We are the Dickerson family and we’re dressed as carnival food and a vendor. My daughter, her first Halloween, is cotton candy. I am popcorn. My husband is a food vendor. I made the cotton candy by spraying poly-fil with pink silk flower spray and hot gluing it to a pink onesie and pink shoes … Read more
My husband and I watched the movie Onward (we may not have kids, but we are kids at heart!) and realized we looked EXACTLY like the parents in the movie – Laurel and Wildon Lightfoot! I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to design these Onward costumes since we already had the clothes in our closets. … Read more
I made a Disney Princess Tiana costume for my best friend’s granddaughter’s first Halloween. It was the first time in my life I created someone else’s design. It was a very fun challenge and I paid attention to details of the image I was working from. I separated the pieces, in my mind, and made … Read more
The primary concern with 2020 as a whole has been the COVID-19 outbreak. Each state has its own requirements but my state in particular, Alabama, requires a mask while out in public. So, how does one incorporate a mask with their Halloween costume for public appearances? Research and imagination! I was hoping to make a … Read more
We are the triple D’s! We each had our own thing going on, so collectively we became the “dark angel”, the “devil mama”, and the “ditzy clown”. We originally planned on attending some Halloween themed parties, however, the three of us friends, and stay at home moms, just couldn’t afford it after our kids costumes … Read more
Inspiration for this homemade costume came from our favorite set of books/games and now a Netflix show, The Witcher! For those who aren’t familiar, Geralt of Rivia is a Witcher, one of the last of his kind, whose body was mutated long ago during the Trial of the Grasses to make him the ultimate monster-fighter. … Read more
Since my only child was born, I have taken great pride in brainstorming, designing, and executing his annual Halloween costumes. I am by no means a seamstress, so I used whatever skill set I am able to muster, to get it done and hopefully successfully. It has become quite the tradition for us to select … Read more
Crash Bandicoot is a video game character who came onto the gaming scene in 1996 sometime after the very first Sony Playstation game came out. Initially, Crash’s games weren’t anything up my alley back then, mainly because we didn’t have a PS1. The only Playstation home consoles we own are a Playstation 3, and both … Read more
Homemade Venom Costume with my 6 year-old son. I have been making my son’s Halloween costumes since he was 1. He has been a Lion in a circus tent (1), Bob the builder and his friend Lofty (2), Pokémon Go Trainer (3), Dragon turning into Elsa (4), and Rocket Raccoon piggybacking off of Groot (5). … Read more
Our son, Daniel, is in the middle of this year’s costume. We always try to incorporate his wheelchair into his costume. This year we decided on Audrey 2 from the Little Shop of Horrors. We created this costume from scratch utilizing hula hoops, foam-board, cardboard, PVC pipe, duct tape, spray paint and many leaves and … Read more
It doesn’t suck literally or figuratively. The literal not sucking is a compromise of my 4-year old son’s original vision of having a vacuum costume that could even suck up candy when trick-or-treating. He settled on a backpack where he could pretend play that the candy got vacuumed. He was thrilled with the result and … Read more
Honestly, this homemade costume was pretty difficult to make. My mind is creative, but my body and skills just can’t keep up. I had no pattern, but there are plenty of helpful sites out there that gave me some ideas. So I got started on my Ursula costume. It was definitely trial and error. It was … Read more