My daughter wanted to be Jessie from Toy Story 2 so it was only natural that my husband was going to be Woody. For her costume, I used a pattern for a boy’s Western shirt, but altered the yoke to match Jessie’s. I made my own pattern for the cuffs and did some decorative stitching … Read more
These are very easy Homemade Woody and Jesse from Toy Story Costumes. The beauty is in the details. We purchased the hats from Disney, but made everything else. Woody – Jeans and cowboy boots, yellow shirt, vest sewn from cow fabric, red bandanna, sheriff badge. Jesse – Jeans with cow fabric “chaps” sewn onto front. … Read more
For this homemade Jessie Halloween costume idea I started with a long sleeve shirt that I bought at Old Navy. – I took pattern paper and laid it on top of the shirt while it was unbuttoned and traced around the left and right side of the front of the shirt at the stitched seams. … Read more
This homemade Buzz Lightyear Halloween costume idea was the easiest costume ever to make. Normally I have to have my sister help me but not with this one. I just bought a plane white tank top and spray painted the top half green with fabric paint from Joann’s, and got foam paper for the buttons … Read more
We love making our Halloween costumes. We got many compliments this year and were able to participate in a parade this Halloween Sunday. Many people kept asking us “How did you make this?” Please see the answers below. Jessie: For the Jessie the Cowgirl costume, we bought a white blouse, yellow felt and cow pattern … Read more
My son wanted to be Buzz Lightyear for Halloween, so I decided it would be cool if I would be Zurg (since he is Buzz’s Dad in the movie). Unfortunately they don’t sell adult Zurg costumes, so I decided to make my own Homemade Emperor Zurg With LEDs Costume. I have never sewn before, I … Read more
This year my six year old daughter wanted something that her and her sister could do together for Halloween. So after much discussion we came up with Little Bo Peep and her sheep. Little Bo Peep: For the dress I took a Raggedy Anne doll costume that my older daughter already had and took off … Read more
I love going all out for Halloween and usually start thinking of a future costume the day after Halloween. The idea of the Green Plastic Army Men came to me after I saw a clip on Youtube of visitors at Disney Land near the Toy Story display. They actually had guys all dressed in green, … Read more
Every year I vow to my daughter and her best friend that I will not be helping them with their annual Halloween obsession, the making of the ‘Best Halloween costume in town’. They have been enjoying Halloween together since they were little and went to the same day care. The discussion of different possibilities starts … Read more
This DIY Little Bo Peep Halloween Costume was VERY simple to make! All we used for the body was panels of cut cardboard (4 in a potato-like shape and 4 for the side panels) and various colors of felt for the body details. We wore white long sleeve shirts and bought two cheap pairs of … Read more
This is our Monsters INC costume. Our son was Sully (purchased costume), our daughter was Boo dressed in the monster suit, and our unborn daughter was Mike Wazowski. For Boo’s costume I found similar patterns of the purple snake body and grey octopus arms, white felt for the teeth, black sticky back felt for the … Read more
After my daughter got her first haircut last October, people kept telling us how much she looked like Boo from Monster’s Inc. I decided that Monster’s Inc Boo Costume would be a great costume for Halloween, but I couldn’t find one anywhere in her size (9-12 mo.). She wasn’t walking yet so I figured I … Read more