For Halloween I wanted to create a costume that would be unique and interactive. Thinking back to my favorite childhood toys a Mrs. Potato Head costume seemed like the perfect idea! After digging up my old figurine the costume took about 2 hours to make. The inside structure is a pop up laundry hamper and … Read more
My son’s name is Jack and we try to do a costume each year playing on his name (A Jack from the game Jacks and this year a Jack in the box). The first year we did Jack Jack from The Incredibles. I got red footed pajamas and some fabric paint. I just painted on … Read more
These homemade Monsters Inc. costumes have been done before, but never this well! Time, effort and love plus paper mache (and a lot of it), a big yoga ball, and some well mixed green paint = Mike Wazowski. Time, effort and love plus lots of furry blue fabric, a plastic bag stuffed tail, an old … Read more
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