My seven year old son loves frogs. He raised frogs from tadpoles this summer and he has been fascinated with them ever since. I spent a lot of time thinking about how I would create a frog costume. Believe it or not, I do have any frog costume creation experience. During college, I was a … Read more
We couldn’t think of a costume for our 5 month old. I seen a lot of stroller costumes and the idea of a Pacman arcade game dawned on me. I actually thought it would be more difficult than it was. My husband cut the shape out of a regular cardboard box and it fit perfectly … Read more
It was very difficult to come up with this idea! I would have never came up with the idea myself, but I saw the idea for it online and as soon as I saw it, I knew it was the perfect costume for my son and we weren’t going to see another one while we … Read more
I noticed that the Toaster Strudel commercial kid looked a lot like my grandson Damion, and it became a funny thing between us.We watched all the commercials on youtube, and literally did “Laugh Out Loud”. His 11th birthday was Sept. 19, so as a joke birthday gift I made him the outfit and it also … Read more
I live in Sapporo, Japan and always enjoy Halloween over here. One of the big disco clubs hosts an event that draws over 1,000 participants each year. Most of the locals buy their costumes at the same stores, and it is pretty easy to stand out if you spend a little time on making a … Read more
I’ve always loved Star Wars and wanted to do something different then the common Luke Skywalker which everyone expected my blonde boy to play. Then everyone assumed I would be Leia but I thought it would be more accurate for a mother of a toddler boy to be his bounty hunter. So I was Boba … Read more
The shirt is from Goodwill, the jeans and thermal are from the back of my closet, and the Dickie’s one piece came from eBay. The wig is from an actual wig shop and I got it cut into a mullet. This was a pretty awkward experience – the lady made me wear the wig and … Read more
I started on this costume super-early since my husband is in the military and he would be missing his 1st Halloween. We are a Mexican-American family and a piñata is a staple of a celebration. What other appropriate way to celebrate my son’s 1st Halloween than have him be a piñata? I saw a piñata … Read more
Well to start off, my son Trace who is seven came up with the idea of being the Elf on the Shelf. He has one; his name is Woody the elf and Trace absolutely loves him. He really wishes he could be around all year. So the search for the elf on the shelf stuff … Read more
My son loves weather (we even went to the National Weather Service for his birthday this year) so when it came to Halloween, he decided he wanted to be a tornado this year. I took a hula hoop and used that as the base. I took a piece of brown fabric and sewed it to … Read more
On October 25th, 2014, I was transformed into Two Face from Batman. I got the inspiration from going to Comic Con in Chicago with my nieces a few months back. It was my first time and I couldn’t believe how awesome it was and all the cool costumes everyone went all out on. After talking to my … Read more
I have never been one to buy a costume for Halloween so when it came to dressing up my son for his first Halloween, a store bought costume wasn’t going to cut it either. All I knew is that it needed it to be comfy and warm for my 9 month old to tolerate it. … Read more