Our youngest son wanted to be Ash Ketchum from Pokemon for Halloween. I spent several days scouring costume ideas on the internet (even store bought ones!) before I came up with my version. Minor sewing skills are necessary, but nothing really fancy is required. Materials- 1 red trucker hat with a white front 1/2 yard … Read more
I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to be for Halloween until one day I was looking through my laptop and I found the anime movie Princess Mononoke. I decided I wanted to be San, the wolf princess. My family thought it was a great idea but they had no idea how I’d do … Read more
Every year the company that I work with has a Halloween Event in which people bring their children to “Trick or Treat” around the cubicles. Because two of my friends at work commented that I sounded like Pikachu when I sneezed (they can hear my high pitched sneezes over their cubicles), I decided that it … Read more
Halloween is my favorite holiday! I love doing family costumes. We have been farmers with our kids as animals, we did a Star Wars theme, and we have done knights and a princess. Most years I pick the costumes for the boys because they are little and easily swayed. This year Q was 6 and … Read more
Growing up in the 90’s, Pokemon was a BIG deal! We were so excited when we decided to dress up as Ash, Brock, and Misty, the perfect original Pokemon Trio Group Costume! The Misty and Brock costumes were just put together with everyday clothes. The Ash costume was a white collared shirt cut up and … Read more
My boyfriend and I decided to go as Pikachu and Ash Ketchum for Halloween last year. He went to Value Village and picked up some items to give him the white t-shirt and the blue vest and hat. HE HAND SEWED the vest to the shirt and wore a black shirt underneath and even added the … Read more
I made these Dragon Ball Z costumes for my boys. I used a pattern for boys scrubs that I altered. I also used felt for the decal and just hand sewed it together. It was a real hit with our friends and family, I even had adults asking me to make them one.
I basically sewed the overalls, got a long sleeved yellow shirt, got a black headband and used left over fabric from the overalls to make the ears then colored the tips in black. To make the tail I just used a hanger to form the shape and sewed the fabric over it, then later stuffed … Read more
Sick of the same-old animal costumes and onesies from Kigurami, I made my own “where the wild things are” costume, as Max, for a charity hitch-hike I was participating in. After then making another of these onesies for my boyfriend in the form of a fox I started to cause quite a stir amongst other … Read more
Prepared for Trouble, that’s what I did… And made it double, having fun with the kids. Halloween 2006 and time to trick or treat; A Jessie from Pokemon Team Rocket costume idea that was really neat! Dressed up for laughs as a villainous lass, Just there for All Hallows Eve and having some laughs. I … Read more
So, everyone has a certain toy that they loved growing up and mine, like so many others was Voltron. I still have one of my original die-cast lions, and about 2 months ago, my 5 and 7 y.o. boys were asking me what it was. I explained to them that it was like the power … Read more
On a dare from my nephew, I dressed as James from Team Rocket for a Pokemon Trading Card Game event and Halloween in the year 2000. So, I cropped an old turtleneck shirt that I bought at a Salvation Army store, sewed a felt “R” in red on the front, got a white pair of … Read more