My daughter has naturally crazy hair so I wanted to use that to my advantage and came up with the idea of struck by lightning baby costume. To Make the Costume I took a onesie, cut holes in it and then burned the edges. I also put dark eyeshadow in spots to make it look dirty. … Read more
Our little baby was born early 2014, and I KNEW I would want a family costume this year! I had seen stroller costumes online, and I decided with her being so little still, that I would incorporate our stroller. Step 1 – Stroller cage: You gotta contain that lion! My father-in-law used to be a … Read more
It took two and a half months to make the ship. Made entirely out of cardboard and duct tape, and put together using a hot glue gun and super glue. I came up with the idea when my then four month old started to “watch” the Disney show “Jake and the Neverland pirates”. I got … Read more
Items you will need to make a hot air balloon costume! 2 wire wreath frames 5 dowel rods sculpture balloons strap and harness to make a buckle felt and elastic to make a flame hat basket ribbon uncooked white beans brown paper tape drill hot glue gun You will start by cutting the bottom out … Read more
Growing up, my brothers and I all had homemade costumes. I knew I wanted to continue this tradition for my own daughter. For her first Halloween, since she isn’t walking yet, I knew we would need to do something with her stroller or wagon. I enlisted the help of my very creative father and within … Read more
Initially I told myself my baby was only 4 1/2 months old, so I wasn’t going to dress him up in some over the top hot costume, especially because we live in Florida, and it is always hot on Halloween! But I kept thinking about him possibly being a pirate, then I could put him … Read more
We couldn’t think of a costume for our 5 month old. I seen a lot of stroller costumes and the idea of a Pacman arcade game dawned on me. I actually thought it would be more difficult than it was. My husband cut the shape out of a regular cardboard box and it fit perfectly … Read more
I’ve always loved Star Wars and wanted to do something different then the common Luke Skywalker which everyone expected my blonde boy to play. Then everyone assumed I would be Leia but I thought it would be more accurate for a mother of a toddler boy to be his bounty hunter. So I was Boba … Read more
I first saw this idea on Pinterest and thought oh I can do that, so I did! I got a large box (happened to have it already so that was a plus!) and cut it down to fit my daughter’s stroller. I cut the back and bottom out so it could slip over her stroller. … Read more
I made this Cabbage Patch baby costume with a box, wrapping paper, stickers, and brown yarn. I cut the box out and wrapped it with green and yellow wrapping paper with stickers on it. Took brown yarn and crocheted a brown hat then took the yarn and made two pigtails on the hat and made … Read more
My husband and I win costume contests every year at an annual party we attend. Since having a baby, we haven’t put much thought into our own costumes, but we certainly weren’t going to slack on our little boy. I found a really cool vampire costume at the store. It wasn’t a typical cheap, cheesy … Read more
My son is obsessed with construction equipment, like most little boys, especially any kind of Skid Steer Loader. He has a toy one that was the model for what I made. My original plan was to make something wearable but I decided after getting all the materials it would be awkward for him to walk … Read more