When thinking of a costume for my boyfriend and I, we went back a forth between a couple different ideas. But boy were we happy we went with this choice! We decided to be a McDonald’s Monopoly Fries and Milkshake! It was so fun making the costumes! I went to the fabric store and bought … Read more
This Taco Truck Costume was a last minute costume designed for a friend’ letter “T” themed party. I made it out of construction paper and poster board then topped it off with a sombrero and a fake stash.
My husband and I both decided to be the Hamburglar (well he refused to be Ronald McDonald… so two Hamburglars it was!). We both purchased prison uniforms that would work as the base of the costume. I bought the big red ties from Amazon (for about $5.00 each) and the hamburger iron on patches from … Read more
I wanted to be something unique and came up with a Homemade Wendy’s Girl Gone Bad Unique Halloween Costume Idea! I used a few different costumes pieced together. I used a Country Girl costume for the dress. I found the white under shirt at Goodwill and thought it looked like the real Wendy’s. The red … Read more
I decided a few years back to be Jack In The Box for Halloween. I started 3 weeks early in preparation. In the end, I wished I had one more week to clean it up around the edges. Bear with me, as the process of making the jack head was tedious. To make the jack … Read more
After browsing on your site for baby costume ideas I decided on the chicken. With help from previous entrants made one for my baby girl. After I finished I started thinking about what my husband and I would be. At first I thought rooster and hen with a baby chick, but my husband quickly vetoed … Read more
Inspired by the “I’m thinking Arby’s” commercials, this is a really easy and cheap costume to make, and I got more compliments about it than anyone who had expensive store-bought costumes. I bought plastic party headband at a dollar store. My headband had two springs coming out of the top and some Styrofoam spiders on … Read more
My husband says my mother ruined me for Halloween by always making mine and my brother’s costumes. So, I absolutely WILL NOT buy an already made costume for our son. He has to be something original and handcrafted! (at least until I can’t get away with it anymore – he’s three now). That’s part of … Read more
Every year the Aramini family does a “theme” for Halloween! This year, we had a DIY fast food family Halloween costume idea… Mommy as Ronald McDonald – I went to the local salvation army and scored a pair of yellow adult footed pajamas and a red & white striped sweater.. I cut the arms and … Read more
I wanted to make a Foreclosed Home costume for Halloween, but my mom explained that it could hurt someone’s feelings; after all there are a lot of people in California who have recently lost their homes. So then she said, “Why don’t you go as Jack?” I thought, OK, so how do I make a … Read more
My son wanted to be Chuck E. Cheese. I prefer to make my own costumes so I began searching the internet and didn’t find a single homemade Chuck E. Cheese toddler costume idea ever been made of Chuck E. other than the original Chuck E. Cheese. So I decided to sew a bear costume and … Read more
I had a Chihuahua as a pet. I wanted to be the Taco Bell dog. I started this dog costume by trying to make the head out of paper Mache’. It burst and I made a mess in the kitchen. I went to the store and purchased four different size balls. I taped them all … Read more