Supplies for this costume: Raincoat Umbrella Several Stuffed Animals (Cats & Dogs) I used safety pins to secure the stuffed cats and dogs to the umbrella (on different areas of the umbrella). She wore the raincoat and carried the umbrella; I wouldn’t recommend this costume for a child younger than 5 (unless you use very … Read more
We wanted our two year old’s costume to be unique, and I wasn’t looking forward to spending $30 for a store-bought one to wear one time. My Mother used to make mine when I was a child, so I thought I would get an early start on learning how to make ones for my son. … Read more
I got the idea for this Homemade Deviled Egg Halloween Costume by looking at the store-bought Deviled Egg costumes online. My mom and I ended up making it with a thick felt material and then bought a set of devil horns, bow tie, and tail and sewed them onto the costume. It took the longest … Read more
This costume is a funny play on the better know Starbucks barista uniform. The costume consists of: 1. Green Apron 2. White Shirt 3. Black skirt or pants 4. Tip Jar that reads: “Thanks A Latte!” 5. Name tag that reads: “Mocha” or another coffee name 6. Visor or cap (with new logo sticker attached) … Read more
We made my three year old son a Homemade Royal English Guard Costume for Halloween. I used red material and sewed it into a long, fitted jacket. We trimmed it out with white piping for trim, lots of gold buttons down the front and on the cuffs/collar, and used black and white felt to make … Read more
I wanted to be cute and original so this is how I came up with my homemade Mountie costume. I live in the Cayman Islands and Halloween is huge! There are also a TON of Canadians that live here. I also work for a radio station, we throw a massive Costume party in the lobby … Read more
The Cat in the Hat is one of the most loved books by children and adults ever written by Dr. Seuss, Thing One and Thing Two are funny characters that create fun for the readers as Thing One and Thing Two run out of the box and want to shake hands and say “How do … Read more
This Homemade Cat in the Hat Costume was my first time making a costume and I can’t believe how AWESOME it turned out! I didn’t even have a sewing machine so I had to sew everything by hand! It took me many hours but was totally worth it! For the dog Thing One and Thing … Read more
I’ve always been a big fan of wrestling so when a “What you wanted to be when you grew up” theme party cropped up there was only one option. The wrestling pants are just your basic leggings/yoga pants. I’ve painted a cross symbol on the side with some 3d material paint. I also painted some … Read more
We bought a Pittsburgh penguins jersey, $2.00, at the Thrift shop. Then we stopped at the party store and picked up two really big bowls, hot glued them together and cut the bottom out for my daughter’s head to fit inside. We used a back-lack with a board inserted and tie strapped down along with … Read more
My daughter, Heidi, has cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair. One thing she really loves to do is dress up at Halloween time. She goes to a dance for disabled people, a church Halloween party, family parties and she dresses up for work. For 2 years I thought about making her a Little Mermaid … Read more
This Bob the builder costume was probably the least stressful Halloween costume I’ve ever created. All you need are overalls, an orange shirt, a toy hard hat, work-type boots and a toy tool belt. Add some rolled up “blueprints” and you’re set! We already had everything but an orange shirt. The tool belt was a … Read more