I procrastinated really bad, but luckily.. this Wonder Woman costume was so easy that I finished it literally the night before I had to go out. The only main trouble I had was I wasn’t really prepared so I had to go back to the store plenty of times to get my materials, but luckily I’ll … Read more
I will start off by saying that we are from the Province of Manitoba, in Canada. And we Manitobans have a very unique tradition called a “Social”. A social is a particularly Manitoba-grown concept. It’s a fundraising party, often for a wedding, charitable or community organization. Usually held at a community center, it can be … Read more
When I first started with my Slinky Dog Halloween costume idea I thought it would be a simple project. I ruined 2 yards of material trying to make the shorts, it was a mess. I wanted to do Slinky because I would always see Woody and Buzz costumes, and we kinda match personalities. The hardest part … Read more
I was initially going to go as Superman for Halloween this year but once I put the costume together it just didn’t look right. So I had to figure out how I was going to use a cape and red tights. So I thought why not dress up like a little kid that thinks they … Read more
Kim Kardashian inspired me to make this Poison Ivy costume. Last year for Halloween she dressed up as Poison Ivy. I thought the costume was awesome so I decided to make it myself! I first started by ordering a bright red, long, curly wig. I ordered it off of a site called Bonanza, similar to … Read more
I do not own Mater or Disney/Pixar’s Cars/Cars2. Please do not sue me. Our “Road Trip” to Mater I made this amazing homemade 3D Mater costume because my toddler is crazy about the Disney/Pixar Cars franchise, and all of the Mater costumes on the market were a)too big for him, b) too expensive, and c) … Read more
Last year, my family went to watch “Gnomeo & Juliet” and I immediately knew what I wanted to be for Halloween. For weeks, I worked on getting my straight laced, super uptight husband to agree to be “Joe-meo & Julia-et,” a play on our names. Somehow, I managed to convince him to go along for … Read more
I can’t take credit for the idea, this was my son’s doing. He wanted to be the green ninja from Ninjago but had to have the Lego Minifigure block version. I looked online and found nothing I could buy and he said ” Mommy your amazing, I just know you can make this for me”. … Read more
I always try to go for a costume where I own at least half of the materials already. This Cruella de Vil Halloween costume is actually a lot easier than it looks. The only major construction that needed to be done was the Dalmatian cape, and even then all it was was cutting out a 3/4 … Read more
My name is Kaila, I’m 8 years old and made this Blue Macaw (Jewel) costume from the Movie Rio with my grandma and grandpa. First I cut the brim off my brother’s baseball hat (he still doesn’t know) and spray painted it blue. Then I took the handle off one of my brother’s plastic swords (ha, … Read more
The idea for the Green Toy Soldiers: Driving back from Disneyland we decided we really wanted to dress up as the army men from Toy Story. We wanted to make it as authentic as we could so Googled lots of peoples ideas and found ideas.coolest-homemade-costumes.com After lots of searching we found old army jackets and … Read more
This was the fourth Halloween that my boyfriend and I spent together, and I wanted to be something cute together since we’ve never dressed up as a couple before. Popeye and Olive Oyl seemed to be the cutest and easiest costumes to make. Being the broke college students we are, I wanted to spend the … Read more