Coolest Homemade Gnome Riding a Snail Illusion Costume

Coolest Homemade Gnome Riding a Snail Illusion Costume

This Gnome Riding a Snail Illusion costume looks harder then it really was. All you need is a box and fabric and old clothes and shoes. Take the box and shape it. Make a hole to get in ,cover with fabric, take 2 pool noodles, shape neck and head cover with fabric glue on eyes. Sew … Read more

Coolest Homemade Firetruck Costume for a Toddler

Coolest Homemade Firetruck Costume for a Toddler

This year for Halloween I asked my almost 3 year old what he wanted to be for Halloween, and due to his obsession with firetrucks of course he said a firetruck. So I Googled images of firetruck costumes after looking at various other costumes I thought to myself, it cant be that difficult. So to … Read more

Coolest Carl the Minion Costume for a Toddler

Coolest Carl the Minion Costume for a Toddler

As the Dad I am more than happy to buy a costume from the store just hours prior to trick-or-treating.  However, my spouse loves making a Halloween costume more than opening presents on Christmas.  Last year we set the bar pretty high and won a costume contest as the family in Brave.  This year we … Read more

No-Sew Buzz Lightyear Costume for a Toddler

No-Sew Buzz Lightyear Costume for a Toddler

With my son being in love with Buzz Lightyear it was no questions as to what he was going to be. We had the store bought costume for play but as a kid of a mom who made all my costumes I couldn’t bear to let him wear a store bought costume. Although we did … Read more

Epic Homemade Evil Queen Costume for a Girl

The Evil Queen Costume

Here’s the story behind my little girl’s Evil Queen costume. Every year she absolutely has to be something beautiful for Halloween. Usually she is a Disney princess and she almost decided on Jasmine. But, this year we have been watching the TV show Once Upon a Time and her absolute favorite character is the Evil … Read more

Cool Itsy Bitsy DIY Toddler Spider Costume

Cool Itsy Bitsy DIY Toddler Spider Costume

Here’s the story behind making my child’s DIY toddler spider costume. She may only be three, but she knows exactly what she wants. Long before Halloween, I anticipated she wanted to be Twilight Sparkle from My Little Pony. She loves that show. But then two months prior to Halloween, she decided that she wanted to … Read more

Contest-Winning Little Chucky Costume for a Toddler

Contest-Winning Little Chucky Costume for a Toddler

I got the idea for my son’s costume contest by looking at his expression one day I thought that looked just like Chucky from Child’s Play and then it was on. My mission to turn my son Brody into a living Chucky Doll and inflict nightmares into those that Chucky just creeped them out. So … Read more

Awesome DIY Lego Ninjago Jay Costume

Awesome DIY Lego Ninjago Jay Costume

So awesome! Those are the words my son said  to me once I finished his costume. Although it was exhausting and stressful at times, those two words with his smile made it 100% worth it. My son decided he wanted to be Jay from Nijago and as a 40 hour a week working mother of … Read more