Rolling Thomas the Tank Engine Wheelchair Costume

Rolling Thomas the Tank Engine Wheelchair Costume

My 3 year old said he wanted to be Thomas the Tank Engine for Halloween. I have seen the store bought ones and knew those wouldn’t work out or give him the excitement he really wanted, as he is confined to a wheelchair from a rare genetic disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy. So I thought, … Read more

Awesome Halloween Steam Locomotive Train with a Little Engineer!

Awesome Halloween Steam Locomotive Train with a Little Engineer!

My son Jackson was born loving trains! I’ve never seen a kid so infatuated with one thing in my life! He even talks about them when he’s dreaming at night by saying “All aboard!” or “Daddy, you want to come pway (Jackson’s version of play) trains with me?” When the question was asked about what … Read more

Choo Choo Thomas Costume for a Toddler

Choo Choo Thomas Costume for a Toddler

I was looking for an actual train for my son to wear on Halloween. I couldn’t find anything to buy so I started researching how to make a Thomas Train by hand. I want to thank all the other parents who submitted their pictures and crafting info on a choo choo Thomas costume. You were … Read more

Cute and Easy DIY Train Engineer Costume

Cute and Easy DIY Train Engineer Costume

The day before Halloween I got off work and ran to the Goodwill where I found the overalls. I sewed on patches with fabric from old shirts. I found the gloves in the garden center at Walmart and the train whistle in the toy section. I already had the hat and handkerchief. It was quite a … Read more

Epic Thomas The Train Halloween Costume

Epic Thomas The Train Halloween Costume

This epic Thomas the Train costume started out as a train for my two year old nephew for Halloween turned into an obsession for a 48 year old “child”. I started with a shipping container for the cylinder body. I then formed the face out of clay on an old fan base and wire mesh screen. … Read more

Cute “Ride the Rails” Adult Train Costume

Cute "Ride the Rails" Adult Train Costume

Around Halloween lots of cute costumes started popping up on Pinterst and I found the cutest train costume ever, but there was one problem…it was for a 5 year old boy. The first thing I did in adapting the costume to fit my 5’5 frame was to take a look at how the costume was … Read more

Cool DIY Father and Son Costume: Cranky the Crane and Diesel 10

My husband Arsenio made these awesome character costumes for himself and our son, Egon, from scratch by sculpting cardboard.  Egon's a huge Tho

My husband Arsenio made these awesome Cranky the Crane and Diesel 10 character costumes for himself and our son, Egon, from scratch by sculpting cardboard. Egon’s a huge Thomas fan, so these two grumpy characters were a natural choice for Halloween costumes!  We both had an awesome time making them – him shaping the bodies, … Read more

My Boys in Thomas and James Trains Homemade Halloween Costumes

My boys absolutely loved Thomas the Train. For Halloween, 2 years ago, we decided to have them be Thomas & James. l figured l could make the cost

My boys absolutely loved Thomas the Train. For Halloween, 2 years ago, we decided to have them be Thomas and James trains. l figured l could make the costumes, and they wouldn’t cost a whole lot, plus they’d look better than the store bought ones. For the trains themselves, l got cake boards~cardboard circles for … Read more

Easy Thomas the Tank Engine Toddler Costume

Intro:I didn’t know what I was going to do for my son Sam’s Halloween costume this year. Then I saw this Thomas costume (http://www.ama

Intro: I didn’t know what I was going to do for my son Sam’s Halloween costume this year. Then I saw a Thomas costume online for $25 when I was out shopping yesterday. It felt really cheap and chintzy when I pulled it out of the packaging (especially the hat); not worth what they were charging. … Read more

Coolest Railroad Crossing Halloween Costume

This was my favorite Halloween costume I have ever done. I work at Hooters and all the girls always wear skimpy outfits so I wanted to change it up a

This railroad crossing Halloween costume was my favorite Halloween costume I have ever done. I work at Hooters and all the girls always wear skimpy outfits so I wanted to change it up and this is what I thought up. It was very simple to make and budget friendly. I got the socks from a … Read more