This year my son 7 year old son Aiden wanted to a Jellyfish costume. His class is currently studying sea creatures and he loves reading about jellyfish & starfish. First, I used a clear bubble umbrella for the frame of the jelly. I covered the frame with rolled up bubble wrap, spiraled from top to … Read more
We came up with this homemade Space Jam family costume idea because our three year old son, Jayden LOVES Space Jam & loves basketball! We think we resembled each character! ;) & it’s hard to find interracial character costumes hehe! Creating the homemade Space Jam Family Costumes We started with solid white shirts & shorts: … Read more
To make the helmet, I took a kids’ construction helmet and covered it with duct tape. I printed some derby logos and taped it over the helmet and my shirt, which I shredded. I sewed my spandex shorts using some simple workout shorts as a model, and made my protectors with foam, Velcro and spandex … Read more
My hunny and I decided on being trophies this year!! Oh boy! It was fun :). I am a 2015 World series champion and April was a 2015 US open champion. So we went thrift shopping picking out clothes that matched our theme. We also found old clothes laying around the house. I painted … Read more
The camping theme family costume idea was inspired by a family trip to a National Park. Cabin (worn by my Husband): This cozy cabin will keep you safe from pesky critters. It’s made of a felt sewn shell and reinforced with box/poster board. Cub Scout (worn by my 7 year old son): This well-prepared Cub … Read more
I made this Hulk Hogan costume last minute, the day of Halloween! My boyfriend couldnt decide what to be and then he finally picked something: Hulk Hogan. At first I thought it was a silly idea, but thenI started Googling photos and found out that I could really go crazy and have some fun making … Read more
I got the idea for these couple costumes because I ran across the fishscale print maxi skirt on Amazon. I bought it, foam sea shells, an octopus necklace, starfish hairclip, starfish earrings, a starfish ring, the net, crab, and seaweed boa all off Amazon. I tapered in the skirt a bit at the knees to … Read more
This was a KNOCKOUT fighter/MMA/boxer costume, literally! I went to visit my friends for Halloween last minute and had no idea what I was going to dress up as. I didn’t want to do the cliche cat costume or nurse that every always sees at college parties so instead I decided to think out of … Read more
I was 8 and a half months pregnant, and I wanted to make a clever pregnant belly costume to wear at the school in which I taught. I looked online to try to get ideas for pregnant women, and I couldn’t find anything that I liked, or that I willing to put the effort into. … Read more
My girlfriend and I are pretty creative when it comes to Halloween couple costume making. I thought “who is the most bad ass team to walk the squared circle?” Easy, the LOD. The most noticeable thing with the Legion of Doom is the shoulder pads and the face paint, the rest is all pretty easy. … Read more
I was trying to come up with something for my boys ages 4 and 2 to be for Halloween. They didn’t really give me any ideas except my 4 year old said something red (his favorite color). I was flipping through channels one night and saw old wrestling on and thought old-school wrestlers would be … Read more
Macho Man Randy Savage! While at work, I goofingly put a bandana on my head and threw on sunglasses. I gave a “oh yeah” and we had a good laugh. A few months later, we went to a WWE show at Madison Square Garden and I dressed up like Savage. The place went nuts. That … Read more