Monsters Inc Family Costume

Monsters Inc Family Costume

Each year our family does a haunted house for the trick or treaters.  This past year we chose Monsters Inc.  Each year the kids suggest this theme but because the costumes are not available we have pushed them towards another idea.  I finally bit the bullet and started sewing. After many, many weeks I built … Read more

Cool Toddler Boo Costume

Cool Toddler Boo Costume

I got the idea for my daughter to be “Boo” while watching Monsters Inc with my daughter and nephews in the spring. The original idea being that they would all be characters from the movie. But as time passed on, true to form, the boys decided they wanted to be Super Heroes. My daughter though, … Read more

Coolest Celia, Boo and Sully Costumes Mom and Daughter

Coolest Celia, Boo and Sully Costumes Mom and Daughter

I have a 2 year old daughter who everyone told me she should be Boo from Monsters Inc. The plan was Daddy be Sully, Mommy to be Celia and Aya to be Boo with a Mike Wazowski doll that I made out of an old t-shirt and felt. We watched Monsters Inc.  over and overt … Read more

Cute Boo Toddler Halloween Costume

Cute Boo Toddler Halloween Costume

I got the idea to make my daughter a Boo costume from the movie Monsters Inc because my son wanted to be Mike Wazowski and I thought it would be cute to stick to the Monsters Inc theme. I had never sewn anything before making this costume. I literally taught myself to sew from watching … Read more

Cutest Mike Wazowski Costume for a Boy

Cutest Mike Wazowski Costume for a Boy

One of my son’s favorite movies is Monsters Inc & Monsters University & his absolute favorite color is green, so I was inspired to make him a Mike Wazowski Halloween costume. Only one problem: I didn’t know how to sew! So I dusted our hand me down sewing machine off from the shelf and got … Read more

Boo and Sully Couple Costume

Boo and Sully Couple Costume

Let me preface this by saying I had NO pattern, and NO idea what I was doing. It was a process full of trial and error (a LOT of error). I managed to break 3 sewing machine needles, a bobbin case, I hot glued my finger tips too many times to count, but in the … Read more

Homemade Celia Mae and Boo Costumes

Homemade Celia Mae and Boo Costumes

We decided to dress up as the characters of Monsters Inc.  I was Celia Mae, my husband was Sully, my son was Mike and my daughter was Boo.  Well we had to figure out how to make my costume and my daughters costume since they don’t sell these.  I purchased a large purple puffy jacket … Read more

Coolest DIY Mike Wazowski and Celia Mae Costumes

Coolest DIY Mike Wazowski and Celia Mae Costumes

I absolutely LOVE Halloween.  I love it so much that my wedding was on October 30th!  This year for our third anniversary we wanted a fun couples costume.  I had just been to Disney for the Not So Scary Halloween Party and was inspired by the disney characters.  My husband’s only request was that he … Read more

Coolest Monsters Inc. Family Halloween Costumes

Coolest Monsters Inc. Family Halloween Costumes

I got the idea to do Monsters Inc when my 2 year old daughter was screaming and I found myself wondering if the lights were going to start flickering.  I realized she sounded just like “Boo” and was the perfect age to use that as a costume for Halloween.  Then I decided to have my … Read more

Best Monsters Inc. Costumes Ever!

Best Monsters Inc. Costumes Ever!

Our 3-year-old daughter, Sofia, loves the movie Monster’s Inc. When it is bedtime she hides under the covers and waits for her dad to come into her room and pops her head out and yells, “BOO!” She calls him Kitty, a.k.a Sully, and me Mike Wazowski. People even say she looks like the little girl … Read more

Homemade Mike Wazowski Costume was a Monster Hit!

Homemade Mike Wazowski Costume was a Monster Hit!

This year I decided to finally create this Mike Wazowski costume I’ve had in my head for years. I was always doodling what I imagined it’d look like and made prototypes to make sure it was made to scale. It is made entirely by hand. It is essentially a nursing pillow with foam pipe insulation … Read more