My daughter couldn’t decide what she wanted to be for Halloween so we put our heads together and came up with the washing machine costume. To my surprise the costume came out looking great and it was a big hit with the neighborhood.
The Princess Bed Costume idea came to me when I saw the canopy hanging at a local thrift store. To make the whole thing cost $13. I cut out a whole in the box and made straps to hang on shoulders out of the material used to cover the box. I then attached material I … Read more
I hope you enjoy our Toaster and Oven costume idea. Supplies List: Large cardboard box, medium size cardboard box, miscellaneous scrap cardboard, one 6″ cardboard cake, round one 8″ cardboard cake, round one sheet white poster board, one sheet black foam board, 1 package fake eyeballs, one fake hand, one package fake cockroaches, one fake … Read more
I made this homemade Snuggle Bear in laundry basket baby costume for my daughter and her 7 month old baby son, Kaden, as she always calls him her “Snuggle Bear”. We picked out soft fabrics for the bear and made sure to have lots of blue around so there’d be no misunderstanding that he was … Read more
I was going to a party where the theme was household objects, so, naturally I thought whisk. However to my anguish a friend decided that she wanted to. So I thought “fine, sure, I’ll be a TV”. This idea was stolen from me with less than 48 to hours to spear. LUCKILY, I used my … Read more
My 12 year old son asked to be a Lava Lamp Costume for Halloween this year. To make the base, I took two oval laundry baskets and cut out the bottoms. I then stacked them and tied the bottoms together so that it made a figure 8 shape and he could stand in it, mimicking … Read more
This Halloween we were having a hard time finding a costume idea for my 8-year-old son that we were both happy with. I don’t like the scary ones and he feels he is getting a little old for the cute ones. So as we stared out the window we saw the recycle cans. As his … Read more
This original Halloween costume took about 2 days to buy, create, and for paint to dry. It was the last year for my daughter to compete in the costume contests, so I had to go out with a big bang. I was wracking my brain, when suddenly it came to me. I was at work … Read more