I went as the fortune teller Esmeralda. My inspiration came from Zoltar in the movie Big. My boyfriend Kevin constructed the frame and box out of wood I purchased at a hardware store. I wanted it sturdy because it had to go over my wheelchair. We used big pieces of plywood and different sizes of … Read more
My daughter, Aleah loves animals and anything fancy! When she saw a peacock princess costume in a magazine, she declared that this year she would be a peacock. Ready to purchase the item, I heard her exclaim: “With real feathers!” We then searched the internet and came up with some possible costume ideas that included … Read more
Every year we dress up as a family for Halloween. This year was no different and so it took us a while to figure out what we would dress up as but we knew it had to be good. My 8 year old son was watching old cartoons and singing the Scooby Doo song and … Read more
This Clown costume was the first in a long time as I usually don’t go out and dress up. My sister did this for me and it was definitely a lot of work. We started making the wig a few weeks ago , we used gelatin and glycerine to make the bloody wig and proceeded … Read more
I bought a Lionbot toy this year from Taiwan so my kids wouldn’t ask to play with the 30th Anniversary Toynami Voltron I ordered. My 3-year old son liked it so much that he asked to be Voltron for Halloween this year. After checking tutorials on YouTube using foam mats, I decided to try to … Read more
So this crafty Piñata with Sweet Guts costume all started with a crazy dream I had in the summer. I was being chased by a busted open piñata that wanted revenge, I mean he had the beating stick and everything! Candy was falling out of him, while chasing me! I’m sure a therapist would have … Read more
This is my creation from duct tape. I love arts and crafts but one thing is for certain, I never learned how to sew and so this is where the duct tape came into play. This is a toddler astronaut costume, made head to toe out of duct tape. I used hand me down snow … Read more
My son wanted to be Jake for Halloween. So we decided to be his crew. My husband went as Cubby and I went as Izzy. I bought about 1 and 1/4 yards of blue felt, half a yard of brown felt, yellow felt squares, two extra large yellow buttons, pink bandana, blue bandana, a light … Read more
The costume was easy to put together – the hardest part was finding the correct “highlighter” body suit color. After that, the letters and reflector stickers were at the local hardware store. The red hat and orange safety flag were also purchased separately online. While going trick or treating, my son had a blast with … Read more
My husband and I saw this Roller Coaster costume mentioned on a website somewhere. I thought it sounded really clever and original, so we went for it. My husband ended up constructing it and his vision ending up being far better than I’d even imagined. He constructed the main “carnival ride” part of the costume … Read more
First, I had to collect a lot of boxes to construct most of it. The head, hands and feet were constructed out of cardboard and masking tape, then paper mâché (newspaper, flour, water, and glue) and painted with acrylic paint. The paper mâché was messy. It’s been years since I’ve done it, but it was … Read more
First I took a pair of old blue jeans that were several sizes too big for her and cut them jagged on the edges to the length I needed. I then took flexible water pipe and made a circle, such as a hula hoop, the same size as the jeans when buttoned. I secured the … Read more