We have two daughters aged 13 and 10. We have long played games as a family, but it has become increasingly difficult to find games that we all enjoy playing. This year we taught the girls how to play poker, and they took to it instantly. It is now one of the games that we … Read more
I wanted to make a costume for my 2 year old son this year, but needed to decide between Lightning McQueen and Thomas the Train. I decided to go with Lightning since it I thought it would be more fun for me to make :-). I had an idea on how I was going to … Read more
I took on a large Halloween project and this was my first time using L200 foam, creating latex masks/molds, electronics with voice changers/speakers, making a vacu-form mold and custom painting. I grew up loving Halloween and each year expand my knowledge building unique costumes. I went to the extreme this year to see what I … Read more
This Sushi Tray costume was worn by my eldest son. My son loves to draw and one of his favorite subjects to draw is food. Not just ordinary food but food beings. He gives these culinary creatures a face, arms and legs and has them doing various activities, like dancing, running, and playing. While we … Read more
Every Halloween, I try to choose a costume that nobody else will be wearing out, and since Buzz Lightyear is popular year after year (and even though I love it every time), I decided to go with his slightly less known version: Mrs. Nesbitt. Construction of this Nesbitt/Buzz Lightyear costume took 2 months, starting in … Read more
This year I decided to create an old-school Alien costume with a UFO, something that I’ve wanted to do ever since I was a kid. Some sci-fi influences include the Tim Burton film Mars Attacks!, Buck Rodgers, the Twilight Zone episode “To Serve Man” and the little green men from Roswell’s Area 51 culture. First off, … Read more
My dear daughter desperately wanted to be an astronaut for Halloween. Who better to be her space shuttle than her baby brother? I made his costume out of cardboard, spray paint, tape, stickers, plastic cups and ribbon. I cut all cardboard to the shape most similarly resembling a real space shuttle. The main portion was … Read more
Where to start… ok 106 hours, 38 Days and The Millennium Falcon was born. I wanted to take my 15 month old Daughter to our local Comic Convention and thought that her wagon would be the best way to take her, it’s very very busy and she is getting big/heavy and I can not carry … Read more
Editor’s Note: This Dracula costume is not technically a wheelchair costume, but was made for someone who requires a wheelchair. It is an awesome idea for children who need to use a wheelchair, walker, or dynamic stander to get around. Dracula Costume Every year we try to make it feasible for my son to participate in … Read more
Here’s my 3 month old daughter’s Rapunzel costume together with her dad. She wanted to be Rapunzel this year, for her first halloween! (I could just tell. Haha!) So, I made her Rapunzel and stuck her in her tower! Her dad is a good sport and agreed to be a prop for her costume! I … Read more
Yes! This is a Mickey Mouse costume. When I was 5 years old, my family spent a week driving down Route 66 from Indiana to Disneyland. The first thing I remember seeing when we arrived on the Disney property were the topiaries of Disney characters. It was the most exciting day of my life. No … Read more
I wanted to make something unique this year that I’d never seen before – when I first thought of a fry truck costume, I thought it was perhaps a bit odd, but ran with the idea! “Chips” and “Buds” are our kids nicknames, they call french fries “chachas” (from when our girl first started talking) … Read more