Staci K.
We made this Barrel of Monkeys costume for our son for Halloween. The barrel was made from two barrel-like planters from Walmart. My husband attached them together with silicone and zip ties. Then he cut out the hole on top. I spray painted the barrel red and duct-taped down the ends of the zip ties … Read more
I found the brownish material at a fabric store. I purchased a kids’ sleeper PJs from the thrift store and used a seam ripper to disassemble it into my pattern. Then, I pinned each of the pattern pieces to my fabric and cut them out. Next, I sewed the fabric together to create the body … Read more
Part 1 – Spoon Hat and Ice Cream: To begin making my Chunky Monkey costume, I found a hoodie hat at the thrift store and covered it with silver fabric that I had on hand. I created the spoon handle with silver fabric, foam, and a wire hanger. I made the ice cream poncho from … Read more
To make this clapping monkey costume, I found an adult-size fuzzy brown jacket from the thrift store to create the monkey fur, and I adjusted it to fit my daughter. I found the perfect red and white striped pants on eBay, but they were also adult size and had to be adjusted. I created the … Read more
Inspired by a sock monkey costume I saw in a catalog a couple of years ago, I thought of our family’s costume theme this year: “Hey, Hey, We’re the Monkeys!” We selected the sock monkey, clapping monkey, barrel of monkeys, and Boots the monkey (from Dora the Explorer) for my kids and husband. After much … Read more
I created the body of the candle using a collapsible laundry basket covered with white fabric and a white turtleneck sewn to the top. I added the candle stripes with blue duct tape. I used paper mache to make the flame. I started with a balloon as the base and attached a cone to get the … Read more
For the cupcake costume, I started by purchasing an accordion style lampshade from a thrift store. I spray-painted it silver and removed the metal “spokes” inside. Then I flipped it upside down and hot-glued padding around the rim (so the icing would have a rounder look), and I attached suspenders for my daughter to wear it. For the … Read more
I really wanted to make a cupcake costume, but we also enjoy dressing up together as a family every year. So I started brainstorming about how we could incorporate a cupcake into a theme for all of us, and the “party of 5” concept grew from there. My youngest daughter was the cupcake, my oldest … Read more