After a disappointing firefly costume attempt last year, I really wanted to go with something more challenging. I absolutely love the Muppets and knew that if I was going to be anyone, it would have to be Animal. For the Animal Muppets Costume I started with a giant mixing bowl and made two giant halves … Read more
Here’s the story behind my Pee Wee Herman costume. Every year I try to out-do myself and this year I think I really did it! I decided to be Pee Wee Herman. I knew I had a lot of work to do but it could be done! My mom was always really into Halloween and … Read more
I’ve wanted to do this Pee Wee Halloween costume for a few years now, but due to laziness I never went through with it. Last year I ended up doing nothing, but taking pictures. This year I finally wanted to do this. So I knew what I wanted, but figured someone has already done this … Read more
Bork Bork Bork! I first started this Homemade Swedish Chef from the Muppets Costume with white Antron fleece, which is the fleece they use to make actual Muppets, then dyed it in a washing machine with koala brown and rose pink to get it a flesh color. I had another piece of white antron fleece, … Read more
Halloween is a favorite holiday of my family; we own a restaurant and bar, and host a great Halloween Party every year. As hosts, we make sure that we go all out. This Homemade Sesame Street Yip Yips Costume was an idea that I had the week of, and made hours before arriving to the … Read more
Things you will need for this homemade Teletubbies adult group Halloween costume idea: * 1 pair of white sweats * 1 white long sleeve shirt * 1 pair of white cotton roper gloves * 1 bandanna (choice of color) * pipe cleaners (choice of color) * 1 yard of material (choice of color) * 1 … Read more
My Junior year of College at the University of San Francisco, my friends and I thought up the best homemade Teletubbies Group Costume. We spray painted tutus, got matching tops and used duct tape and tin foil to make the TV screen on our tummies. Then we just bought chap plastic headbands and pipe cleaner … Read more
This homemade Camilla the Chicken from the Muppets Halloween costume idea came about from my kids deciding to be different muppets for Halloween. I like to make their costumes and my 11 yr old oldest son wanted to dress up again this year – I had feared he would think himself too old to dress … Read more
For Halloween my son decided he wanted to be Plex from Yo Gabba Gabba. I like to homemake his costumes every year and this homemade Plex costume was going to prove to be a lot of work! First we went to a fabric store and scoured the bargain bins. Finally I found a yellow pleather … Read more
This is my tribute to the Muppets. I absolutely love the Muppets and am very excited that a new movie is about to come out. My husband was Beaker, I was Gonzo, and my sister was Animal. For Gonzo, I took a football helmet and built it up using pieces of foam and hot glue. … Read more
I have to start off saying my husband hates this show but our boys love it. So I found it very amusing when my 4yr old asked for me to make him a Plex robot from the Yo Gabba Gabba show on Nick jr. I hadn’t made a homemade costume in years and wasn’t sure … Read more
I made this Elmo Costume for my 11 year old niece. I got a pattern for hooded pajamas and used red furry fabric to make the pajamas. Then I bought Styrofoam balls for his eyes and a flat oval shape of Styrofoam for his nose. I covered the eyes with white fabric and colored the … Read more