Gay Bert and Ernie Get Married Costume

With the passing of New York\'s Gay Marriage, we thought Bert and Ernie should get married. I found foam padding at a local thrift store for only $

With the passing of New York’s Gay Marriage, we thought Bert and Ernie should get married. I found foam padding at a local thrift store for only $3. We proceeded to sculpt, cut, tape, glue, carve, and tape some more the basic shapes of their heads. Using the right color felt, we attached to the … Read more

Coolest DIY Oscar the Grouch Halloween Costume

DIY Oscar the Grouch Halloween Costume

Oscar the Grouch has been one of my favorite all time characters. I saw a lot of Oscar costumes, but I wanted the focus to mostly be on the puppet (or muppet depending on how you see it). I like to go to a lot of parties on Halloween, and for some reason, the idea … Read more

Coolest Yo Gabba Gabba DIY Costume

Homemade Yo Gabba Gabba Costume

Last year it was my husband’s turn to chose our costume. He chose the Super Bowl 2010 Kia Commercial. I decided on the 2 main characters-Muno from Yo Gabba Gabba and a Sock Monkey (both of which I couldnt find any real looking costumes online). For Muno I purchased large amounts of 1.5 inch foam … Read more

Cool Homemade Yo Gabba Gabba Plex Robot Costume

Cool Homemade Yo Gabba Gabba Plex Robot

I had a lady ask me if I could make her granddaughter a unique costume this year because last year she had seen my daughter’s Starbucks costume and loved it! So she requested I make a Yo Gabba Gabba Plex the robot costume. I started off with a large cardboard box. I formed a circle … Read more

Scram! Easy Homemade Oscar the Grouch Costume

Oscar the Grouch

My super cool Oscar costume I made inspired by a shaggy green sweater! This costume was easy to make and required only minimal supplies. I used a plastic garbage can for the body and the lid for the hat. Then, I bought the sweater and wig at a thrift store and made the banana peel … Read more

Funny Ed, Edd, and Eddy Group Costume

Funny Ed, Edd, and Eddy Group Costume

The bulk of the time spent on the Ed, Edd, and Eddy costume was at a thrift store! There was not much work that had to be put into the clothing after we found the perfect items. Making Ed, Edd and Eddy Costumes Ed: Yellow polo was painted with red fabric paint to create the stripe … Read more

Doggie Doubles as Oscar the Grouch Costume

Doggie Doubles as Oscar the Grouch Costume

Missy (short for Missy Misdemeanor Elliott) is roaming the streets of DC this Halloween as Oscar the Grouch in a home-made costume this year. I got the idea because Missy is nicknamed miss grouchy because with her under bite she often looks grouchy and is a pretty strong-willed sassy dog! The whole thing costs about $80 … Read more

Pee-Wee Herman Costume

Pee-Wee Herman Costume

My husband wasn’t sure what to wear and wanted to keep it simple so I said don’t get offended but I think you can pull off Pee-wee Herman and pull it off really well. So off we went to buy some clothes at a bargain store and applied makeup and BAM! Ladies and gents we … Read more

The Most Realistic Oscar the Grouch Costume Ever!

The Most Realistic Oscar the Grouch Costume Ever!

My son and I were watching Sesame Street like we usually do. On this particular day when Oscar the Grouch came on his face lit up! “I know what I want to be for Halloween this year” he exclaimed. “I want to be Oscar the Grouch!” Of course I had to ask him why. He … Read more

Best Animal from the Muppets DIY Toddler Costume

Best Animal from the Muppets DIY Toddler Costume

Our three-year old came up with the idea of dressing up as Animal from the Muppets. Originally she wanted to be what all other little girls her age were going to be dressed up as, Elsa from Frozen. We tried very hard to discourage her from the Elsa costume by given her other ideas she … Read more

Group Costume Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem Band

Group Costume Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem Band

I went crazy trying to find a group costume. My friends and I had always wanted to try this but, We never thought we could pull it off. The reactions were the best yet. The costumes were actually quite easy to make and people were stopping us all night to take photos and to dance … Read more

Animal and Beaker Costumes Bringing Joy to Nursing Home

Animal and Beaker Costumes Bringing Joy to Nursing Home

Three years ago my girlfriend and I spent two months on home made minion costumes for a bar crawl costume contest. The costumes ended up excellent and we were a crowd favorite, but unfortunately did not win the contest. We became discouraged at first, because we were convinced we had the win. My mom Carla … Read more