The idea for this Buddhist Monk toddler costume came from my American husband who loves my Asian culture and history. His love for the culture grew even more after visiting Vietnam with my family and I. That’s where he saw many Buddhist temples and loved how calm, serene, and peaceful they were. Our son Nolan … Read more
My two year old son insisted on being Cookie Monster, so his baby brother had to match and be warm, since it’s always freezing here on Halloween! I thought making him Oscar the Grouch in a nice warm trash can would be perfect! He is just wearing a green hoodie with felt eyes and craft … Read more
My 2 year old son is obsessed with Cookie Monster (and cookies in general) and insisted on being him for Halloween. This meant that I had to plan our costumes around this theme and make sure they were warm as it is always freezing here on Halloween! Elmo and Cookie Monster were very simple. We … Read more
We just figured out Blue’s Clues! This was my favorite TV show growing up and had my mind set on this costume all year. I didn’t want to spend a lot of money so I thrifted everything and our total cost was $30! For Blue’s outfit I layered a light and dark blue tunic tank … Read more
I have a stuffed owl that I named Merlin awhile back, so one night when searching for Merlin on the floor somewhere, my fiance and I began discussing the “Sword in the Stone” movie from long ago. That very night we discovered it on Netflix and decided to be King Arthur and Merlin for Halloween.After … Read more
Was amazed to find that there were no off the shelf Sanderson sister costumes, so put together as follows: Skirts – Purchased plain skirts and used old bed linen and remnants to sew in to the skirts to give layered look. Capes sewed in ribbons. Corset sewed in gold hoops. Brooms added, watching outfit ribbons … Read more
My Niece loved the movie Rio and loved even more the Rio2 movie, so when I asked her what she wanted me to make her for her Halloween costume, her eyes were all for some version of the Blue Bird Jewls….She didnt just want ANY blue bird or parrot costume, she wanted to BE the … Read more
I started out by buying two pieces of thick red paper to cut my parrot wings out of. I bought a pack of blue, green, red, and yellow feathers to put on my skirt. I bought the same colors of felt. I bought ten pieces of each. Also I bought a pack of stretchy red … Read more
My daughter always wears two pig tails and I wanted to work with that, or do something that worked with her short hair. This was one of the first things that came to me. So, I went to a craft store and got her a plain grey onsie, and several colors of felt. (You will … Read more
We emulated the Two-Face from “Batman: The Animated Series.” THE SUIT: I ordered a little boy’s five piece suit from blacknbianco.com in white. It came pretty quickly, but I ordered it over a month in advance to assure we got it in time. I didn’t know what the best fabric paint was to use and … Read more
This is my son “old man Charlie”! When deciding on a costume this seemed like a natural choice. His wardrobe is already pretty old man like (lots of cardigans) and we had the glasses – all we needed was a walker and mustache! He hates to wear his glasses, and he’s never worn a mustache … Read more
Last May my boyfriend said, “I think you should see other people.” Just like that! Sad, but okay, I went on with my life. By the time October arrived, I had my Halloween costume: Anita Goodman, M.D. The fun part was coming up with all my paraphernalia- deciding how many and which medicines to offer, … Read more