As most boys his age, my son loved Bob the Builder. I was pleased he chose this costume as I love doing homemade costumes and prefer them over store bought anyday, and most store bought unless very pricey are not very good quality. This choice was a bonus since I knew this one would be … Read more
As others have stated, the key to a good Spongebob costume is finding the right box. We got lucky – the new vacuum cleaner we purchased in early October was exactly the right size. I sprayed it with white primer and cut generous holes for the face and arms. Then, I spray painted eggcrate foam … Read more
For this Homemade Patrick Star from Spongebob Costume I started with McCall’s 8938 and skip any animal parts, just need the basic jumper and hood pieces. Jumper just needs to be sized to fit your child, I used a size 2 and downscaled to fit my 5 month old son. It’s made from fleece with … Read more
This year my son asked to be Spongebob. I didn’t want to buy the costume because I thought it was a waste of money and not that cool of a costume if it were bought. So, I used a banker’s box (not the actual banker box but the box that ships the banker box’s) from … Read more
Here are my versions of homemade Spongebob and Patrick costumes. Very easy to make both! Spongebob is basically a giant box with a poster taped on the front. I painted the back yellow, added the shoes to match, and am wearing a yellow shirt. Patrick was a little more complicated. He is made 100% out … Read more
I went on a search for a quick and cheap costume to make and I got the idea for a Blue and Steve from Blues Clues Costume when I saw the blue sweatsuit. It was a big hit and everyone loved it!! Blue’s Supplies: light blue sweatsuit ($12) royal blue t-shirt ($4) 1 inch thick … Read more
This Dora and Diego Couple Costume was a very easy costume to make. Clothing was purchased at a Goodwill store. The orange pants are nurses scrub pants that I cut shorter as capris/shorts. The backpack is a child’s purple backpack. I put a patch on Diego’s vest to make it even more genuine. Diego’s bag … Read more
My son decided he wanted to be Spongebob for Halloween. I suggested to him that I make the costume and his head could be the Krusty Krab hat. Oh no, he wanted to “be” Spongebob. I racked my brain thinking of different ways to make it and here is what I came up with. I … Read more
My kids wanted to be SpongeBob & Patrick for Halloween, but it seemed impossible to find a Patrick Star costume to fit a 3 yr. old. People on E-bay were selling them too expensive or infant size Patrick costumes. So I decided to make a Patrick Star Kids Costume from scratch. The whole costume was … Read more
This Homemade Rugrats Group Halloween Costume Idea was by far the best costume I’ve done so far. Angelica is a total brat so we made her act it all night. For her hair we sprayed it yellow and put big purple bows in made from ribbon. We took a long sleeve orange shirt and drew … Read more
When my children wanted to be Last Airbenders Aang and Katara from that popular TV cartoon show, I looked online for homemade Last Airbender costumes. I nearly fell off my chair when the lowest price I found was $59! So I Googled images of the characters to see if maybe I could make the costumes … Read more
My Sponge bob costume idea came about because my nieces of four years and two years of age love SpongeBob. I decided to make a dream come true for two special little girls in my life. Up to a challenge and about two weeks of work I came out with costumes in which my nieces … Read more