Best Home Made Roger Rabbit Halloween Costume

Best Home Made Roger Rabbit Halloween Costume

Here is My Epic Roger Rabbit Halloween costume!  Hope You all enjoy it as much as I did making it and showing it off!! Things you will Need!!! or at least what i used!! Number 1 and most important!  A creative mind!  you will need this! 2. Sewing machine. Needles and pins!! 3. about 3 … Read more

Coolest Mad Hatter Costume

Anybody can be Johnny Depp\'s version of The Mad Hatter, but I decided to take the Hatter\'s madness to its (il)logical extreme. In my vision, th

Anybody can be Johnny Depp’s version of The Mad Hatter, but I decided to take the Hatter’s madness to its (il)logical extreme. In my vision, the poor Hatter was so confused as to which hat to wear to the Queen’s Tea, that he decided to wear EVERY hat he owned at once. Now, of course, … Read more

Coolest Mickey Mouse and Car Wheelchair Costume

This year my son picked Mickey Mouse as his costume and every year we have to incorporate a costume for the wheelchair.  We start with a heavy c

This year my son picked Mickey Mouse as his costume and every year we have to incorporate a costume for the wheelchair.  We start with a heavy cardboard form that slips right over the wheelchair.  We then layer 2″ foam core on top of the cardboard.  We layered outwards for each piece that we needed, … Read more

Coolest Flying Genie Illusion Costume

Homemade Flying Genie Illusion Costume

I still remember creating Halloween costumes as a child with my dad, back in my small hometown. Hearing people say “How did you make that”?? or “Where did you come up with that idea?” created a passion to continue building costumes throughout my adult years. October always creates an inner excitement of what is about … Read more

A ride on a magic carpet with Prince Ali? Or is it Aladdin?

A ride on a magic carpet with Prince Ali? Or is it Aladdin?

I was looking for a costume that was a little different this year. My son wanted to do a transformation since I had made princess transformation costumes for my daughter the years before. My daughter wanted to be a princess. After some convincing, my son agreed to do a magic carpet costume if he could … Read more

Coolest (Non-Evil) Homemade Maleficent Costume for a Girl

Coolest Homemade Maleficent Costume for a Girl

Here’s the story behind our homemade Maleficent costume. Before I was even finished making last year’s Halloween costume, my then-10-year-old daughter declared that she wanted to be Maleficent. But she wanted to be the version of Maleficent with the long flowing hair around her horns. After a lot of searching online, I decided to make … Read more

Costume-Hacking the Mad Hatter Costume for My Daughter!

Improvising a Mad Hatter!

My daughter loves the newer Alice in Wonderland movies, especially Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter. I’ve always been a costume hacker for the kids, looking at photos and figuring out what we have around the house that could be altered or tricked out to make the costume (actually for adult costumes too)! For this … Read more

Coolest Homemade Humpty Dumpty Baby Halloween Costume Idea

Homemade Humpty Dumpty Baby Halloween Costume Idea

For Elliot’s first Halloween, I wanted to make a special costume but I didn’t have the time or sewing skills to make an elaborate get-up, so I put together a great costume hack. I decided to make a simple Humpty Dumpty costume that hangs off of a hooded sweatshirt, making Elliot look like a big-headed … Read more

Easiest Homemade Belle and The Beast Costume

Easiest Beauty & The Beast toddler costume

Since my daughter reminds me of Belle, I decided to make both of us a Belle and the Beast costume. I wanted to make a dress that looked like the one from the original cartoon. I followed a pattern for a princess dress and made adjustments along the way so it would look more like … Read more

Coolest Homemade Rafiki Costume from The Lion King

Homemade Rafiki Costume from the Lion King

This is my Rafiki costume (from the Lion King) that I made for my Son Joshua. I used a pattern to sew the furry suit, but actually it was quite tight on him for October 31st… Making the Rafiki Costume I started with Styrofoam block for the face and carved it to the shape. Then, … Read more

Coolest Boo Costume from Monsters Inc.

Coolest boo from monsters inc costume

Ive always wanted my kids to be Monsters Inc. characters, but never really made them. This year I decided to go ahead a give it a try. I started off with an old jacket that my 2 year old had outgrown. I was about to throw it away then thought it would be perfect for … Read more