My son Nicholas absolutely loves emergency vehicles, the lights, the sirens, everything, so it was no surprise that he requested to be a fireman for Halloween. I thought I was doing well by finding a black firefighter suit that I enhanced with yellow reflector tape, however once I showed him them the finished product, he … Read more
We needed a costume for a party and wanted to do something creative, rather than just buying a costume. We thought about making a “Claw” or “Crane Game”. We basically just cut out the front and arm holes, then spray painted the box. Painted some details on the front and added some cheap, old stuffed … Read more
My kids love Mincraft and wanted to be their favorite characters for Halloween. We have showed a few people the costumes so far and have got a great reaction cant wait to bring them out for trick or treating. We make costumes every year for the kids. It is fun to see what ideas they … Read more
MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority)…Who Want’s to Ride the T? My roommates and I are students at Northeastern University and are in love with the city. To may homage, we went out as the different T-lines (red,blue,orange, and green) for Halloween. We made our costumes out of trash bags and colored duct tape, and taped … Read more
I got a huge fridge box, cut a “door in it, then had my son put the box on over him to make sure I marked the right spots I wanted things to be in, then hot glued gunned in a so called “step” the size of the inside of the box and big enough to … Read more
Creating this R2D2 was fun and exciting! First we took a regular light weight trash barrel and cut out the bottom and flipped it upside down. Next it was spray painted white and then the detail painting was done and holes were cut. For the dome, We covered a yoga ball with paper mache about … Read more
We are Halloween NUTS! We go all out including a haunted barn and parties for the kids as well as ones for the adults. To us, Halloween is about being crazy and creative and most importantly having fun! The Joker and his tag line – Why so serious? ! was a perfect fit. We had … Read more
Originally we promoted our large group of friends to attend a local Halloween party as the whole entourage of characters from the classic 1987 ‘s vampire flick, The Lost Boys. Although our friends declined, my husband and I decided to go as the two main characters, Michael and David. We sourced the outfits from goodwill … Read more
I wanted to make a theme with all 4 of my kids and thank GOD they loved my idea! My eldest daughter was the Mad Hatter, my other daughter was a huge tea cup, my son was the white rabbit, and my youngest daughter was a lavender tea bag. I got the Mad Hatter felt … Read more
Well it was getting close to Halloween last year and I still hadn’t come up with a costume idea for my teenage daughter and I. We wanted to do couple theme. Usually I dream (literally dream when asleep) my creations and how they will be made, but nothing. We were at a thrift store browsing and … Read more
My youngest daughter Sarah was obsessed with SpongeBob Squarepants. Since I always made the costumes, she begged me to turn her into SpongeBob. This was when he was pretty new and the store bought costumes just weren’t there. I worked in a restaurant, so I never had a bunch of money. I did, however have … Read more
I made this costume for a local fun run. It was a bit challenging but I actually ran the entire 3 miles inside the snow globe. I had a few ohhs and ahhs, a handful of wow– check out the snow globe, and a number of CAN YOU BREATH in there! (No worries, I had … Read more