The first time I saw the idea for the gumball machine costume it was from this website. I originally planned to make my costume exactly like “The One and Only Sexy Gumball Machine”. However, because I am SUCH a procrastinator I was forced to make some changes- which in my opinion ended up looking awesome!! … Read more
We cut out a box for his head and hands to stick through. Painted “kissing booth” on it and kissed it with lipstick on so the lips would be all over. We also kissed our boy wearing it…..lol. He had all the girls complimenting him on it and trying to give him .25 cents to … Read more
My 8 year old daughter decided that to be a claw machine for Halloween this year. This is one of her favorite games to play and it turned out awesome. We started off with a big rectangle box. We cut out the windows and spray painted it black, but you could choose any color. We … Read more
Our 9 year old son chose to be a vending machine this year for Halloween. It turned out awesome! We used a cardboard box with the 4 flaps extended out on the bottom. The outside box was painted with a black spray paint and we used leftover corner pieces from another box to create supports … Read more
My furnace died a week before Halloween and all my costume fund $ had to be diverted into “fix the furnace so you don’t freeze fund.” So I found stuff I had around home, stole a box from work, bought a $2 light fixture from the Habitat for Humanity Resale store , and grabbed a couple rolls … Read more
I decided to go out as a bubble gum machine. I made my costume. Thought it out and said sweet this is going to be original and fun!! I went out with bubble gum in a pumpkin bucket, and gave it out to people, some guy gave me 25 cents so he could have a … Read more
This costume was very easy for me to create. The first thing I did was buy a red maxi dress on clearance for $9. Next I went to a craft store (Michaels) & bought a big bag of assorted Pom-Poms in a variety of colors for $6.99. At home I hot glued the Pom-Poms all … Read more
When my daughter told me that this would be her last year trick or treating it broke my heart. I knew right then that we had to make it the best one yet. We sat down and talked about what she wanted to be. She has had some awesome costumes in the past. She has … Read more
This costume was inspired by my eight year old daughter Elisabeth. She wanted a unique costume. We were on a budget and only had balloons, posterboard and our imaginations. We tied a piece of red posterboard around her waist(I used duct tape on the edges so it wouldn’t rip and fastened string on each corner. … Read more
When i asked my son what he would like to be for halloween he said a vending machine with drinks i was like ok well, so i got a lasge box and started cutting out and covered it in black paper and i printed out logos from computer and sings like push and coin return … Read more
Putting this together was pretty simple. I took an old tank of mine and just covered it in different colored pom poms using a hot glue gun. I had a red skirt at home and just used duct tape to draw on the dispensary part. Although I originally wanted to use real gumballs, I wasn’t sure … Read more
Halloween is my favorite time of year and I literally start thinking about next year’s costume the day after Halloween. Halloween allows people to transform into something creative and magical. With Halloween costumes, I strongly believe one should always make their costume so you are unique and stand out. This year I decided to be … Read more