Lia’s Winning Shakey Washing Machine Costume: A Halloween to Remember

The SHAKEY Washing Machine

Lia, my sister, has a deep-seated passion for participating in local Halloween costume contests. She relishes the opportunity to showcase her creativity and have fun. However, the odds were often stacked against her due to the contest’s unique voting system – audience applause. Since the winner was determined by the loudest cheers, contestants who had … Read more

Fun and Easy to Make Dirty Laundry Costume for the Entire Family

Dirty laundry!

Don’t forget to wash your dirty laundry, with Tide detergent, in your very own washer and dryer! All you’ll need is some boxes, white paint (or you can use duct tape), cutting supplies, a clear bowl, some clothes, tape, and if you have a printer you can print all the stuff you see pictured! Or … Read more

Coolest Airing Our Dirty Laundry Group Costumes

Dirty Laundry Group Costumes

Here’s the story behind our Dirty Laundry group costumes. After browsing photos online, our kids passed up the opportunity to be candy and popcorn and instead chose to be appliances and dirty laundry, lol! Our oldest was the washing machine, complete with a door that opens (made from a deli tray), ‘bubbles & soap’ (blue … Read more

Last Minute Homemade Costume Idea: Dirty Laundry!

Last Minute Homemade Costume Idea: Dirty Laundry!

This Dirty Laundry costume was super easy to make for my daughter! The only cost was the laundry basket which was about $8.  First we cut out the bottom, making sure not to make the hole too big so that she could carry it on her hips. Then we threw in a sheet,  a towel, a … Read more

Funny Homemade Clothesline Costume!

Funny Homemade Clothesline Costume!: This costume all started about 35 years ago when my mom was about my age. My mom and her best friend needed a cheap and easy costume, fast. That’s h

This costume all started about 35 years ago when my mom was about my age. My mom and her best friend needed a cheap and easy costume, fast. That’s how the clothesline costume was born. It has now kind of become a family tradition if you want to say that. My sister and her best … Read more

Original Washer Costume

Last year I wanted to have some originality in my son’s costume. I was so tired of the same store bought ones. I did some research and found th

Last year I wanted to have some originality in my son’s costume. I was so tired of the same store bought ones. I did some research and found the idea to make him a washer costume. It seemed very early and with this being the 1st time I’ve tried to make his costume I went … Read more

Coolest Washing Machine Costume

Homemade Washing Machine Costume

I had a weekend to choose my costume and I think that I chose the coolest costume by far!! A Homemade Washing Machine Costume. Materials: -old clothes (tshirts, socks, pants, ect.) -Grill or other appliance dials (available at hardware store) -Smaill round metal thimbles(available at hardware store but not under this name. Anything that looks … Read more

Coolest DIY Laundry Team Costume

Coolest DIY Laundry Team Costume - Washer, Dryer, Laundry Baskets, Repairman, Sock Gnome, and Maid

Washer/Dryer Costume: – Two cardboard boxes wrapped in white paper – 2 Tupperware bowls for the front loader look (Hot glued to box) – Copper pipe insulation for around the doors – Foil, candy, etc for buttons (Use your imagination with this one) Laundry Basket Costumes: – Cut a hole in the bottom so your … Read more

Cool Homemade Washing Machine Costume

Tips to Help You Make Your Own Original Halloween Costumes

This was a very and one of the more original Halloween costumes to make. It only took me a good day in the floor to make it. My son, Tyler, came up with the idea and that is why we named it a Ty-Tag washer. We try to go very frugal so this was perfect … Read more

Coolest Washing Machine Halloween Costume

Washing Machine Halloween Costume

My wee boy, Cooper, is washing machine daft. He knows all the makes and loves looking at them in books etc. We decided to make him a washing machine Halloween costume. We made it from an old vacuum cleaner box(the perfect size for a 3 year old)and made a hole for his head and a … Read more