This is my son Ben. He decided he wanted to be Patrick Bateman from American psycho this year. It’s really easy to make. We took a white school shirt and splattered it with blood, added a pair of black braces to his black school trousers. The tie was from our local charity shop. we gelled … Read more
Find the creepiest, ugliest, scariest clown online and go to town with face paints that dry. Use your imagination. This way you don’t have to spend a lot of money on costume materials. Be creative, when you create your costume with face paints, you can alter it and do ANYTHING you want. I used Snazaroo … Read more
When I asked my boys what they wanted to be for Halloween, they didn’t miss a beat and answered in unison, “Lego Minifigures”. Hmm, to the Internet we went and store after store, no luck. I guess this will be the first year I need to be Super Mom and find a way to make … Read more
I wanted a costume that was original and funny this year, and I think this Sharknado Costume came out perfect. I started with the top of the tornado, using wire to create two different sized circles that connected. I used a frame for a wreath that I found at a craft store and manipulated. I … Read more
Both of my boys like backhoes and bulldozers. So of course that’s what she wanted to be for Halloween. After looking in many costume stores and online, we could not find a costume because they do not make them. The looks of my boys faces were very upsetting. They were very disappointed that they wouldn’t … Read more
The hardest part of this Addams Family costume was enduring my husband (Gomez) growing a mustache for a month. I was happy on November 1 to say goodbye to that! The rest was pretty simple- his suit was a “fancy gentleman” costume I bought on eBay for under $20. For Morticia I took a long … Read more
My friends and family all know that I can usually be spotted with a Starbucks cup in my hand so this was the perfect costume Idea for me . I started out using a bongo bag (it’s like a accordion like hamper) as a frame and stapled some poster board around it. I cut armholes … Read more
I decided to throw a Halloween party for the group of kids my husband and I teach on Sunday mornings. I wanted to dress up for the party and make it as fun as I could for the kids. One night, I was going over my costume ideas with my husband. One of those ideas … Read more
My three year old son decided he wanted to be a backhoe for Halloween, not a construction worker, an actual backhoe. The he body is made with moving boxes wnile the diggers are form core and poster board. The wheels are cookie tins as we wanted the 3-D effect. we needed to make sure to … Read more
To make the homemade Queen of Hearts costume, I used playing cards, red and black tulle, black elastic, a white tank top, hot glue, red glitter, red ribbon, black tape, clear tape, a black headband, red scrapbook paper, and glittery foam! I used about 9 decks of cards, but since I only used one suit … Read more
Why be cute when you can be undead! I knew I wanted to be a zombie so I googled some images and found one that I knew I wanted to do. I went to goodwill to find a prom dress to destroy. I friend on quite a few but none really fit so I bought … Read more
Beginning when Asher was very little, my husband would comb his hair in a certain way that he looked just like a little German baby (blonde hair, blue eyes), and we would say “Guten Tag Herr Asher.” We decided it would be only fitting for him to dress up as a “Guten Tag Boy” for … Read more