Excellent Lieutenant Dan Halloween Costume

Excellent Lieutenant Dan Halloween Costume

My husband and I attend an adults-only outdoor costume party each year, and we usually like to do some sort of a couples costume.  I came up with the idea of doing Forrest Gump and Lieutenant Dan, with the thought that I would be Dan and my husband would be Forrest.  This reasoning was based … Read more

Prize-Winning Headless Marie Antoinette Halloween Costume

Prize-Winning Headless Marie Antoinette Halloween Costume

I wanted to be an iconic woman in history and create a glamorous, sexy costume. I researched Marie Antoinette and found that she had been beheaded and that triggered all the ideas for my costume. It took me a week to create it. I used duct tape, spray foam insulation, 3 sticks, a can, a … Read more

Homemade Ariel Costume (for a High School Principal!)

Homemade Ariel Costume (for a High School Principal!)

I was eight years-old when the Little Mermaid was first released in 1998, and ever since, I have always wanted to be Ariel.  This year, as a 31 year-old woman, I decided was time!  In the beginning of October, I spent about 5 hours looking up costumes, but all of the pre-made Ariel costumes looked … Read more

Awesome Demon from KISS Halloween Costume

Awesome Demon from KISS Halloween Costume

The idea and inspiration for this costume came from my daughter who enjoys trick or treating and one of my favorite rock ‘n’ roll bands, KISS. So the first year was just to get involved, makeup and a wig. My daughter and I had such a good time, it was then I decided to actually … Read more

Girl’s Halloween Claw Machine Costume

Girl's Halloween Claw Machine Costume

My 8 year old daughter decided that to be a claw machine for Halloween this year. This is one of her favorite games to play and it turned out awesome. We started off with a big rectangle box. We cut out the windows and spray painted it black, but you could choose any color. We … Read more

Cute Homemade Toddler Costume: Russell from UP!

Cute Homemade Toddler Costume: Russell from UP!

It was less than 2 months away to my son’s first birthday and I still had no idea what the theme party would be. One evening while switching channels, Disney Pixar’s Up was on TV. I’ve seen the movie several times and am a huge fan; and then it clicked! The Russell character would be … Read more

Awesome Toothless and Hiccup Wheelchair Costume

Awesome Toothless and Hiccup Wheelchair Costume

This year my son picked “Hicup” and “Toothless” from the dreamworks movie “How to Train your Dragon”.  This one was a doozie.  We worked the body again with foam board, sanding and sculpting the lines  We made a large square block of foam board from glueing sheets together and forming a square.  We sculpted the … Read more

Coolest Monsters Inc. Family Halloween Costumes

Coolest Monsters Inc. Family Halloween Costumes

I got the idea to do Monsters Inc when my 2 year old daughter was screaming and I found myself wondering if the lights were going to start flickering.  I realized she sounded just like “Boo” and was the perfect age to use that as a costume for Halloween.  Then I decided to have my … Read more

Coolest Homemade Prisoner and Policeman LEGO Minifigure Costumes

Coolest Homemade Prisoner and Policeman LEGO Minifigure Costumes

We go to an outdoor adult Halloween party every year, so dressing warmly is always at the base of our costume ideas.  We’ve won the costume contest at the party several times, so we always feel the pressure to create some amazing oufits!  Since our 8-year old son is addicted to LEGOs, it was an … Read more

Funny Chick and Chick Magnet Couple Halloween Costume

Funny Chick and Chick Magnet Couple Halloween Costume

My husband and I are into karaoke.  He was singing the song Fever,  and one line of the song was “chicks were born to give you fever,” so I thought of making a chick costume. I made him a chick magnet costume out of styrofoam, and I glued  feathers to to ends. His song was … Read more

Last-Minute Minnie Mouse Costume

Last-Minute Minnie Mouse Costume

At 8:30 pm the night before Halloween, I decided I wanted to wear a costume to work the next morning. I had just gotten home from the gym to find that my husband wasn’t at home. I called him and discovered that he was across the street from Wal-mart. When he asked if I needed … Read more