This Addy Caddy Flower car wheelchair costume was a fun project put together overnight when the thought came to me on a whim a day before her Boo at the Zoo night and was a big hit. We always have cardboard boxes at the house for my daughter’s supplies and equipment so I knew I could make … Read more
Derek is a 10 year old boy in a wheelchair. I try to make a costume out of any type of box so it works the easiest to put on and off easily on the wheelchair. His costumes cannot have any thing that needs to put on his head or any clothing that is too … Read more
Derek is a 10 year old handicapped boy in a wheelchair. The only music that he will listen to is Bon Jovi. That is the only songs on his mp3 player, if there is anything else on it he will drop it. He went to the Bon Jovi concert 2 years ago and loved it!
Well first of all it was an awesome idea by my sister and since she was away on holidays she suggested that I become Katy Perry California Gurl with Cupcakes & whipped cream and all. For this homemade Katy Perry California Girls costume I started by ordering plush cupcakes online so that I could stitch … Read more
No patterns were used for these costumes. Just a lot of fabric, determination and trial and error! Very fun charachters to dress up as!
You’ve already scored once, may as well do it again! I thought my big, pregnant belly had relegated me to a “Homer Simpson” costume but when I couldn’t find a Homer mask (I live in Italy) I had to get creative. Everyone is always telling me how my pregnant stomach looks like a basketball so … Read more
I was about 6 months pregnant on Halloween, so my husband decided that the coolest homemade costume would be one that made it look like the baby was trying to escape from the womb! We took the arm from an old baby doll and duct taped it to my belly. Then, he added fake skin … Read more
Years ago we read a suggestion in Exceptional Parent magazine to incorporate the wheelchair into the Halloween costume. We’ve had lots of fun doing just that! We did this Box of Free Kittens Wheelchair Costume when Sarah was six and Christopher was just a year old. It won a prize for “Most Creative Costume” at … Read more
Both costumes were made by Nicolle Driscoll their 72 yr old Grandmother.She took 2 cardboard boxes spray painted them cut the holes where they are standing with a pie tin.took medicine bottles and put 1 flashlight in the middle bottle for a siren,took 2 flashlights for headlights. She took a marker to make the faces, … Read more
Hi. For the first time me and my boyfriend made our own Halloween costume. I was a “snowflake” and my boyfriend was “Russell” from the movie UP. My snowflake costume started out as a $20 minidress and $3.00 Knee-high socks from TJ Max. I went to Michael’s and bought Christmas tree decoration that is shaped … Read more
I bought a child’s snow white costume and added lace at the bottom due to the face that it was a bit short for me. I also bought the wig and white thigh highs to go with the look. However, my boyfriend’s costume was completely homemade. He wore a pair of brown trouser pants with … Read more
