want to spend a lot of money so I thrifted everything and our total cost was $30! For Blue’s outfit I layered a light and dark blue tunic tank … Read more
After many searches for Halloween costumes on Google, I came across photos of Medusa. I didn’t realize there were so many options for Medusa! I decided to create my own costume instead of buying a commercialized costume that costs way too much for what you get. My hat was made out of shaped copper wiring … Read more
My son, Felipe is a die-hard Minecraft fan. So this year, for all his great scores in school and hard work, I decided to make him his own personal Minecraft armor with sword and chest. It took about three weeks; had to redo the chest three times. I kept getting the measurements wrong. But finally … Read more
Our group has been friends since we were in college. More than 15 years ago, we’d be the one giving out treats, now that we have our own kids, we go around the neighborhood trick or treating with them! :-) It has become our annual tradition to make our own group costume, which to our … Read more
I got the Idea from my five year old daughter to be Lego Batman from the movie “Lego movie”. She loved it so much, so the idea was born. I went with Batman because he was so funny to me, well, to make the costume. I spent 30-40 bucks plus an arm and leg in … Read more
My Niece loved the movie Rio and loved even more the Rio2 movie, so when I asked her what she wanted me to make her for her Halloween costume, her eyes were all for some version of the Blue Bird Jewls….She didnt just want ANY blue bird or parrot costume, she wanted to BE the … Read more