This costume is going to be the easiest thing you can make for Halloween and may wear years to come. Items: Tons of burlap (you can buy it at home depo) Measuring tape Scissors Black marker Black Yarn Light Brown thread Yarn Needle Black Material Pipe cleaner or wire Glue gun You want to start … Read more
My costume this year is the Miley Cyrus video “Wrecking Ball”. I used my pregnant belly as the wrecking ball, and added a “hot mess” barbie I created as Miley Cyrus. It was inspired by my friend suggesting I do something this year different from other pregnant ladies. She suggested a pregnant celebrity but we … Read more
This tooth fairy costume from Rise of the Guardians took a lot of time to create. We first started out by creating a base for the head piece. We measured her head and used wire to shape the cone-like figure to make it comfortable around her head, and lace to easily glue the feathers on … Read more
Becoming a llama for Halloween is a surprisingly easy transformation! The reason I choose to be a llama this year was because I didn’t want to spend a lot of time going from store to store finding the perfect clothing in the perfect size. I wanted something that I could make myself at home that … Read more
My son, Charlie, really isn’t into movies as his attention wanes dramatically about halfway through. Pixar’s WALL-E was the exception. Between the space setting and wonderfully emotive characters, he was captivated the whole way through. Shortly after, he asked me if he could be WALL-E for Halloween. Now I had seen store bought costumes before, … Read more
We collect movies and movie memorabilia, particularly 80’s movies. Our 6 year-old daughter, Livi, loves most of them too. Her favorite character in the Back to the Future movies is Doc Brown. We decided that this would be the year to make a tribute to the Back to the Future movies, and let Livi pretend … Read more
The costume I made was for my 2 year old daughter Ari whom I call my lil’ “nerd.” :) I came up with the idea because I wanted something different, something “outside the box” that not many children wear during Halloween and it had to be cheap and made from a diaper box which was … Read more
I made this homemade DIY Starbucks drink costume for my 10 year old daughter Alayna. She asked to be a Starbucks drink for Halloween this year. We started off by googling Starbucks drink cups and costumes that were DIY made by other people. We then went to the dollar store to gather more ideas. We … Read more
Our son is a big fan of the Navy Jet characters, Echo and Bravo, in the movie Disney Planes. On a recent vacation trip to Virginia Beach, he couldn’t stop watching the Navy Jets flying in and out of the Naval Air Station. It was only fitting that he go as a pilot complete with … Read more
My grandson wanted to be Squidward this year for Halloween, so I took on the challenge! The journey began with putting pieces of clothing together at my local Salvation Army Shop, Ocean State Job Lot, Michael’s Craft Store, Dollar Tree and Walmart (Total cost $38.18). I began by assembling the hat which is made from … Read more
So my 8 year old son Ethan is obsessed with the Predator vs Alien movies and decided mid-september that he wanted to be the Predator. We watched the movies and mama started brainstorming. He was going to be predator no matter what I had to do! You cannot just go buy this costume, so I … Read more
My 3 y.o son wearing a Minions Costume made by his grandfather. The materials used are mainly sliced foam, paint, double sided tape and belt then for the jumper and sleeves, his grandfather just bought a blue and yellow fabric then he’s the one who formed and sew it. Definitely not an expensive one since … Read more