My son wanted an Audrey II costume from Little Shop of Horrors. Everyone loved his costume! We made the Audrey II costume so that people could throw the candy right into his mouth, which they loved! Instead of saying trick or treat, he said FEED ME SEYMOUR the whole time! Everyone loved it. We made … Read more
Here’s the story behind the Lego Ninjago costumes for kids I created for my four children (ages 10 to 4). If there is one thing they agree on, it’s Lego… specifically Lego Ninjago. The play sets, the movie, the TV series — they love it all. So when they *all* excitedly approached me about making … Read more
My six-year-old son loved the Loki series on Netflix – who can resist the God of Mischief? He loved all the variants in the show, but he was most amused when Loki was imprisoned by the Time Variance Authority at the beginning of the series. He always manages to really channel his Halloween costume characters, … Read more
I wanted to do something dramatic and kinda scary this year – so I came across those latex witch nose and chin pieces at a Halloween store and a lot of spirit gum! I played around with some liquid latex as well to make the whole face come together making it a fully movable face … Read more
My son came up with the idea for this transforming Optimus Prime Halloween costume and from limited pictures I could find on the internet I recreated the body, hands and feet on my own just by looks. All aspects of colors, flames and accessory pieces were all my own creations. No templates of any kind … Read more
We started by trying to think of a family costume idea with things that light up and I came up with lightning bugs. Then we started to figure out what goes with lightning bugs that everyone could be and we came up with a little girl catching lightning bugs in a jar. I was the … Read more
My 12 year old daughter wanted to be her favorite after-school treat this year, an Icee drink! We started off with two white poster boards and two wire hangers. I bent the hangers into circles and glued on the poster board. I cut out holes for her arms, and added strips of red and blue … Read more
Ive always wanted my kids to be Monsters Inc. characters, but never really made them. This year I decided to go ahead a give it a try. I started off with an old jacket that my 2 year old had outgrown. I was about to throw it away then thought it would be perfect for … Read more
I got the inspiration for this ghoulish sea queen costume from an instagram makeup artist, her name is Kimberly Margarita, but I wanted to really make it my own. We live on the water and the idea of a ghoulish sea queen really felt so appropriate, especially since we had a halloween party at home … Read more
I had a lady ask me if I could make her granddaughter a unique costume this year because last year she had seen my daughter’s Starbucks costume and loved it! So she requested I make a Yo Gabba Gabba Plex the robot costume. I started off with a large cardboard box. I formed a circle … Read more
This year I thought the Sour Patch Kids costume would be perfect for my 4 year old daughter because we always call her the Sour Patch Kid, first she’s sour, then she’s sweet. :) I started off with an old pair of pajamas the my daughter didn’t need anymore. I cut off the feet from … Read more
My boyfriend and I love watching scary movies together, so we made our own costumes after the couple from Beetlejuice! This is our first Halloween together and we wanted to make sure we would always remember it. We figured we could save money (and have a lot more fun) by finding our own materials and … Read more