This year we decided to make the kids Mario, Luigi, and Donkey Kong. We made the heads by making a cylinder shape out of cardboard and scuplting faces from paper and tape. Then we covered them with paper mache. I put a mix of joint compound and caulk and sanded it to make it as smooth … Read more
First off this was of course the brainstorm of my Granddaughter who was 8. The previous year we were Characters from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland – and she was so thrilled with the outcome she decided we needed another threesome so therefore it was from her favorite show Adventure Time! It was decided early … Read more
I sat in front of my computer screen for what felt like hours looking for the right theme to match with the size of my family(2 girls, and 1 boy.). I had a couple ideas, but they were shot down by my younger(and girliest) daughter for not being “girly” enough. Toy Story? “No.” Monsters Inc? “No.” Power Rangers? … Read more
Well since Spring Breakers is such a crazy film with oddball scenes and experimental narrative, it would of course be a good inspiration for unique and ballsy characters. So Alien and his female cohorts go through a range of costumes that are truly out there but there is one particular scene that gave us the … Read more
This costume idea takes creepy to a whole new level! It’s easy, unique, inexpensive, and incredibly effective. Each costume cost only around $10. The most important component of this costume is the face mask. I used 3 white molded, adult masks found at a craft store and bought inexpensive cream colored, tan, orange, and red … Read more
Every year our daughter, now 5, selects a theme for us to follow each Halloween. This year it was Day of the Dead! We began by searching images of face makeup that we liked and I, being the art teacher, combined them in to one-of-a-kind designs. Now, part of the challenge that I look forward … Read more
We decided we wanted to do a creative costume, and try to make it as realistic as possible. We decided to go with the Homemade Green Plastic Army Toy Soldier Costumes. Even though some others have done this costume in the past, we figured we could take it to another level. We knew we needed … Read more
Here’s how our South Park family costumes were made… So this is the fifth year that I have been making our family’s costumes from scratch. I think that this year is not only the best one yet, but also the funniest! Why? Well first of all, we literally live on the south side of our local park haha! … Read more
We wanted to do a group theme and wanted it to relate to our everyday personalities. Thing 1(myself) and Thing 2(coworker/friend) Cat(friend) are a rambunctious group together always acting wild and crazy! So we thought this idea was the best! Cheapest Halloween ever! The “things ” made our tutu ‘s extremely easy but your arms … Read more
I have enjoyed sewing costumes for my 7 kids for the last 19 years and LOVE themes. A big year for 6 year old girl twins & 8 year old brother – for scoring lots of candy now that they have endurance! Living in Minnesota requires warmer costumes so we headed to the store for … Read more
Our costume shot every one out of the water. We all played out roles quite well all night; either telling friends to “rock out” or “wrap it up” or “cut it out”! We brought a new meaning to “getting paper”, getting “rock hard” and “scissoring”. The things you can make with cardboard and duck tape … Read more
My husband and I have been wanting to dress up as Phantom of the Opera for some time, and this year was finally it! We dressed up from the scene Don Juan Triumphant, where the phantom wears a full black mask as opposed to the usual half white mask. His shirt is made from Simplicity … Read more