My 15 year old son saw a YouTube video about an urban legend, the Owl Man, and immediately decided that he wanted to create his own version of this for his Halloween costume. He and my husband began by taking chicken wire and bent it and shaped it into a shape that resembled an owl’s … Read more
My son really wanted to be a Fire Truck for Halloween… I am not very creative but with the help of many online websites I was able to put something together for him that he LOVES. With a simple cardboard box, paint and supplies that can be found around the house or in a dollar … Read more
We had some play glasses that my son Briton, three years old at the time, would wear around the house and every time he put them on, we thought he looked like a mini-Andy Warhol! So I thought “what a cool and funny idea for a costume!” This is How I Created this Mini Toddler … Read more
Like many kids today, mine love Minecraft. My son wanted to be a creeper this year and we were up for the challenge. We found some unused cardboard boxes at the local home depot and built each body part from the pieces (head, body, telescoping part of body, and 4 feet). The biggest challenge was … Read more
After Pharrell Williams appearance at the Grammys this past year, I used Photoshop to put his famous “hat” on my head and other friends and even a large rubber duck, to make people laugh and be “happy” at the sight. What a great reaction from friends and followers – so I thought I’d bring back … Read more
When I asked my son what he wanted to be he screamed Superman. So I started my search and although I found some costumes, I didn’t think any of them were all that cute. Then I got the idea to do Clark Kent. All I needed was khakis, which my son had, a superman shirt, … Read more
This 2014 Halloween, I thought long and hard on what I could design for my two sons, Ryan (4) and Joshua (3). I knew I wanted a cohesive design to put them in. After many thoughts and ideas denied from Ryan, as I asked him his take on it too, it was decided. A little … Read more
I had to throw together something for a Halloween party so I searched my house for ideas. After tripping over a 12 year old life size cut out of Dr. Evil several times that my daughter recently broke, I had a brainstorm. I was just going to dress up as Dr. Evil, but since I … Read more
Our five year old son decided that he wanted to be George Washington for Halloween. My mother whipped this costume up with largely thrifted items, such as the wool coat which she cut down and added embelishments and the buckle shoes (she added the buckles to regular black shoes). We went to Central Park to … Read more
The costume took 2 hours in total to apply, it was completely mad using liquid latex, cotton buds, metallic spray paint, a bald cap, face paint and a cape. First I had to apply 5 layers of liquid latex to my face and bald cap which I left to dry and then I covered it … Read more
I saw the new TMNT movie and said I wanted to bring ninja rap back. I stared with my gloves. Took half inch green foam from Jo Anne fabrics and traced my hands out. I cut and sown them together. After I made sure it was a sure tight fit I stared to reinforce the … Read more
Last year I had a bunch of left over boxes, so instead of throwing them out I decided to build a Halloween costume. The shape of the box immediately made me think of a school bus. Once I began, several different variations and classic movie/TV characters, which suited the idea, came to mind. Lots of bus … Read more