Here’s the story of our Transformers costume. This idea to be Transformers was my brother’s. We knew we wanted to make our Halloween costume and not use store bought ones. At first we all agreed to be PEZ (the candy). To be more specific, Star Wars PEZ. We planned on making the heads out of … Read more
This is my son Max (3 yrs) as Franklin , Noggin’s TV character that originates from the popular children’s books. To create the turtle shell I blew up a balloon and covered half of it with papier-mache found at the craft store. Once it hardened I popped the balloon and had a hollow shell. I … Read more
For twin boys (age 3), you need a costume that they will WANT to wear and will be comfortable in for the night of Trick or Treating. I thought sweatshirt and pants would be perfect for this costume. Adding some “accessories” turned these basic clothes into an easy and cheap Alice in Wonderland costume. Introducing … Read more
Here’s a really unique costume idea – King Kong! LADIES & GENTLEMEN…LOOK UP IN THE SKY…IT’S A BIRD, IT’S A PLANE (well okay there is a plane) IT’S SUPERMAN, NOOOOOO… It’s King Kong climbing the Empire State Building! And uh-oh he is holding someone in his hand! Is it Barbie, noooo? Is it Naomi Watts? … Read more
Thanks to our unique costume ideas, this was a fun Halloween. Kim saw the picture for the 2010 winter Olympics and thought to make a coupled theme. Took a bit of brainstorming but it worked great. Kim as the Inukshuk took a lot of boxes and fitting (prep work). This costume turned out great. We … Read more
My son is a huge fan of the Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl so he asked if he could be Shark Boy for Halloween. I suggested how about a shark he was sold! I went on a hunt to find the right type and color of fabric for this unique costume. I wanted … Read more
Here’s the story behind one of the most unique costumes I’ve made. My little girl was a precious miracle for my husband and me. He always had referred to me as his muffin and as soon as we heard the news that we were pregnant he immediately said we going to have a “little muffin”. … Read more
My 3-year-old grandson loves animals and decided he wanted to be an alligator for Halloween. I finally found a pattern for an alligator but didn’t like the tail or the head so I made some adjustments. I put ridges on the head to frame the big bulging eyes and I made the ridge on the … Read more
I was invited to a Hollywood party and I didn’t want to go as the usual Marilyn, Cleopatra or Madonna. I always like finding unique Halloween costumes. The idea of an Oscar award popped into my head and from then on I was on a mission. By 3pm on the day of the party my … Read more
We dressed Jordan up as an insect catcher. She wore “nature lovers” clothes, a butterfly net, hiking boots etc. We made pipe cleaner insects and sewed them on her clothing. Then we took a shoe box, cut out the back of it and cut holes in the pocket of her sweatshirt. Her hands came out … Read more
This original Halloween costume took about 2 days to buy, create, and for paint to dry. It was the last year for my daughter to compete in the costume contests, so I had to go out with a big bang. I was wracking my brain, when suddenly it came to me. I was at work … Read more
We had many ideas for weird Halloween costumes, but chose the one that we had the materials for at home. I got the overalls last year for my Joe dirt costume. The head was made of paper Mache which I found was a lot easier than it looked. Any mask of your choice would work … Read more