Materials you will need for this Homemade Gumball Machine Costume: Hoola hoop, red fabric, thick vinyl ( found in the fabric dept at Wal-mart), red long sleeve shirt, water hose, 250 playground pit balls, two silver gift bags, construction paper, hot glue, fishing line, and ribbon. You start by cutting fabric to fit child, it … Read more
I got this unique costume idea a couple of years ago to be a gumball machine but with a large clear leaf bag and balloons. But when I saw this costume on your web-site I knew it was do-able. I too got the plastic from Wal-Mart (in fabric) and actually sewed an old t-shirt onto … Read more
This year’s costume started with a request from our 9 year old to help build a “Homemade Mechanical Genie Halloween Costume” from a popular children’s cartoon program. My wife and I, products of the 80’s immediately thought of the mechanical genie from the movie “Big” and started planning. The costume is simply a cardboard box, … Read more
You will need: 1 large box 2 smaller for coin and fortune Ball Battery operated lights Clothes jewelry boots and scraf 4 wooded sticks for legs Drape for bottom Rope for handles Plexi glass Glitter glue Hot glue gun Box cutter Black paint Tarot cards This Homemade Fortune Teller Halloween Costume wasn’t easy, Morgan wants … Read more
I wanted to make something that my daughter who is only 2 wouldn’t have to be inside, but would look so realistic. First I made the headband. I stuffed red felt and hot glued it to a felt covered headband. I then used more felt to make the top part of the Homemade Gumball Machine … Read more
I created this costume using a pattern for a pumpkin costume. Instead of using orange fabric I used clear vinyl. You can buy clear vinyl by the yard at most Wall-Marts. I bought the thickest they had but if I were to do it again I would use the thinner vinyl as it would be … Read more
I am a HUGE M&M collector. I have an entire room full of M&M items. Everyone tells me it looks like a store. I have M&M candy dispenser, many many pins, magnets, clocks, radios, everything you can image in an M&M. I also have M&M towels sheets pillows, plates, cups, mugs, silverware. M&M items in … Read more
This is a DIY crane game Halloween costume based on the arcade game. We used a cardboard box which was spray painted yellow. We decorated it with print outs from the computer. Inside there is a piece of foam insulation that you can buy sheets of from Home Depot. Battery operated LED Christmas lights are … Read more
Over the summer I had some time on my hands and started thinking about my favorite holiday, Halloween! Just like many of the themes and ideas on Family Guy, I wanted to do something that really reminded people of the 80’s! Just then one of my favorite movies popped into my head “BIG”! I would … Read more
My kissing booth costume came about after a few nasty rumors went around about my husband and myself (all untrue!). I was thinking to myself, “Those people can all kiss my ass!” Then I remembered seeing a kissing booth costume right here on your website and a light bulb went off – I had my … Read more
Looking in my crystal ball, I can see your future. Using some tyvek boards my husband had in the garage, I found some wallpaper that looked like wood to cover it with. It was easy to cut and then I just duct taped and used plastic ties to hold it together. I bought some plastic … Read more
My son had two loves this year. One was guarters and the other was gum. Anytime he saw a gumball machine he asked for a quarter. So that is when I came up with him being a Homemade Gumball Machine Costume for Halloween. I’m not the type that just makes a gumball machine costume, it … Read more