My friend wanted her son to be Prince for Halloween and asked me to come up with something for her. I went to the Salvation Army army and found a pair of purple XL PJ pants made from velvet that were perfect for the jacket! I went home and cut it up and hot glued … 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 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
There were no mullets for his age that scream Balthazar, so I made one using yoga mat foam to form a cradle over the head. I used two black wig caps from the dollar store to glue over it, black posterboard to form the front of the mullet, glued to the capped head cradle, and … Read more
The frozen head in fridge costume started out as a water heater box. I cut it down the left side to make the “doors” then placed a piece of cardboard in the bottom of the “freezer” section that rested on my daughters head. We spray-painted the entire thing white and placed bent cardboard on the … Read more
This is a picture of my friends and I in our 2008 Tetris Halloween costumes. We took one-and-one-half foot by one-and-one-half foot boxes and wrapped them with different colors of wrapping paper like in the game Tetris. We tried to match the colors accordingly. Then we formed shapes with the many boxes to make Tetris … Read more
My daughter tossed a lemon to me. “I want to be a lemonade stand for Crazy Day at camp” she exclaimed. “OK” I said, “but we need to use it for Halloween too, and we must include the dog!” And with that, our Homemade Lemonade Stand Costume was born. We worked together to come up … Read more
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! The materials used to make this soft serve ice cream cone costume was a 32gal trash can, hula hoops, card board, burlap, styrofoam, neckerchief, red pipe cleaners, colored straws, white pillow tubing, and stretchy string. Cut the top and bottom of the trash can. Used … Read more
I absolutely LOVE Halloween and enjoy making my own costumes every year! This year was no exception and I won first place at a costume contest! I don’t know if it was my costume, tongue, or karaoke performance (I sang “Beth”) that won the crowd over, but it was so much fun and truly an … Read more
My costume is the armored Batman from the Batman versus Superman movie. My Love for Batman extends all the way into my childhood. Ever since a boy I wanted to become a superhero, fight crime and help others in need. Batman doesn’t have any superpowers but uses his extreme intellect and physical strength to outsmart … Read more