My son wanted an illusion costume, so we went with the jet pack! We were so excited to make this, that it is done already for this Halloween! I had seen a picture of something similar, but there were NO instructions. It actually wasn’t too difficult to make once you had the general idea. My son … Read more
This costume was quite challenging. I took an old jacket and pants and completely covered it with white duct tape. The duct tape was quite challenging to work with. It was a bit difficult to cut and since duct tape tends to stiffen things up, I had to keep trying it on my son to make … Read more
This Rocket Man costume was Nana’s idea, knowing her 3 year old Grandson Zade loved anything to do with speed, flying, and fire. Zade was stoked at the idea, especially after watching the movie. We started out with a simple plan, two soda bottles and spray painted silver attached to his back. Easy enough right? … Read more
For my last chance at making a maternity costume, I thought a planet theme would be an appropriate nod to feeling like one. I decided to go for a Saturn costume as that would hopefully be the most recognizable planet, plus it was an opportunity to use something like a glow stick. I had gathered … Read more
I set out to make this astronaut costume as part of a “what I wanted to be when I grew up” theme for work. I had always wanted to be an astronaut from as far back as I can remember. So, when the theme came up at work this year it was a no-brainer. First … Read more
This is my creation from duct tape. I love arts and crafts but one thing is for certain, I never learned how to sew and so this is where the duct tape came into play. This is a toddler astronaut costume, made head to toe out of duct tape. I used hand me down snow … Read more
If you have seen our earlier planet costume 2012 Saturn. This project was very similar. We used a medium sized palates ball and paper Mache. After 3-4 layers of Mache we deflated the ball through about an 8” hole at the top. Once the ball is out we use strips of Gorilla tape on the … Read more
I’m always up for a challenge, so I love to let my kids pick whatever they’d like for Halloween, and then do my best! My daughter so far has always had some sort of dress (witch, princess, etc), but now, at the age of 4, she chose to be an Astronaut! However – it had … Read more
Last year our daughters’ Book Week theme was Champions. We love Book Week in our family as we have made it a family affair and everyone gets involved in the project. Our eldest daughter Isabella has always loved anything to do with astronomy so when we asked her to think about people in history who … Read more
I really enjoy making my own Halloween costumes, especially costumes that take you brain a second to figure out. I didnt have any specific idea this year so I randomly chose to make a chimp strapped to a rocket. I didnt think I could pull it off so it was fun building something I had … Read more
My 9 year old son has a learning disability and he learns by having hands on. So the chapter he was working on was the solar system. So I decided to be the moon and sun to show him how the plants rotate around the sun for day light and darkness. I have all nine … Read more
I am a huge fan of all things space, so for my Halloween homemade Solar System costume I decided to embody my love for the our solar system. To start, I went looking for any and all space theme fabrics I could find. I decided on a galaxy print as the base, and was lucky … Read more