We cut out a box for his head and hands to stick through. Painted “kissing booth” on it and kissed it with lipstick on so the lips would be all over. We also kissed our boy wearing it…..lol. He had all the girls complimenting him on it and trying to give him .25 cents to … Read more
We have three sons. Each year I try to make at least one homemade costume. We’ve had a scuba diver and a vending machine, but this year we made our best yet – our very own Dunkin’ Donuts Drive Thru. We had so much fun making it – it truly became a group effort. My … Read more
We were starting to feel a litte “bugged out” after the birth of our 2nd child, and we were getting cabin fever. So it’s only natural to become bugs for halloween. Also, with 2 kids, we didn’t want to pay anything, so we just got a few shirts from the thrift store. mama and daughter’s … Read more
Hi my name is Trinity and I am 5 years old. I love the movie Tangled and since I saw it I refuse to cut my hair I want it as long as her hair is. I wanted to be Rapunzel for Halloween this year so we found a cute dance leotard that looked like … Read more
Hi, I’m grandma. I have been making my granddaughters costumes for the last couple years. Halloween is my favorite holiday. Right after last Halloween the girls started talking about this year. We looked online at lots of pictures. They liked the idea of having a flying umbrella and a jet pack so we went with … Read more
I always check sales after the holidays for next years ideas. Last year I bought 2 skeleton tuxedo t-shirts for a couple bucks! Had a couple skeleton masks in my supply box, had a yard sale wedding veil that I added spider earrings and also pinned on a few plastic ones! I had 3 black … Read more
I got the idea of an Android costume because I work with a cell phone company. My favorite devices are those with Googles Android. My goal was to have the most recognized and entertaining costume. “IT WAS! “The moment I walked in sight people were excited and rushing to get there pictures taken with me. … Read more
this costume took hours to make its consists of 8 beer boxes cut in various ways to make gladiator skirt, chest plate, and helmat. the chain mail on the forearm is made purely of beer tabs hooked togethor and the shin guards hald in place with string along with chest plate held snuggly to body … Read more
I fell in love with the stuffed leapord I found at a flea market and thought it would be a fun costume to put together! I went to good will and yard sales and found a scarf, leapord hat, blouse, purse, slippers and a little baby leapord (it’s in the little leopard purse inside the … Read more
I googled unique costume ideas and after seeing images of paper doll costumes that were made with poster board and then painted. I really liked the idea but felt it was a bit bland. I was determined it could be some much more wonderful if the details were expanded and tweaked. My initial vision was … Read more
My son was, and is still, obsessed with garbage trucks. So, naturally, he wanted to be a garbage truck for Halloween! I had my work cut out for me, but was up for the challenge. We still had a couple of moving boxes, so I used one large and one small size box – the … Read more
I was inspired to make this costume ever since Halo the video game came out that had a great twist of Sci-fi action. As soon as I saw the big green man, Masterchief, I fell in love of his armor and decided to make one myself. In the process, I reference the pictures of the … Read more