The enchanting magic of Disney is undeniable. The list of movies that have transported generations seems never ending. As far as costume choice goes, if you want to make an indelible impression, Disney costumes will take you there!
With so many store bought Disney costumes available, why would you need to create your own? After perusing this extensive collection, you won’t be asking that question anymore! The level of detail and love that went into making these, is apparent. These costumes look and fit better than anything you can purchase. In addition, the act of creating costumes for a family member is incredibly bonding. The journey adds so much to the destination.
As a result, you can recreate the magic of Disney with these fantastic Disney costumes. Use your imagination to augment your favorite characters. Be inspired by the DIY costume designs here that are truly magnificent works of art.
So each year, I make costumes for my family. At the time, I had a two year old and was 7 months pregnant. I wanted another Pixar theme so I made Monsters Inc. costumes. Plus I found a great way to incorporate my then in the womb daughter! She was Mike Wazowski’s eyeball (posterboard, stretch … Read more
With my son being in love with Buzz Lightyear it was no questions as to what he was going to be. We had the store bought costume for play but as a kid of a mom who made all my costumes I couldn’t bear to let him wear a store bought costume. Although we did … Read more
My daughter is a huge Alice in Wonderland fan. Last year, she had her heart set on being the Mad Hatter for Halloween. Most of the costumes she liked were a little too grown up, and the others were just too commercial. Instead we found this pattern and she helped make it, along with her … Read more
My Little girl really wanted to be a mermaid for Halloween- I don’t like buying things that everyone else can go out and buy, I love to be original. Mermaid, mermaid I started thinking! What could we all be? That’s it… THE LITTLE MERMAID! The wheels started turning. I knew right away that my baby … Read more
When I was in high school, I participated in another school’s theatre program. Every year the theatre department had an Awards night, with an awesome theme. The theme the year that I went was Superheroes Vs. Supervillains. My Mom and I were searching for a super (heehee) cool costume for me to wear. We decided … Read more
Here’s the story behind our Moana family costume. My daughters and niece are huge fans of the movie Moana, and decided they wanted to dress up as characters from the movie for Halloween. We incorporated their costumes into their birthday party, as they have birthdays before and after Halloween. I agreed to get into the … Read more
So I was shopping for costumes online and came across a “Sexy Pinocchio” costume that cost $90 for a costume that barely had any material to it. I liked it but not that much so I decided to recreate the costume myself and it really wasn’t that hard to do. I tried to find a … Read more
Last summer I found some really great fabric on an incredible sale. It was just the right color to make a “Belle” costume from Beauty and the Beast for Halloween. This is my two-year old daughter’s favorite princess movie, so I figured it would be an easy sell, and then we could use the dress … Read more
I’ve always been an extreme fan of Disney and the theme parks. My favorite character is Beauty and the Beast’s Belle. She is very graceful, delicate and kind which I can relate myself to her. I’ve seen many versions of Belle’s beautiful gold dress in the famous dancing scene however I have not seen the … Read more
Our Wonderland Costumes…Don’t call me crazy, just call me “Mad”. Disclaimer: Just know that I am NOT a super seamstress…creative, maybe…but I cannot sew more then a straight line! It may also be added that my hubby is NOT a “dress up and go out” for Halloween kind of guy! BUT, he thoroughly enjoyed this years … Read more
The Mad Hatter Girl: Jasmine wanted to be the Mad Hatter but all the costumes at the store didn’t look anything like the real Mad Hatter, so I decided to do my own research on the internet and made her a one of a kind Mad Hatter Girl. Hat made using a Dollar store hat … Read more
My sorority has a Halloween Date dance every year and instead of dressing as something generic I wanted to go all out with creativity, so I decided to be Russell from Up and my boyfriend, Josh was Carl Fredricksen. We ended up finding most of our costume at Salvation Army or by using stuff we … Read more