This Carmen Sandiego costume was an easy costume to make, and was items I could re-use after Halloween so it was a total win-win! Everything was right at Charlotte Russ: Red Pea coat, Yellow tank top- folder up so the top part would hang down, Halloween underwear that said “Boo” on the back, and the red … Read more
Who didn’t love searching the world for Carmen Sandiego growing up? The mystery, the intrigue, the geography lessons. Those were the years when Oregon Trail and Carmen Sandiego were the go-to computer games—the years of my childhood. Now that I’m grown up and have long hair for the first time in years, I realized I … Read more
We had a great time making this Price Is Right Costume. We got corrugated board and spray painted them green. Then we vinyled all the letter designs. Tied a string through it to hang. We also made the shirts. The fronts says “I $ Plinko” and the backs say “Spay and Neuter your Pets”. We … Read more
This Double Dare couples Halloween costume was a HUGE hit a few Halloweens ago, and our friends still talk about it! If you are a child of the 90’s and remember watching the show Double Dare on Nickelodeon…you and everyone else will truly love it. My husband and I really got into “character,” which … Read more
Supplies for this costume: White Long Sleeve Shirt Jeans Knee & Elbow pads Goggles Transfer sheets that can be ironed onto clothing (buy @ Walmart) Different kinds of large (gross looking) squishy bugs She was told by so many people how creative this costume was & how much they loved it, so this was a … Read more
I was in love with the computer game ‘Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego” as a kid, and was brainstorming the idea of being some sort of character in ‘popular culture’and not a ‘dead bride, princess etc’ I went to Value Village and miraculously found a perfect skirt and suit jacket set for about … Read more
My husband and I watch the Price is Right everyday, along with our almost three-year-old Cameron. He loves the wheel, and the noise it makes. Early this year my husband said, “Wouldn’t it be cool if we could make him the Big Wheel Halloween costume?” I thought that it was a great idea, but I … Read more
I used to LOVE the computer game “Where in the world is Carmen SanDiego” so I thought I’d be her for Halloween. I won first prize in a costume contest. I got the coat at a retail store. It’s a winter coat but it was a cold October night so it came in handy and … Read more
Our American Gladiators Group Costume was vintage American Gladiators Zap, Blaze and Ice. To keep with the 80’s look, we went extreme on the hair and makeup with bold red, blue and gold eye shadow and ratted big curly hair. Our costumes were red, white, blue and gold themed. Two of the girls used wrestling … Read more
I was trying to come up with easy costume ideas for a Halloween party my friend was throwing. I came up with the Jeopardy Contestant. You will need one large cardboard box, one medium cardboard box, one or two cans of flat gray spray paint (will depend on size of box), one can of metallic … Read more
Well this is me and my wife in our Homemade Howie Mandel from Deal or No Deal Costume! We love your site cause gives us great ideas, or just fun to enjoy. We chose to look like the TV hit deal or no deal, because its a neat and easy idea. We recently won first … Read more
This year in honor of Bob Barker’s retirement we decided to deck our family out in a group Halloween costume of “The Price is Right”! Dad was the Big Wheel, Mom was the game, Plinko the oldest daughter was a Barker’s beauty, and the younger daughter was the contestant! Our newest addition (six weeks old!) … Read more