Coolest Pirate and Rock Star Lego Minifigures Costumes

Coolest Pirate and Rock Star Lego Minifigures Costumes

When I asked my boys what they wanted to be for Halloween, they didn’t miss a beat and answered in unison, “Lego Minifigures”.  Hmm, to the Internet we went and store after store, no luck. I guess this will be the first year I need to be  Super Mom and find a way to make … Read more

Coolest Backhoe and Bulldozer Costumes

Coolest Backhoe and Bulldozer Costumes

Both of my boys like backhoes and bulldozers. So of course that’s what she wanted to be for Halloween. After looking in many costume stores and online, we could not find a costume because they do not make them. The looks of my boys faces were very upsetting. They were very disappointed that they wouldn’t … Read more

Cool Backhoe Halloween Costume

Cool Backhoe Halloween Costume

My three year old son decided he wanted to be a backhoe for Halloween, not a construction worker, an actual backhoe. The he body is made with moving boxes wnile the diggers are form core and poster board. The wheels are cookie tins as we wanted the 3-D effect. we needed to make sure to … Read more

Coolest Pipi Longstocking Costume Ever

Coolest Pipi Longstocking Costume Ever

First off I went to a fabric store where I got blue,red and yellow fabric and some wooden buttons. My mother in law made a jumper using the blue fabric and made red and yellow patches in square,rectangle and round shapes. Made the straps detachable using the wooden buttons. I got some red and black … Read more

Homemade Loki Costume

Homemade Loki Costume

All my son wanted to be on his 5th Halloween was Loki (the bad guy off the Avengers). He asked me if I could make him the costume but I was far from that ability, so naturally he asked his Nana to make him his Loki costume and of course nana said “sure I can! … Read more

Homemade Guardian Angel Statue Costume for a 9 Year Old Girl

Homemade Guardian Angel Statue Costume for a 9 Year Old Girl

My daughter asked me to make her a Guardian Angel Statue costume for Halloween. Because she is in school most of the day, I wrapped her in packing tape to make a dress-form that would stay still. Her costume started with a sheet, as most of the costumes I make do. Once I pinned the … Read more

Katy Perry Roar Costume for a Girl

Katy Perry Roar Costume for a Girl

This costume started as a totally different idea, so this is how it ended like it is. It all started with a local contest in which kids participate by age group and there is also a category for dogs (super cute!), for that purpose, we decided to made a homemade costume, which initially was though … Read more

Cool Mr Peanut Halloween Costume

Cool Mr Peanut Halloween Costume

We started with the idea from last years thanksgiving NewYork parade.  I went down to the near homedepot and got a sheet of foam.  We cut out circles and staked and glued them together.  It took hours to sand the foam down to the shape of a peanut. We also made the hat out of … Read more

Coolest Minecraft Steve Costume Ever

Coolest Minecraft Steve Costume Ever

My son, like 99.9% of all 7 year old boys absolutely loves Minecraft. So naturally this year, he just HAD to be Steve. Since I’m also a little obsessive about making his costume each year, I had to oblige… Now no store bought Steve head would do. I wanted something that could survive a couple … Read more

Cutest Race Horse and Jockey Duo Costume Ever!

Cutest Race Horse and Jockey Duo Costume Ever!

We own danes and horses and everyone teases us we keep small horses in our house.  So it was only natural we created a race horse/jockey duo for Halloween!  I bought silk blends and some faux leather at Joannes Fabric Store and got creative to come up with a pattern! I started with a dish … Read more

Coolest Herobrine Costume

Coolest Herobrine Costume

The trick to making this costume for under $2 was to plan ahead. My son knew he wanted to be a minecraft character for Halloween because this year he has been crazy about the game so it was easy to choose a costume. We knew back in June that we wanted to do a Herobrine … Read more

Coolest Tardis Costume

Coolest Tardis Costume

My youngest daughter, Scout, is a huge Doctor Who fan so she decided early on that she wanted to be the Tardis for Halloween this year. She wore it last night to a Trunk or Treat event, and will wear it again on Halloween night. Everyone loved it! We bought an adult blue t-shirt from Walmart, … Read more