I was 7 months pregnant during the last Halloween season and was having a very hard time coming up with a “cool” idea for my husband and I (I am a Halloween fanatic and my husband is a great sport). We finally agreed on “a Homemade Homer and Marge Couple Costume ” so I got … Read more
Wanted a comfortable, yet real looking Smurfette Halloween costume that didn’t require me to paint my arms and legs. I dyed 2 pair of white tights with Blue Raspberry Lemonade Kool-Aid (used to be called Smurf Berry in the 80’s!). With one pair, I cut off the legs, turned the foot portion of each leg … Read more
Me and my husband made a homemade Smurfette and Papa Smurf costume and it was super easy. We first started by painting our bodies blue and with a few accessories it was complete. I made the hats from heavy felt and purchased a ten dollar wig for Smurfette and a two dollar beard for Papa. … Read more
This Homemade Sponge Bob Square Pants Costume was a blast to make! First I searched for someone willing to part with his or her foam mattress. An egg crate mattress will do, however I was lucky enough to find one that was flat. Fit your child. I laid my son on the mattress and drew … Read more
I created this “original” handmade Spongebob costume, at the request of my 8 year old, who wanted to “look just like the real Spongebob”. The costumes available just didn’t cut it. He did not want his face to show, so that his friends wouldn’t know it was him! This is where it all began… I … Read more
I made all three of my childrens Homemade Thomas and Friends Costumes. My daughter was lady, middle son was Whiff, and the youngest was Percy. I made them all out of cardboard boxes and paint. I did dip cotton balls in black paint for the coal. My brother in law is an artist and he … Read more
This Gordon the Tank Engine costume was made in Hungary (Europe). My 3 years old son is a big Thomas fan and his favourite tank engine is Gordon. So I have made it for him, for his kindergarten party. I have used a big carton box and covered it with colored cardboard. It was a … Read more
My little guy like most little boys, loves Thomas the Tank, but at 18 months old, I didn’t want a bulky train type costume, so we opted for Sir Topham Hatt, and I turned his red wagon into Thomas. His part of the costume was simple. I found a little tux with tails and some … Read more
Our Mr and Mrs Potato Head couple DIY Halloween costumes are made out of cotton fabric. I did an inner shell and outer shell and stuffed in between. When you are measuring add at least 3-5 inches to make sure you are comfortable for the inner shell and then add another 3-5 inches on the … Read more
We always have a family theme to the costumes, and this year was Mr. Potato Head Family Costume. I spent a lot of time getting tips from this site, so here is the result! The potato bodies are big burlap bags from an online gardening store. The burlap was itchy, so we sewed a white … Read more
My son doesn’t have many influences in his life, so when I asked him what he wanted to be for Halloween this year, I am sure that his mind had few options. He said he wanted to be Buzz Lightyear and the first thing I thought of was “great.. armor. I can’t do armor”. The … Read more
My boyfriend looks like Woody so I wanted us to be Woody and Jessie Couple Costume from Toy Story 2. I looked and looked but couldn’t find any costumes that fit well enough or were to my liking so I decided to make ours. For Woody: For the Vest I bought a vest that I … Read more