For Daphne – I bought the go-go boots and the wig on eBay. I got the dress at Target and shortened the hem and added the pink ribbon trim. Used left-over pink ribbon as a headband. I made the green ascot from material that I bought at Walmart. For Fred – Got the shirt and … Read more
We decided this year to have a group Halloween theme. My friend, Christina, and I have toddlers 6 weeks apart and we thought it would be perfect to dress them up as Pebbles and Bam-Bam. Then we figured, the kids can’t do it alone! So, I designed, re-created and sewed seven costumes for the group. … Read more
For my son’s 2nd Halloween we went as the Homemade Rubble Family Costume from the Flintstones. All 3 costumes were homemade, Barney, Betty and Bambam. I unfortunately cant find the photo of Barney but here are the other 2. Betty: I found a light blue dress at Value Village. I cut off the sleves and … Read more
Me and my girl friends kids are best buds… they are the real life Pebbles and Bam Bam! We decided to make our own costumes for the kids and it only cost us about $10 for both, you cant beat that! For these homemade Pebbles and Bam Bam toddler costume ideas I bought 2 yards … Read more
My 5 year old son loves Scooby Doo. I had this homemade Mystery Machine kids Halloween costume idea so he could wear his favorite pajamas! First I spray painted a box with aqua spray paint,(cost $2.99). Next step, I painted the green accents with paint I already had. The rest of it was just like … Read more
I love Halloween. It is, for me, the best day of the year to party and have fun. Every year my costumes get funnier and it has reached the point when people expect me to dress a bit crazier each year. This year I decided to dress up as THE GREAT GAZOO; it is not … Read more
Every year Our Medical school students committee has Bar Crawl. All 2nd years and above dress in costume. My friends and I dressed in a Homemade Flintstones Group Costume. Three of us were the Rubble family. I was Betty Rubble. I handmade my dress by making a skirt and a halter neck top with my … Read more
We planned all year long for this, we went from Goodwill to Goodwill looking for just the right clothes and when we finally pulled this Scooby Doo Gang Ever costume together it was awesome! We got so much attention from kids and adults. We went to the famous 6th St in Austin and people thought … Read more
The most expensive thing here was the paint for the Mystery Machine. It costs about $45. Everything else came from a sale rack or thrift store, or things we already had. We felt it best to rent the Scooby costume for the kids sake vs. trying to make a Scooby costume on our own. It … Read more
My husband and I decided to be the black Fred and Wilma Flinstone this year for Halloween. The Homemade Wilimina and Fredrick Flinstone Couple Costume was roughly $50.00 a piece in the stores so I decided to make them on my own. I used fleece for my Wilma costume and felt for Fred’s costume. It … Read more
For Fred, I bought some orange fabric and sewed it together and then cut jagged edges. I think I used black felt material to make triangles and glued them to the outfit. The blue tie was an old tie he had and I just cut it to make it jagged. We sprayed his hair and … Read more
My 3 year old son wanted to be the Scooby Doo’s Mystery Machine last year, so I searched and searched and could not find one. So I tried to talk him out of it and thought he would forget about it being three. Until this year when he was 4 and said he wanted a … Read more