Cool Homemade Hot Air Balloon Aviator Costume

Cool Homemade Hot Air Balloon Aviator Costume

I had a great time making this homemade Hot Air Balloon Aviator costume, but it took me months! The outfit was simple: I used a sweater, long light colored scarf, brown leather jacket, and pink wig I already had (colorful wigs make all costumes better!). The goggles were found online. I just wore jeans and sneakers … Read more

Coolest “Sky” Family Costume: Up, Up and Away!!

Coolest "Sky" Family Costume: Up, Up and Away!!

This was a cool ‘sky’ theme that matched the end of our Polish family name. The hot air balloon was made from extra colored flag fabric sewed together.  Then, hoola hoops were inserted and it was attached to an extra laundry basket with four wooden dowels.   It was decorated with some old tan pillow cases … Read more

Amelia Earhart in a Hot Air Balloon Costume

Amelia Earhart in a Hot Air Balloon Costume

When my daughter asked me to be a hot air balloon for Halloween I wasn’t sure if I could pull it off. With the help and brains of my hubby we had this figured out in no time! Building this was quite simple. We cut out the bottom of a basket and used our snowmobile … Read more

Coolest Hot Air Balloon Costume that Lights Up!

My husband and I decided to once again make our son\'s Halloween costume this year. We had alot of fun doing it. We started with a basket and cut out the bottom.

My husband and I decided to once again make our son’s Halloween costume this year.  We had a lot of fun making his Hot Air Balloon Costume that Lights Up.  We started with a basket and cut out the bottom.  I then sewed some “globe” like shaped strips together to make the balloon cover.  I added boning … Read more

Coolest Hot Air Balloon Costume with Lights and Flames

We made my son a hot air balloon a few years ago. This was one of the simplest costumes I ever tried! We created a frame from PVC pipe, painted it br

We made my son a hot air balloon costume with lights and flames a few years ago. This was one of the simplest costumes I ever tried! We created a frame from PVC pipe, painted it brown and attached it to a basket with the bottom cut out. We put  a big beach ball on … Read more

Coolest Homemade Hot Air Balloon Halloween Costume

Homemade Hot Air Balloon Halloween Costume

This year I took an idea of a Homemade Hot Air Balloon Halloween Costume off this web site and ran with it. The hot air balloon I created started out as a laundry basket. I cut the bottom out of it; then I wove rope through the slots on the front and back of the … Read more

Cool Hot Air Balloon Costume

Coolest Hot Air Balloon Costume

My two year old loves hot air balloons. We live in an area where there are a lot of farms and there are many hot air balloon trips to see the beautiful farmlands. She calls them “up up and away”, this is the reason for the shirt. My husband who teaches special needs children to … Read more

Original Hot Air Balloon Costume

Coolest Hot Air Balloon Costume 13

My son is six years old and he always comes up with unique ideas for his costume each year. This year, he decided on a Hot Air Balloon. My mother and I make his costumes each year. First, I purchased a wicker hamper we cut the bottom out and used black duct tape around the … Read more

Hot Air Balloon Costume

I was motivated in to making costumes for my family so my daughter picked this hot air balloon costume from this site. We used a round laundry basket, some basket weave from a craft store, four dowel rods, flame fabric, a piece of duct work from the hardware store and an inflatable ball from a … Read more

Hot Air Balloon Costume

I am not very good at making costumes for Halloween but this was real easy! The hot air Balloon was made up of a cardboard box and spray paint. The material for the balloon was nylon that I sewed together and used 3/4 inch PVC pipes to hold it up. I sewed the weight bags, … Read more