I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to dress up as for Halloween. I really wanted it to be Mario related, specifically from old-fashioned super Nintendo games because those are my all-time favorite! I didn’t have the money to afford a great, detailed costume, so I looked around my dorm room for ideas. Then, I saw a small box … Read more
Every year I ask my kids what they want to be for Halloween. This year my 6 year old said Bowser. I couldn’t tell him no. I knew it wouldn’t be easy but I was ready for a challenge. I started out by finding a pattern to help me. I used 2 patterns, one from McCalls and the other … Read more
This past year I took on the task of creating Halloween costumes for my boyfriend and I. He let me take control which meant creativity and crafting galore! I began running with the idea of Mr. and Mrs. PacMan after finding a big read bow in my room, perfect for Mrs. PacMan. To create the costumes, which … Read more
In mid September I was in the van with the kids and brought up the fact that we need to do another family costume. In 2009 we did the Incredibles and 2010 we did Tetris. Several ideas came about, but we finally agreed on a Pacman family Halloween costume. We discussed ideas and began searching Google … Read more
My friend and I decided to dress up in cute and simple Mario and Luigi costumes. The total cost was about $30.00. We bought children’s red and green shirts ($4.00), hats ($4.00), black fleece fabric ($1.00) and decal a M and L from Hobby Lobby. We could not find a green hat so we used … Read more
This year my 4 year old son Julian said he wanted to be Bowser (King Koopa) for Halloween. I looked for it everywhere online… but, couldn’t seem to find this costume anywhere. So I decided that it was up to me to make it. The costume is made up of a lot of felt, batting, … Read more
Originally my World of Warcraft character, Skovslayer is now an undead monster that creeps around Orlando to have some fun. He is an undead warrior that lights his way wherever he goes, turning the heads of onlookers. The most challenging part of building this costume was putting in a working stereo system. It required me … Read more
My daughter (along with every other kid in America) is obsessed with Minecraft. She especially loves the creeper characters, but didn’t want to be the basic green one. There is a mod in the game that creates elemental creepers that are different colors and have different characteristics. I made the Friendly Creeper. First, we had … Read more
Who didn’t love searching the world for Carmen Sandiego growing up? The mystery, the intrigue, the geography lessons. Those were the years when Oregon Trail and Carmen Sandiego were the go-to computer games—the years of my childhood. Now that I’m grown up and have long hair for the first time in years, I realized I … Read more
For my 21st birthday (which was conveniently Halloween 2012) my mom and I got together to make by far the coolest hand made Princess Peach costume I have ever had the chance to wear! Unfortunately, neither my mother or I had any experience in costume making or sewing so we bit off a lot to chew. At … Read more
I was really into playing American McGee’s Alice and feel in love with the main character. I wanted so badly to be this character for Halloween and one of my coworkers mentioned his wife was just getting in to sewing and making my costume would be good practice for her. I went along with the … Read more
This is how I put together the Scorpion and Sub-Zero Halloween costumes. The face mask was created by Hidden Assassins with a glossy bright paint job by G-Force Auto Body Shop in Port Charlotte, FL. The baklava hood was purchased on Ebay and the skull mask is mine from about five years ago. The background … Read more