After looking at this site for potential Cap’n Crunch costumes I noticed people had good ideas but no one really nailed it. I came up with my own way of making this costume for literally under 30 bucks and No Sewing Needed! The Hat: Bought (4) 9×12 blue foam craft sheets. Made a hat pattern … Read more
These Homemade Wendy and Ronald McDonald Costumes really played to my infatuation with fast food. All in all, it took a bit of digging and the help of my girlfriend’s sewing ability to create these fun costumes. We got plenty of laughs, plus we raised awareness of Ronald and Wendy’s secret tryst. Since we could … Read more
Our 7 year old decided to choose his own costume this year; a GEICO Money Stack costume. Of course, this was a costume that you could not buy in a store. It took a lot of planning to get this costume to look good as well as to fit well. The first issue was making … Read more
I had a sudden idea from out of the blue to dress up as the apple from the “Fruit of the Loom” commercials. I knew this would be a difficult task, but with a bit of cardboard, a bunch of stuffing, a few yards of fabric, and some heavy duty sewing, I had myself a … Read more
My son Jacob wanted a Jolly Green Giant Costume. I bought a green costume for under $10 and then covered it with leaves. The leaves were on a vine and I cut them off to sew them all laying flat like the Giant. For his head we cut a baseball cap that was too small … Read more
Every Halloween it is difficult to think of an original idea and homemade costumes are better than any costume you can buy in a store. SO this year I decided to make a Homemade Mister Peanut Halloween Costume and didn’t know where to begin. My friend Kristen and I went to Jo-Ann Fabrics and found … Read more
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
I got the idea of this Energizer Bunny Toddler Costume from my 2 year old son because he keeps going, and going, and going. I started with a generic fabric store bunny pattern with the zipper up the front using pink and white fuzzy material. I followed the package instructions with the exception of making … Read more
I actually made/wore this Energizer Bunny Costume several years ago to work – won first prize! I already had the pink warm up suit which happened to have a hoody on it (a pink sweatsuit would work well too!) Bought the ears and bunny tail, which I safety pinned on to my back end (sorry, … Read more
We decided on a Homemade Captain Crunch and Toucan Sam Couple Costume after an idea we got off the internet. Captain Crunch: purchased a jacket from Goodwill and then bought yellow felt to make the button and trim on the jacket. The hat was a little bit more difficult. I bought foam from Joann’s and … Read more
We all LOVE the Kia hamsters commercial and decided to make them for Halloween this year! The heads are made out of paper mache and fur using painted door stops for the eyes. Cutting out the mouth and some of the eyes gave us breathing room and somewhere to see out of. This KIA “Party … Read more
I got an idea for turning our six month old into the Pillsbury Doughboy for Halloween. We already had a long sleeve white onsie and white cotton pants so I bought a small piece of white material to make his neck handkerchief. I went to a restaurant supply store for the chef’s hat and had … Read more