My five year old son has had an obsession with fans most of his short life. When asked what he wanted to be for Halloween, he said he wanted to be a fan with a blade that really worked. I promised him that I would try and then proceeded to create what I thought he … Read more
My daughter wanted to be a “trash can”, but I took it a step further. If she were a trash can, all we could really throw in her without being cruel to the environment would be …what…food scraps? ooh gross. So we chose a Homemade Recycle Bin Costume, and glued on newspaper, milk jugs, cardboard … Read more
I had a weekend to choose my costume and I think that I chose the coolest costume by far!! A Homemade Washing Machine Costume. Materials: -old clothes (tshirts, socks, pants, ect.) -Grill or other appliance dials (available at hardware store) -Smaill round metal thimbles(available at hardware store but not under this name. Anything that looks … Read more
My boyfriend and I always try to be very original with out Halloween costumes. This year a broken Shop Vac was our inspiration. My boyfriend’s shop vac broke, and while he was trying to fix it, he looked up at me like a light bulb went off! He said, “This year for Halloween I’m going … Read more
This Homemade Light Bulb and Switch Couple Costume was a bright idea for a Halloween couple costume! One of us was a light bulb and the other was a light switch. The light bulb was made of chicken wire, with tracing paper and adhesive glue. On the outside we put yellow tissue paper. To get … Read more
Washer/Dryer Costume: – Two cardboard boxes wrapped in white paper – 2 Tupperware bowls for the front loader look (Hot glued to box) – Copper pipe insulation for around the doors – Foil, candy, etc for buttons (Use your imagination with this one) Laundry Basket Costumes: – Cut a hole in the bottom so your … Read more
My senior of high school, I came up with the idea for a friend to be a refrigerator for Halloween. We created the costume in one night, and it was a huge hit. That birthed the idea during my freshman year of college to continue the kitchen appliance theme and make sink a Homemade Microwave … Read more
Captain Static is the most insidious of all evil-doers. Posing as an ordinary man most of the time, he strikes when you are in the biggest rush, when you have an important meeting or need to stand in front of a crowd. ZAP!!! You’ve got static cling! Your boss and co-workers snicker as you go … Read more
When I asked my 3 year old what he wanted to be for Halloween, I expected him to say something like a firefighter or monster. So imagine my surprise when he said he wanted to be a vacuum. Well, I shouldn’t have been too surprised since he is slightly obsessed with vacuums! I wanted his … Read more
I decided to have fun and join my girls in the town Halloween bash. I decided to go as a piece of furniture. What better to go as then a bedside table from an Ol’ Lady’s house…LOL For this homemade bed side table with lamp costume, I took an old box and turned it upside … Read more
What can be more fun than an Energy Saving Light bulb? Start your Go-Green Light Bulb Costume by donning a white shirt and pants. I used cropped pants so I could use striped socks as the part you screw in to the socket. I had to purchase a few packs of assorted long balloons to … Read more
This was a big hit for a last minute costume ideal. I used a thick project poster board and cut out the center to slide around the waste. I took a cheap piece of plaid material and cut out a hole to slide over the poster board and thus created a table. Next I added … Read more