My daughter was a Peacock for Halloween. I purchased peacock feathers by bulk online and then cut them down to size and then glued them to a child sized small backpack (I cut the outside of the backpack off and used the part that included the shoulder straps), then I attacheed a piece of cardboard … Read more
Dear Friends, We are all aware that due to indiscriminate industrialization, lot of pollutants are generated. Oceans are one of the important part of environment. The marine life is in danger due to this high degree of pollution. Our school wanted to spread awareness about the harmful effects of pollution and in the quest we … Read more
This Barrel of Monkeys Halloween Costume I made when my son was 5. I just took some light brown material and created a cylinder out of it. You can hot glue or sew. Took 4 rings of metal (2 different sizes) and glued and stitched the metal inside the material. From top to bottom, small, … Read more
My 3-year-old grandson loves animals and decided he wanted to be an alligator for Halloween. I finally found a pattern for an alligator but didn’t like the tail or the head so I made some adjustments. I put ridges on the head to frame the big bulging eyes and I made the ridge on the … Read more
My daughter came home from nursery with a letter stating she needed a costume as she was to be a lamb in the school play. I bought some lamb effect material and used a pattern for a jump suit with hood to make the main part of the costume. I then made ears which I … Read more
After my 6yr. old son decided he was going to be a Pirate for Halloween; he then wanted his 5-month-old sister to be his Parrot. I looked at pictures of Parrots on the Internet and in books and then went on my own from there. I cut out a triangle shaped piece of red material … Read more
I actually got the idea for this Homemade Erratic Bat Costume off this website, but appropriated it a little bit. Firstly I purchased about 2m of ‘batlike’ lycra material from a fabric shop. Then, as I have little to no seamstress skills, I somehow successfully managed to construct a jumpsuit simply by lying the fabric … Read more
Halloween is next month and I wanted to have a great costume. However, I did not know what I was going to be yet! Frantically, I started brainstorming and came up with the idea of being a chicken. I wanted a costume that was both fun and age appropriate and felt that this homemade chicken … Read more
My fiance and I went in a Drunk as Skunks Couple Costume on Halloween! I made his costume out of a black hooded sweat shirt. I sewed on fake fur to the front and top of his head down the back, then added a tail, which was stuffed with craft store fluff. The tricky part … Read more
I had wanted to be a peacock for Halloween for YEARS. The tail was of course the most challenging part. I bought the feathers over the course of several weeks from Micheal’s with weekly coupons. I bought the fabric from Joann’s, the belt was one I had for years, the grommets in them were crucial. … Read more
Our seven year old didn’t want to be a “deer” — he wanted to be a BIG BUCK! The “skin” is a faux suede blanket sewn to make arm and leg holes. A little fake white fur to make him a White Tail, a HUGE homemade rack of antlers made of Styrofoam and painted brown … Read more
My idea to be a Zebra stemmed from loving animal print clothing. However, when I scanned the available costumes online I was very disappointed in the selection that was to be had. The only thing that would identify me as a “Zebra” would be the fact that I was wearing Zebra print. Which in my … Read more