How did I come up with this Splish Splash bath costume idea? I always want something different as a costume and this year my daughters seem to love a bubble bath so I thought it would be creative and entertainment for them to keep them still! Also a plus on the wagon since I did … Read more
I always loved Ernie Kovacs. He had a TV show and was in movies when I was in my heyday in the 50’s. The Nairobi Trio was a group he had on his show, they were three monkeys playing in a band. Sometimes they had secret guests inside the costumes. Frank Sinatra did it once. … Read more
The trick to making this costume for under $2 was to plan ahead. My son knew he wanted to be a minecraft character for Halloween because this year he has been crazy about the game so it was easy to choose a costume. We knew back in June that we wanted to do a Herobrine … Read more
We had been planning the costume for months, but waited until the very last minute to throw it together. So the day of the party we finally went shopping. It took lots of sifting through nightgowns, dresses, wigs, shoes, etc to find exactly what we wanted- but we couldn’t have been happier with the way … Read more
I decided to go as Christine Daae this year for Halloween to do a couples costume with my boyfriend as the Phantom of the Opera. Most people go for the “Descent into the Lair” or wedding dress costumes, but my favorite one from the stage production is the Aminta costume from “Point of No Return” … Read more
This year when I asked my two and a half year old son what he wanted to be for Halloween, he replied with the name of a little girl he likes in his class. While I knew that wouldn’t happen, I also didn’t want to take him to the store and let him pick out … Read more
My youngest daughter, Scout, is a huge Doctor Who fan so she decided early on that she wanted to be the Tardis for Halloween this year. She wore it last night to a Trunk or Treat event, and will wear it again on Halloween night. Everyone loved it! We bought an adult blue t-shirt from Walmart, … Read more
This Invisible Man costume was made with many things I already had in my closet: White oxford shirt Black pants Black socks Black shoes Sunglasses Borrowed my dad’s dress winter coat Borrowed a long whites scarf from my mom to make a ascot tie Purchased: Off brand ace bandages from wrapping my head – (2) … Read more
My Daughter, Danielle wanted a costume that had a chance of winning her school’s monster mash costume contest and her dad was telling her how he won a contest as a kid when he was a grocery bag. She wanted to see a picture of him but we didn’t have one so we decided to … Read more
We started this costume with cardboard boxes and small and large dryer ducts. Home Depot had a great selection, we tried each one on Vincent until we found one his width so his arms would easily stick out of. The girls working there thought this was hilarious as I stuck him in and out of … Read more
I was seriously sitting at the dining room table when this idea popped into my head, thinking how cool would it be to become dinner!! Not wanting to spoil what my plan was, I worked on it when everyone was sleeping (I’m very sneaky that way). I started with a piece of cardboard that and … Read more
I’m crazy about Halloween! I love it all, but top priority for me is always the costume. This year, I did a funny group costume and couldn’t be happier with the results! The idea came to me in August, I’ve been recruiting and crafting since! The idea was simple–hunter’s trophy wall of animal heads–but the … Read more