7 year old son: “Dad, I want to be a bumblebee for Halloween.” Dad: “Really, you mean one with black and yellow stripes and cute little wings. Kind of baby-ish don’t you think?” Son: “No Dad, Bumblebee! From Transformers.” Dad: “Oh, of course. That’s better. That will be cool, we can make it look like … Read more
This Bat-Tastic family Halloween group costume was one of my favorites to make and wear out! It was a huge hit at my brothers’ Halloween party and didn’t make a dent in my bank account! Plus, it was awesome all three siblings were characters from Batman! The hunter green leotard was purchased at a dance store. Lucky for … Read more
I have loved dinosaurs ever since I was a little girl, and this Halloween, I knew right away what I wanted to dress up as- a Velociraptor! This was probably my most ambitious costume to date, and my lovely boyfriend was a tremendous help to me while making it. I thoroughly enjoyed wearing it out, … Read more
Last spring my boyfriend decided he wanted to go as Colonel Sanders (you know, from KFC) for Halloween this year. He hasn’t dressed up in over a decade! At first I refused to be his chicken, because I didn’t think it’d be possible to find a really cute, form-flattering chicken costume for a twenty-something woman. … Read more
Astronomically “shooting stars” are meteors which are rocks/objects from space that get attracted by earth’s gravitational force and enter earth’s atmosphere. Not this costume idea… our “Shooting Stars” takes on a twist of the traditional notion in a fun “pun” type of way. All you need is a gold dress, star accessories, fake plastic guns, … Read more
I made this female Rufio costume my first year of law school. I was in desperate need of a creative outlet, and I have always loved Halloween. I’m not a fantastic seamstress, so I started scouring local thrift shops and fabric stores for the pieces that I would need. My list of materials is as follows: Target: … Read more
This Kate Middleton engagement photo costume was SO much fun for me. My hair was getting longer and my obsession with Kate Middleton was growing so it only made sense to be her for Halloween. I ordered a similar dress, bought the foe diamond, and added a tiara so people would ‘get’ the costume. All I … Read more
I decided to be an Avatar this year. I just wore a brown swimsuit top and a blue swimsuit bottom. I made the loin cloth out of Fabric from Hobby Lobby ($1) and brown Yarn. I cut the trips of fabric to fit my size body and just glued it with fabric glue and tied … Read more
I did not see any Black Swan costumes last Halloween which really surprised me due to the popularity of the movie. I love Halloween and I especially love to get creative and matchy-matchy with my best friend, so I was intrigued by the originality and challenge this Black Swan and White Swan costume presented. I knew … Read more
Dalaine Nolan as a Vending Machine. This Vending Machine costume is definitely one of a kind. Our family had a lot of fun making the costume but we also had a lot of trouble with the costume. The box was a refrigerator box. It was cut down to the height of Dalaine. Brian, Dalaine, and … Read more
Garret as the Green Plastic Army Man. This costume was awesome but boy let me tell you the problems we had. When Garret first decided he wanted to do this for his costume we thought, oh this will be cheap, we have all kinds of stuff around the house. We were going to use an … Read more
As an 80’s baby, which little boy did not love watching wrestling on TV? And who doesn’t remember the epic match between Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior? Boy, was that a classic. About a week before Halloween 2012 my cousin asks me what my thoughts were about creating him the Ultimate Warrior costume for our annual … Read more