I decided to be a wind-up doll this year. I don’t have much inspiration because it was my sister’s idea (kudos). I am so happy with how it turned out! I needed to find a dress that would work, or a long skirt and a top. Then I realized that I had everything I needed … Read more
We have always collected movies and movie memorabilia, but we especially love the old cheesy 80’s movies. Our five year old daughter, Livi, has watched some of these cheesy movies and has her own Robocop, Beetlejuice, Gremlins, etc toys. (action figures, stuffed animals) Livi wasn’t sure what costume she wanted for Halloween until we rented … Read more
We had some play glasses that my son Briton, three years old at the time, would wear around the house and every time he put them on, we thought he looked like a mini-Andy Warhol! So I thought “what a cool and funny idea for a costume!” This is How I Created this Mini Toddler … Read more
Here are our Adam and Barbara Maitland couple coustme: Adam: 10 Styrofoam balls, a Styrofoam cone, one glove, bicycle helmet with holes in the top, wire, tape, hot glue gun, cardboard, paint, black see-through fabric, toothpicks and pape mache. In order to make his costume, I first started by taking the cone and fitting wire … Read more
The scariest of all scary!! Being a fan of horror The Exorcist, for me, tops them all. This costume was so easy and the makeup was so much fun! I took an old night gown and smeared baby food peas all over it and let them dry.. gross! I also took an old brown wig … Read more
Here’s what I used to make the Scuba Diver baby costume: 2 water bottles Silver Spray paint $3 kids back pack Pink duct tape Black Electrical tape black nylon webbing black plastic clip Hot glue 4 feet of black “cord keeper” pacifier pink craft foam old watch Track suit I spray painted to 2 water … Read more
Like many kids today, mine love Minecraft. My son wanted to be a creeper this year and we were up for the challenge. We found some unused cardboard boxes at the local home depot and built each body part from the pieces (head, body, telescoping part of body, and 4 feet). The biggest challenge was … Read more
After Pharrell Williams appearance at the Grammys this past year, I used Photoshop to put his famous “hat” on my head and other friends and even a large rubber duck, to make people laugh and be “happy” at the sight. What a great reaction from friends and followers – so I thought I’d bring back … Read more
When I asked my son what he wanted to be he screamed Superman. So I started my search and although I found some costumes, I didn’t think any of them were all that cute. Then I got the idea to do Clark Kent. All I needed was khakis, which my son had, a superman shirt, … Read more
My school decided to put on a Haunted House for the first time ever (eep yay!), and at first my group’s part was the “backwoods rednecks”, but that was not very scary at all in my opinion. We finally got the president of our club to approve a “nursery” theme. Then the task of finding … Read more
As we stood in the midst of hundreds of people at the 2013 Halloween festival in my hometown of Elgin, Illinois, watching the annual costume contest unfold on the stage before us, I turned to my family and friends and said, “I’m going to be up there next year.” And, as it worked out, I … Read more
I had to throw together something for a Halloween party so I searched my house for ideas. After tripping over a 12 year old life size cut out of Dr. Evil several times that my daughter recently broke, I had a brainstorm. I was just going to dress up as Dr. Evil, but since I … Read more