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

Cool Halloween Costume: Rodeo Cowboy Rides a Bucking Bull

Cool Halloween Costume: Rodeo Cowboy Rides a Bucking Bull

My son loves to watch bull riding! When he told me he wanted to be a bull rider I thought this will be a fun project.  My mother always made our costumes growing up so I am continuing the tradition. We used diaper boxes for the bull. Brown spray paint for the boxes and cardboard … Read more

Headless Costume: Scarecrow Gone to the Birds!

Headless Costume: Scarecrow Gone to the Birds!

My 10 yr old son, Kaleb, loves coming up with costumes where he seems to have either lost his head, be only a head, or headless and holding his own head! This year he decided on being a Headless Scarecrow! From the looks of it, the crows must not have been very afraid of him. The … Read more

Ebola the Mouse Costume

Ebola the Mouse Costume

Well my husband told me were going to a Halloween party pretty much two days before the party. So I happened upon the picture of ebola virus and thought it looked like a mouse. My brain thought I could do something with that. I bought a black headband, black duct tape and about 3-4 ft … Read more

Storm Cloud and Lightning Victim Couple Costume

Storm Cloud and Lightning Victim Couple Costume

I tried a couple of ways to make this storm cloud costume. Our items used are mostly found around the house… Old chair cushion, old pillow, a bag of black and white spider web,old black winter hat, old glittery gold shirt and shiny blue material. First  I wrapped a rocking chair cushion in white fluff … Read more

Coolest No Man Left Behind Illusion Costume

Coolest No Man Left Behind Illusion Costume

I’ve always been very fascinated by illusion costumes and specifically costumes that look like two people in one. There are many out there. With Halloween coming up I thought I should make my own costume this year. While I was in the process of a move and setting up a garage sale with my fiance, … Read more

Creepy 1-Year-Old Chucky Costume

Creepy 1-Year-Old Chucky Costume

For my sons first Halloween we made his costume Chucky. Some say that dressing him up as Chucky was a little twisted but everyone has their opinions. But I’ve never seen such a big reaction when people saw him We bought him some over hauls and and striped shirt like Chucky wore then we had … Read more

Cute and Easy “Up” Costume for a Toddler

Cute and Easy "Up" Costume for a Toddler

With little money and this being my son’s first Halloween it was stressful trying to think of a costume. I was thinking what would interest him enough that he wouldn’t take it off or cry long enough so we would change him into regular clothes. He is use to wearing church clothes each week, he … Read more

Head in a Mason Jar Optical Illusion Costume

Head in a Mason Jar Optical Illusion Costume

My 15 year old daughter created this mason jar optical illusion costume. We saw different variations last year on the internet and we thought “We can do this”, so she created this costume for her 7 year old brother Mason. We used an old lab coat, cereal boxes, plastic bags and a backpack to raise … Read more

Clowning Around for Halloween Costume

Clowning Around for Halloween Costume

My sister loves to sew. She makes homemade quilts, clothes, bags, jewelry, bows, etc. She made my niece a clown costume with leftover material she had from making other things. Homemade bows were made out of used ribbon. Her hair was dyed with Kool-aid packets. Homemade suspenders and a design sewed on a t-shirt were … Read more

Cool Claw Machine DIY Costume

Cool Claw Machine DIY Costume

This Claw Machine costume is so simple. Get a big Cardboard box, and slice seam with exacto so box is fully open and lying flat. Next,  remove ‘tv screen’ size panels from 2 sides and front. Tape clear cello wrap cut to size on inside of openings. On back panel behind head I put aluminum … Read more

Coolest Spider Attack Baby Costume

Coolest Spider Attack Baby Costume

This spider attack baby costume idea is one I came up with after seeing The Hobbit in the movie theater. I am a huge fan of the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies. There is a scene where the dwarfs are attacked and spun into giant spider webs. I really wanted to make a … Read more