As a college senior swearing into the world’s greatest Air Force this May, I decided to get a headstart on training by building myself an airplane! I was inspired to build an F-16 because it’s what my dad flew, and he’s the reason I decided to fly! It all started with a big TV box. … Read more
My son loves tractors! So it would only make sense to make his costume one! We gathered some moving boxes up and painted cut and drew what we could on them to form the shape of the tractor. The wheels were made from cardboard and egg cartons and later painted to resemble a wheel. Lots … Read more
My son loves Dusty from Disney Planes. So of course he wanted to be Dusty for Halloween. This was a challenge for me but the smile on his face was worth all the hard work. I started out sketching the overall shape of Dusty using my son’s toy as a model. After sketching and erasing … Read more
My son wanted to be an airplane from Disney Planes, El Chupacabra. My husband took one look at the toy and said “no way, that is too hard!” But I knew how much he loved El Chupacabra so I stepped up to the challenge (it really was a challenge.) I started out at the Dollar … Read more
This Hot Air Balloon was the best costume ever!!! I got to wear this costume to a block party where there were a ton of people in costumes and I defiantly stuck out in the crowd. I got stopped so many times for pictures and saying how great the costume was. It also helped that … Read more
My son watches monster jam all day long it is his total favorite!! so of course he wants to be a monster truck for Halloween!! I recycled a box and some packing from my husbands work. We cut the body parts out individually, and taped it all together. The hot glued all the other parts … Read more
We went through a lot to create this crafty train costume. It was difficult at first. Then it got to be fun to make. The face was hard. We had to make it a perfect circle to fit on the container. Could never get a perfect circle. So we got two containers and used the … Read more
I didn’t want to be like everyone else, this was a for a festival in Pittsburgh with over 1000 unique beautiful people going. I knew there would be a ton of amazing crazy weird costumes (and there totally were!) So the thought just came to me when i was driving, I’ll be a Road. Different … Read more
For this Thomas the Train costume, you will need some cardboard paper boxes. A tube to create a nice curve along the top and circle at front. I used an 8″ cardboard tube intended to be a form for concrete columns. I printed a picture of Thomas’s face off the internet and just used spray paint … Read more
To make the construction workers group costume, you need 4 orange vests. You can get these at Walmart for a couple of bucks each, especially during hunting season. Accessorize the vests using reflective duct tape. The girls have on orange sports bras and the guys have plain white t-shirts. Hard hats, safety glasses, and safety … Read more
October has always been my absolute favorite month of the year, and with that, Halloween is my favorite holiday. I was the one kid in my elementary school classes who said that Fall was my favorite season, not summer. It’s not just a time of year that I enjoy, but has become a bit of … Read more
I made this tractor out of several different materials. The main structure is made from cardboard boxes. The lights really light up in the front, the back lights are just trailer reflectors I purchased at a local hardware store. The tires are made from cardboard cake rounds, also the bolts used on the tires are … Read more