This Homemade Spongebob Squarepants Costume was for an anything goes party and I LOVE Spongebob Squarepants, so made this outfit! I took two small cardboard boxes with the flaps cut off and covered one with brown and white pillowcases for the shorts and shirt. The other I cut out arm holes and covered with sponges … Read more
My 3 year old son loves trains, particularly Gordon the #4 engine from Thomas and Friends. I decided to make it for his Halloween costume! It took 2 days (because of paint) to complete once I had all of the “ingredients”. First, I grabbed a glue gun and many glue sticks. I cut the bottom … Read more
I made this Homemade Thomas the Tank Engine Costume for my 4 year old son who is a major Thomas the Tank engine fanatic. Costume is made from a diaper box framed with thin balsm wood for integrity, plastic plates for the wheels, and an old flower pot with cotton balls for the steam stack. … Read more
We always pull my son around the neighborhood in his wagon to trick-or-treat. He’s a Thomas fanatic, so I figured it made sense to dress him as Sir Topham Hatt, and his wagon as Thomas. His homemade Sir Topham Hatt costume came from thrift store clothes, and the Thomas wagon I made from cardboard, paper … Read more
This Homemade Thomas The Train Costume took me about 3 hours to make plus drying time for the paint. Please remember to consider how heavy this costume will end up being in the end. My son is 4 years old and he had no problem wearing this costume. It ended up weighing approximately 2 pounds … Read more
We decided to make this Homemade Mister Potato Head Child Halloween Costume because our son loved the toy. It was actually very easy to do. I followed the pattern of a bumblebee and made the body of the potato. I then included an extra flap in the back and had false pieces hanging out, just … Read more
After searching the web for costume ideas, we decided to be Mr. and Mrs. Potato head… We started by using a pattern for a bumble bee costume. We altered the pattern slightly to remove the bee stinger and head. After sewing the costume together we stuffed them to make them big and round. We made … Read more
My daughter, Kylinn, loves Toy Story and wanted to be Jessie for Halloween. She wanted my husband to be Woody, so I decided to be his girlfriend BoPeep. I cannot sew, but my mother can and she made my amazing BoPeep dress, hat, and pantaloons look just like Bo’s from the movie. She also made … Read more
My family decided to have a party to see the new year in and the theme was film characters. Its a pretty wide theme so there was lots of options to go for but I decided to attempt a Buzz Lightyear costume. Most of the outfit was built from cardboard I salvaged from work. It … Read more
My son needed a Toy Story themed costume for Spirit Week. We started at the fabric store and bought movable fabric board for the bottom (to aid in the appearance), purple velvet fabric for the body and red/gray metallic fabric for trim. I used Velcro instead of zippers or draw strings, which was a mistake … Read more
This year my whole family dressed up as characters from Toy Story! We had Buzz, Jessie, Bo Peep, Woody, and Mr. Potato Head! And I was very excited that I was assigned to be Lots-O-Huggin Bear! I made my Lots O’ Huggin Bear Costume with lost of help from my mom (Thanks Mom!). The head … Read more
My Lil Bo Peep costume was handmade by one of my best friend’s. We found a pattern for a similar outfit at the material store and then added our own special touches to the costume. My staff was made by my fiance’s dad. He used some kind of electrical pipe and then covered it with … Read more