My son came to me and wanted a Aang Avatar The Last Airbender (cartoon version) Halloween costume. I downloaded a photograph of Aang holding his flying staff from the Internet. I bought wood, brown spray paint, liquid nails, and 3/4″ small wood nails at Home Depot for the flying staff. I made the top wood … Read more
I was Dora the Explorer for Halloween this year and it was super easy, and fairly inexpensive. I think it was a great costume for me because it was cute and fun, but not overdone and I wasn’t another “sexy (insert occupation here)” at the party. The best part is that most of the pieces … Read more
The Spongebob costume is made of cardboard with wood reinforcements, a layer of fiber fill (the stuff you fill cushions with), and felt (yellow, brown, and white). There are two padded beams going through the suit allowing it to sit comfortably on my shoulders. The facial features I made on the computer and printed them … Read more
Wow…what a great thing that happened last October, my daughter wanted to be Spongebob for Halloween. I had spent the last 6 years going to the mall and purchasing store bought costumes that were expensive in price and cheap looking. I always figured it would be too difficult to make a costume myself. Well, after … Read more
Last Halloween I was Chuckie Finster from Rugrats. It was a thrill for everyone. The Chuckie Finster Costume itself was the easiest thing to put together. I got green in a way cargo shorts and a sky blue tshirt from the thrift store. I used a yellow marker to make the little squiggles on chuckies … Read more
I have to start off saying my husband hates this show but our boys love it. So I found it very amusing when my 4yr old asked for me to make him a Plex robot from the Yo Gabba Gabba show on Nick jr. I hadn’t made a homemade costume in years and wasn’t sure … Read more
So, as most kids, my 1 1/2 year old son wouldn’t wear his costume. So instead of making a fuss, my husband and I decided to do most of the dressing up. My son loves Bob the Builder (and I have to agree, it is pretty entertaining) and after he found a hardhat at a … Read more
My 3-year old son is obsessed with Spongebob, so I decided to make him a Homemade Spongebob Squarepants Halloween Costume this year. What possessed me, I’ll never know, as I am not what most would consider “creative”. However, it all turned out pretty neat, we thought. First, I cut and taped a regular brown shipping … Read more
Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, and Susie hit high school! And who do they meet there? Only their favorite reptile, Reptar! REPTAR – The Reptar costume started out with a white sweat suit which we dyed green. We also dyed an additional long sleeve shirt green so we could use the sleeve as a tail later. The … Read more
I created this “original” handmade Spongebob costume, at the request of my 8 year old, who wanted to “look just like the real Spongebob”. The costumes available just didn’t cut it. He did not want his face to show, so that his friends wouldn’t know it was him! This is where it all began… I … Read more
This Homemade Spongebob Squarepants Costume was FUN to wear and easy to make from Dollar Store finds! This costume cost me less than $10.00! Supplies needed: white T shirt (or yellow) name tag red tie or long strip of red fabric assorted sponges (dollar store has them in variety packs) headband, I used a winter … Read more
My 13 yr. old daughter suggested we make a Homemade Broby from Yo Gabba Gabba Costume as a joke. I took one look at this crazy creature and told my daughter we could do it. I bought foam sheets from the craft store and made the shape of the torso, legs and arms with the … Read more