Unique Family Halloween Costume Idea: The Five Senses

Unique Family Halloween Costume Idea: The Five Senses

I love family costumes, but found coming up with 5 person costume ideas to be harder than it was when there were just 4 of us. After thinking for a while and surfing lots of lists on line, I started brainstorming things that had the number 5 in them and happened on \”the 5 senses\”!! … Read more

Dr. Seuss “Thing” Family Halloween Costumes

Dr. Seuss "Thing" Family Halloween Costumes

My kids and I stumbled upon a picture of thing one and thing two Halloween costumes when I was pregnant and decided to be a thing family for Halloween with the kids being thing 1, 2 & 3. We used blue temporary hair spray to make our hair blue, I made matching tutus for my … Read more

Classy Country Family Costumes

Classy Country Family Costumes

This whole thing was thrown together and it worked perfectly.  My 2 yr son with his awesome mullet, my step daughter with her cowgirl glamour and the dog had to match! We got lots of laughs through out the night, which made it so much fun! The kids had a blast!! All of our costume … Read more

Best Homemade Ghost Busters Group Halloween Costume

Best Homemade Ghost Busters Group Halloween Costume

This year my 13 year old son and 3 of his friends wanted to do a costume together.  After tossing around a couple of different ideas, they decided to go with the Ghostbusters.  At first I was feeling a little discouraged because the flight suits I was finding were expensive.  I searched the web for … Read more

Minion Mania! A Full Family Homemade Costume Set

Minion Mania! A Full Family Homemade Costume Set

This was our Despicable Me movie themed year, with Purple Evil Minion, Yellow Minion, little Agnes, and her unicorn! Our purple minion needed simple street clothing, but the hat was a HUGE hit! I sewed a simple beanie out of purple fleece, then sewed on eyes with googles all made out of felt. You could … Read more

Creative Alice in Wonderland Family of Four Costume

Creative Alice in Wonderland Family of Four Costume

Every year, for the past 4-1/2 years, we have chosen to do family themed costumes. In 2009, we were the Addams Family. In 2010, we were the Flintstones. In 2011, we were a Pirate Family. In 2012, my husband deployed to Afghanistan for his 2nd deployment, so since we were not a “complete” family, I … Read more

Cool Homemade Wizard of OZ Costumes for the Family

Cool Homemade Wizard of OZ Costumes for the Family

I wanted to be the Wizard of OZ family for Halloween, but why pay $30+ per costume?!? So I made them! For the scarecrow I took sweat pants/shirt found at the Goodwill ($5 total) and took some worn out/stained/no longer used shirts laying around the house, cut them up and made patches out of them … Read more

Best Monsters Inc. Costumes Ever!

Best Monsters Inc. Costumes Ever!

Our 3-year-old daughter, Sofia, loves the movie Monster’s Inc. When it is bedtime she hides under the covers and waits for her dad to come into her room and pops her head out and yells, “BOO!” She calls him Kitty, a.k.a Sully, and me Mike Wazowski. People even say she looks like the little girl … Read more

Judges from The Voice Group Halloween Costume

Judges from The Voice Group Halloween Costume

CHAIRS: I used red poster board and black duck tape. I put wooden dowels on each side of the chair backs to keep them upright. I used velcro strips to secure the chair back to the clothes. I used cardboard to make the tray in front and used velcro to secure to the chair back. … Read more

Sanderson Sisters Hocus Pocus DIY Girl Group Costume

Sanderson Sisters Hocus Pocus DIY Girl Group Costume

We are three friends (two of us sisters) who wanted to do something together this year. Our very good friends throw a huge bash, complete with a DJ, for about 100 people. We finally came up with and agreed upon being the Sanderson Sisters from Hocus Pocus, and we were so excited. We didn’t tell … Read more

Turtley Awesome Ninja Turtles Halloween Family Costume

Turtley Awesome Ninja Turtles Halloween Family Costume

Ninja Turtles all home made The shells for the 4 turtles were all made from dollar store foil roasting pans, the 2 larger ones had to be cut across the middle and joined with an extra pan. All were covered in papier mache’ and painted. My wife knitted the green hats and made the belts, … Read more

Coolest American Gladiators Group Halloween Costume

Coolest American Gladiators Group Halloween Costume

Every year my friends and I try to think of a clever group costume. This year the guys wanted to join in the fun so we thought, wouldn’t being the American Gladiators be fun. I love to put the costumes together with stuff I can find at thrift shops, goodwill, ebay, and my own closet. … Read more