Creative Play on Words Bud Lightyear Costume

Creative Play on Words Bud Lightyear Costume

This Bud Lightyear costume was such an easy costume to make. I already had a Bud Light shirt that I cut, but you can just tape a Bud Light symbol onto your chest too. I bought Buzz Lightyear inflatable wings at a costume store for $10. I used purple and green duct tape, and at … Read more

Homemade White Trash Wordplay Costume

Homemade White Trash Wordplay Costume

This was a very last minute costume. I normally go all out, have a huge Halloween party, and make my costume, usually thinking of it for the entire year. I also have always made my kids costumes, and generally make a few for family members and friends. I’m known as the one who goes all … Read more

Cool Play on Words Trailer Trash Halloween Costume

Cool Play on Words Trailer Trash Halloween Costume

The best part of coming up with an idea for a costume is finding a “play on words”. This year my idea was “trailer trash”. I went to the local furniture store and got the largest box I could find. I cut it down to a size that I thought my 9 year old son … Read more

Punny “All About That Bass” Costume

Punny "All About That Bass" Costume

As a teacher, the fall is always a busy time of the year. Since it is my first year teaching, I was stressing about Halloween approaching and how I would manage to get a costumer together in time for Halloween, all while keeping up with day to day stresses. The favorite song this year in … Read more

Awesome Twin Baby Costume Idea: Happy Halloween from our TWINkies!!

Awesome Twin Baby Costume Idea: Happy Halloween from our TWINkies!!

We were looking to make something fun and creative for our newborn twins…TWINkies was just the answer! The supplies were quite simple and inexpensive.  We used cellophane, markers, foam board and yellow swaddle blankets.  We pulled up the Twinkies logo on-line and free-handed it on to the cellophane.  We then cut it down and wrapped … Read more

Homemade Head in the Freezer (Running Fridge!) Costume

Homemade Head in the Freezer (Running Fridge!) Costume

This costume was inspired by other head-in-the-freezer costumes! I love illusion costumes and thought this would be hilarious for an upcoming 10K race. I put together the costume using foam core instead of a large cardboard box as the former  would be sturdier; I needed this costume to stay together during the race. It was … Read more

Car – Pool Wordplay Costume

Car - Pool Wordplay Costume

I made the car with boxes we had in the garage. I used some leftover paint from my bedroom. I then used little plastic containers that we get from restaurants (my mom saves all that kind of stuff), and I cut out paper and colored it to be the front lights and the tail lights. … Read more

Easy and Punny Freudian Slip Costume

Easy and Punny Freudian Slip Costume

Yes, we’ve all done it. A silly slip of the tongue. A brief baring of subconscious sentiment spilling out whatever we were fixated on at the time. Freudian Slips happen to the best of us! As a frequent contributor to this site and yearly winner of the local costume contests ’round these parts, I felt … Read more

Last-Minute Shooting Star Costume

Last-Minute Shooting Star Costume

I was looking for something different and fun to go as for my Halloween party this year, and Shooting Star just sounded like fun! I always like to have a fun prop, whether its nerf guns, a funny hat or whatever, just something to have fun with! This was pretty easy to put together as … Read more

Punny “Dirty Road” Costume

Punny "Dirty Road" Costume

I didn’t want to be like everyone else, this was a for a festival in Pittsburgh with over 1000 unique beautiful people going. I knew there would be a ton of amazing crazy weird costumes (and there totally were!) So the thought just came to me when i was driving, I’ll be a Road. Different … Read more

Stairway to Heaven and Highway to Hell Couple Costume

Stairway to Heaven and Highway to Hell Couple Costume

Highway to Hell was a repeat costume for me as I had used it the year before, but this time I transformed it into a couple’s costume by having my boyfriend dress as Stairway to Heaven.  I’ve always been a fan of “pun”ny costumes because it challenges people to think creatively to figure out your … Read more

Coolest Couch Potato Costumes

Coolest Couch Potato Costumes

Such a fun costume to make. I will try my best to describe how I did it. I bought pink foam board from a home improvement store cut and glued it into the shape of a couch. I cut a hole in the seat big enough for a body and hot glued old book bag … Read more