Ever since my dog was a young puppy she liked to be held on my hip like a toddler and everyone always commented on her coat. Growing up, Lamb Chop was one of my favorite shows and while toy shopping for her birthday I found a toy of Lamb Chop and noticed how similar she … Read more
My son is only 7 months, and too small to eat candy or go trick or treating, but that doesn’t mean he cant get dressed up right?! I was watching the news about the Kickstarter that reached enough money for Reading Rainbow to come back, and BOOM the idea hit me! I Googled Reading Rainbow … Read more
I’ve made pretty elaborate costumes in the past, but don’t go overboard every Halloween. I wasn’t planning on something real time consuming, until I saw a car commercial that featured some of the Muppets. One sighting of the Muppet called Sweetums and I knew that’s what I was going to make. The best feature of … Read more
My husband loves the Swedish Chef and likes to imitate him from time to time. His favorite skit is the one with the lobster. So for Halloween, we decided it would be fun to have him act out the character, and in a play on my red hair, I of course had to be the … Read more
Though Halloween is one of our most favorite times of the year, it can truly be difficult to enjoy in the Midwest. It is cold and usually rainy here in October! You will often find that unless you have an indoor party to celebrate at, your costume is typically buried under several layers of cold … Read more
Although my two daughters are getting older, they still love Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch! And believe me, each costume really does fit each one of their individual personalities! Once they decided what they wanted to be this year, I quickly got to work on the patterns, since I knew that I was going … Read more
The basic structure of the Sesame Street mask consists of a balloon, which was covered with papier mache. Cover 3 layers. Then the balloon was pierced and cut open from below so that the head could fit in. The mouth area was formed with chicken wire, after which the whole mask is further coated with … Read more
The basic structure of the Fraggle Rock mask consists of a balloon, which was covered with papier mache. Ca 3 layers. Then the balloon was pierced and cut open from below so that the head fits in. With chicken wire the mouth area was formed, after which the whole mask is further coated with papier mache. … Read more
I have always loved the Muppets and this year I decided to make the Muppets band. These costumes were a great hit at Boston Pizza in Orangeville ON. The whole night was posing for photo`s because everyone wanted one. I made the heads by paper macheing balloons for the heads, stretching fleece over the heads, … Read more
Animal, Beeker, Janice, Dr. Teeth and Abby Cadabby were our family theme for our Halloween costumes this year. First, let me just say that I do not know how to sew very well. Therefore, my method of construction is usually the fabulous glue gun. My youngest son (8 yrs old) was Animal so let’s start … Read more
As Halloween approached I was feeling very uninspired about what costume I was going to be for my baseball team’s annual Halloween party. I had a couple lack luster ideas floating around my head, but nothing that got me excited. Since time was short I had basically resigned myself to just doing something from the … Read more
We decide to dress up as Yip Yip Aliens from Sesame Street for Halloween this year. If you don’t know who they are, then look up ‘yip yip Aliens’ on YouTube and prepare to laugh! We thought they would be good costumes cause they are good for any weather (particularly in Cold Canadian Halloween), and make … Read more