Coolest Jack-in-the-Box Family Costume

I decided to make a family of jack-in-the-box heads with a group of five friends. You need to buy big bouncy balls from toys-r-us. I paper mached the

I decided to make a family of Jack-in-the-Box heads with a group of five friends. You need to buy big bouncy balls from Toys-R-Us. I paper mached the bouncy balls with napkins and paper towels. Let it harden for a few days. Once it was hard and dry, I cut a small hole at the … Read more

Cutest Couple Costume: Colonel Sanders and his Favorite Chicken

My boyfriend Andy and I wanted to think of a funny couple's costume that wasn't overdone. I saw a picture online of two little kids dressed as Colo

My boyfriend Andy and I wanted to think of a funny couple’s costume that wasn’t overdone. I saw a picture online of two little kids dressed as Colonel Sanders and a piece of fried chicken and I got inspired! Instead of being a piece of fried chicken, I decided to be a regular chicken instead. … Read more

Coolest Colonel Sanders KFC Costume

So I decided that I was so tired of all these costumes now days that have no originality that I deceived to make my boys. My husband had the Ide

I decided that I was so tired of all these costumes now days that have no originality that I deceived to make my boys. My husband had the idea for my younger son to be the KFC man which was super easy since we had an all-white suite that was used just months prior for his baptism, worked out … Read more

Coolest Homemade Colonel Sanders Riding a Chicken Costume

Homemade Colonel Sanders Riding a Chicken Costume

I started this Homemade Colonel Sanders Riding a Chicken Costume about 10 days before Halloween. I began by bending chicken wire to shape the outline of the chicken itself. When that was in place, it gave it 4 layers of paper mache. There was a large hole left in the middle for me to stand … Read more

Coolest Ronald McDonald Costume

McDonald's Happy Meal & Ronald McDonald Costume

My 7 year old daughter was obsessed with McDonald’s Happy Meals. She would eat them every day if I’d let her. So when Halloween rolled around last year, she was very clear that she wanted to be a McDonald’s Happy Meal. We began our search for ideas on how to create the most incredible Ronald … Read more

Colonel Sanders Costume

Homemade Colonel Sanders Costume

I made this homemade Colonel Sanders costume myself two weeks before Halloween with the help of a white suit I found at a second hand store.

Coolest Homemade Planters Peanut Woman Costume

Planters Peanut Woman Costume

For my homemade Planters Peanut Woman Costume, I cutout two peanut shapes from beige felt and attached them with fabric strips, and drew in the texture with permanent marker. I made the cane out of an old Christmas candy cane wrapped in black hockey tape.

Coolest Homemade Colonel Sanders Costume

Homemade Colonel Sanders Costume

This Homemade Colonel Sanders Costume was made for our 6 year old daughter. It just came to us one day as we were driving by a KFC. The costume itself was easy. We bought a white suit at a thrift store. The tie is just a piece of ribbon bought at a textile store. We … Read more

Coolest Homemade Ronald McDonald and Hamburgler Costume

Homemade Ronald McDonald and Hamburgler Costume

This Homemade Ronald McDonald and Hamburgler Costume was a HUGE hit at the office, and trick-or-treating. It was very simple to make, and not very expensive to buy the accessories. I bought white zip-up painters coveralls, spray painted the main body yellow. For the arms, I took regular paper tape, and colored it red with … Read more

Coolest Jack In The Box Homemade Costume

Jack In The Box Homemade Costume

I decided a few years back to be Jack In The Box for Halloween. I started 3 weeks early in preparation. In the end, I wished I had one more week to clean it up around the edges. Bear with me, as the process of making the jack head was tedious. To make the jack … Read more

Coolest Homemade Hamburglar Costume

Homemade Hamburglar Costume

This year for Halloween I wanted a costume that would induce nostalgia in people that grew up in the mid-80’s/early 90’s. The Hamburglar. He is one of my favorite characters from the McDonald’s franchise. Having no previous mascot mask-making skills, making the Hamburglar’s head was quite daunting. Here’s how I did it: I used a … Read more