We came up with this Mario Cart and Princess Peach couple costume idea a week before we needed it. We only had 6 days to draw it out and start working. We spent every night after work spray painting, gluing, running to the store, pinning, running back to the store and panicking. We created spinning … Read more
Here are our cool Mario Brothers costumes – Captain Toad and Toadette are on the adventure of their lives, dodging the dreaded Shy Guy as they gather treasure. Every year Ben (my son) picks out a theme and I make the costumes. Ben (Captain Toad) is wearing a homemade mushroom cap, homemade backpack, homemade shoes, … Read more
I made these Princess Daisy and Princess Peach costumes for my daughters who are severely disabled from a double dx of CDKL5 and mitochondrial disease. I challenged myself to make a costume using their wheelchairs. They would pull off anything on front so I was limited to the sides and back. The costumes are for Halloween, … Read more
Link and Zelda have been an icon of my childhood. It wasn’t until recently I decided that I would finally make my own Link and Zelda couples costume. My brother accompanied me as Link, and, in January 2015, we stepped out onto the convention floor as Link and Zelda, granted, we could’ve done better, but … Read more
We were looking for a great four person costume to wear to Toronto’s annual Halloween street party. For my wife, myself, and one of our friends, we’ve been doing this for a few years and have really enjoyed the crowds and the camaraderie; however, this would be the first time for our fourth and he … Read more
So every year I love to do something fun and different for Halloween; this year I wanted to do something with 90’s kid nostalgia that was easily recognizable but not commercially available. Usually I have a few ideas bouncing around but can’t make any solid decisions until I visit the Goodwill store. This year, I … Read more
Buying a costume can be way too expensive. That’s why this year we decided to do it ourselves and get creative. For the Mario costume I bought Royal Blue high waited shorts from Charlotte Russe. I had an old red tee shirt that allowed me to make the basics of my costume. For the hat … Read more
I’m a super nerdy 28 year old Computer Scientist and until about a month ago, I’d never been to a comic convention. Dead set on attending one before I got “too old” to do so, I went and bought tickets for the whole family. (Because if momma’s going to go, we’re all going to.) And … Read more
For our second Halloween together, my boyfriend and I decided to make a couples costumes for our ‘Super Smash Bros’ themed Halloween party. We wanted something not commonly done and decided the Ice Climbers (Popo and Nana) would be the perfect costume for the rainy and cold Vancouver weather – cute, warm and iconic for … Read more
I’ve always enjoyed the Legend of Zelda and it’s hero Link. He also happens to be one of my favorite characters to play in super smash brothers n64, so why not be him for Halloween? Plus, all of my video games had recently been stolen, so it was sort of my way of paying my … Read more
I just turned 30 this year and I’ve always loved the Mario games. Mario is muh jam! Yoshi is my absolute favorite. I wanted to dress my dog up as Yoshi so naturally I’d go as Mario (none of this wimpy Princess Peach stuff for me) and my son would don a Luigi costume. The … Read more
This year our kids decided they wanted to be Koopa characters from Super Mario Bros. Yay, another family theme was born! We decided on Bowser, Bowser Jr., Iggy, Larry, Wendy and Ludwig von Koopa. Our dog was forced to participate by wearing the costume, aka Roy Koopa, for a few minutes for pics. The dog … Read more