This is how I got to make our fun Pikachu and Ash Couple Costume: Pikachu The Pikachu ears were made out of old devil horns from a previous costume. I put wire in them to make them longer, then covered them with yellow felt, and put black felt at the tips. To make it stay … Read more
Our youngest son wanted to be Ash Ketchum from Pokemon for Halloween. I spent several days scouring costume ideas on the internet (even store bought ones!) before I came up with my version. Minor sewing skills are necessary, but nothing really fancy is required. Materials- 1 red trucker hat with a white front 1/2 yard … Read more
Every year the company that I work with has a Halloween Event in which people bring their children to “Trick or Treat” around the cubicles. Because two of my friends at work commented that I sounded like Pikachu when I sneezed (they can hear my high pitched sneezes over their cubicles), I decided that it … Read more
Growing up in the 90’s, Pokemon was a BIG deal! We were so excited when we decided to dress up as Ash, Brock, and Misty, the perfect original Pokemon Trio Group Costume! The Misty and Brock costumes were just put together with everyday clothes. The Ash costume was a white collared shirt cut up and … Read more
My boyfriend and I decided to go as Pikachu and Ash Ketchum for Halloween last year. He went to Value Village and picked up some items to give him the white t-shirt and the blue vest and hat. HE HAND SEWED the vest to the shirt and wore a black shirt underneath and even added the … Read more
I basically sewed the overalls, got a long sleeved yellow shirt, got a black headband and used left over fabric from the overalls to make the ears then colored the tips in black. To make the tail I just used a hanger to form the shape and sewed the fabric over it, then later stuffed … Read more
Sick of the same-old animal costumes and onesies from Kigurami, I made my own “where the wild things are” costume, as Max, for a charity hitch-hike I was participating in. After then making another of these onesies for my boyfriend in the form of a fox I started to cause quite a stir amongst other … Read more
I decided this year to make my Halloween costume rather than buy it, and I think I am hooked! The choice of costume was never up for debate, coolest Pokemon that I could think of was Charizard. I looked around online to see if there was any part of this costume I could buy whole … Read more
This is my story: I’ve been making costumes for my oldest son since he was 2 months old. Every year since he was 4 he has been coming up with some pretty unique and challenging costumes for me to make. First he tells me what he wants to be and then the country wide search … Read more
My Dad helped me make the coolest costume ever, a Pokemon costume. Which one, you ask? A big, bad, blue Lucario, of course! To make this costume, we basically copied the instructions from Riva F.’s costume on this site, with a few exceptions. Instead of putting 1/2 inch thick foam inside the tail, we put … Read more
2nd Place Winner of our 2007 Homemade Halloween Costumes ContestClick Here to View Other Winners We had a great Halloween this year because we all dressed up in a Pokeman costume. This was the image that provided the inspiration for our costumes. It was a complete family effort, so much fun to create and totally … Read more
My son is a Pokemon fanatic! He asked and asked for a Pokemon Halloween costume, but I couldn’t find a costume. I found a few patterns online, but I simply didn’t have the time to go through that whole process. Instead, I asked my son to give me a picture and I made the following … Read more