My son wanted a homemade Fishstick costume – his favorite character on Fortnite this year. I started looking for inspiration on Pinterest and other websites but soon discovered that there were not a lot of Fishstick costume ideas out there for how to make this costume. DIY costumes are a fun tradition that all three … Read more
Here’s the story behind our DIY Mother-Daughter costume… The world’s largest emergence of periodical cicadas occurred this spring in the mid-Atlantic and eastern Midwest regions of the United States. We live in Maryland, and our neighborhood was swarming in June. The ground wriggled with brown cicada nymphs clawing their way out of the ground, the … Read more
This year we decided to be Dumb and Dumber for Halloween. I really wanted to make it extra special this year, so I decided to use our carpet fragments from a recent remodel in our home to create the Mutt Cutt’s car! My hubby has a cute little vintage MG, and it was the perfect … Read more
I just love Halloween. I try to be as creative as I can. I am 58 years old and this affords me to have the fun of Halloween rather than just handing out candy. This year, I designed and am wearing this Covid-19 Monster costume. I used a lamp dome, hard hat inside so it … Read more
I made this R2D2 costume so that my 6 year old son, who has cerebral palsy, would be the coolest kid in elementary school for the parade. I am pretty sure it worked. It is made of foam board and paper mache, and fits over him in his dynamic stander. It is a “Must See”.
I wanted to do something dramatic and kinda scary this year – so I came across those latex witch nose and chin pieces at a Halloween store and a lot of spirit gum! I played around with some liquid latex as well to make the whole face come together making it a fully movable face … Read more
We wanted Christopher’s costume to coordinate with his sister’s. We had decided that she was going to be a Circus Clown in a Clown in a Clown Car, so we decided that Christopher would be a Circus Animal in a Cage Wheelchair Costume. The cage was made using parts from an old laundry drying rack … Read more
This year I thought the Sour Patch Kids costume would be perfect for my 4 year old daughter because we always call her the Sour Patch Kid, first she’s sour, then she’s sweet. :) I started off with an old pair of pajamas the my daughter didn’t need anymore. I cut off the feet from … Read more
First drape the stroller in black cloth or dark navy. You can print out the signs for “The White House” and “Presidential Seal”. Take a piece of sturdy cardboard that you can zip tie to the stroller. This will serve as the podium. You can use a wand from an unused sprayer to serve as … Read more
Years ago we read a suggestion in Exceptional Parent magazine to incorporate the wheelchair into the Halloween costume. We’ve had lots of fun doing just that! This Gypsy Fortune Teller Wheelchair Costume was probably Sarah’s favorite costume. We cut a piece of cardboard to fit over her wheelchair tray and covered it with red fabric … Read more
This year, my son, Reese, wanted to be Buzz Lightyear. I thought this might be an easy costume for him. The challenge is working his wheelchair into the costume. Now what would Buzz be in that we can turn his wheelchair into? An obvious choice would have been Buzz’s spaceship, but I thought it would … Read more
I was pregnant and trying to find something creative to be, nothing was catching my eye. Until I was driving and saw a BUMP sign on the highway. I immediately thought of my belly and how everyone referred to it as a ‘baby bump’ and thought of how I could work that sign into my … Read more