Homemade Game of Thrones Optical Illusion Throne Costume

Homemade Game of Thrones Optical Illusion Throne Costume

I wanted to create a Game of Thrones style throne for a costume I made. This version is made from slats from a set of vertical blinds, a cardboard box and palm fronds. I really wanted to challenge myself to make a throne that was quick, cheap and easy to do. I started by making … Read more

Cool Spiderman Costume For a Toddler

Cool Spiderman Costume For a Toddler

My toddler had his heart set on being Spiderman this year, so I began searching for inspiration in the homemade superhero costume arena. This was challenging because the store-bought costumes are pretty good these days, but I still wanted to create something special. I came across a great tutorial and found the perfect fabric at … Read more

Original Homemade 2-Year-Old Run DMC Costume

Original Homemade 2-Year-Old Run DMC Costume

My handsome 2 year old son and I decided to go costume shopping at Toys R Us. As soon as we got there you would have sworn the gates of heaven opened up b/c he was in his glory. I asked him to pick out a costume but he was so distracted by all of … Read more

Homemade Toddler Pirate Costume with Pirate Ship Buggy

Homemade Toddler Pirate Costume with Pirate Ship Buggy

I was debating whether or not to take my daughter, who is only 15 months, trick or treating for the first time and I knew if I was going to, I was going to be creative with her means of “transportation”. I was looking for a fun way to complement my daughter’s pirate costume, and … Read more

Cutest Toddler DIY Chicken Costume on a Budget

Cutest Toddler DIY Chicken Costume on a Budget

This year we created a grand champion chicken costume for our toddler for Halloween. We have joined the sustainable living bandwagon and living in the heart of Dallas, Texas it was a challenge to introduce our love for chickens. Neighbors would drive-by so slowly and walk down the alley just to get a glance into … Read more

Homemade 2-Year Old Mahna Mahna Costume

Homemade 2-Year Old Mahna Mahna Costume

My two year old son is obsessed with the Mahna Mahna song. Whenever he’s upset, all I have to do is play the Youtube video and he starts cracking up. It was the only costume I considered for Halloween, but there were none to be found that were ready made. I’m a bit of a … Read more

Evil Cruella and Her Innocent Dalmatian Puppy

Evil Cruella and Her Innocent Dalmatian Puppy

My daughters are 9 (Madison) and 2 (Ella) so it gets difficult trying to think of a themed costume idea that would satisfy them both. I had all but given up when I came across the idea of Cruella De Vil (the Cruella I saw on Pinterest was for a toddler but I knew Ella … Read more

Cute iPad Costume for a 4-Year-Old

Cute iPad Costume for a 4-Year-Old

My 4 year old son said he wanted to be an iPad for Halloween, so that’s what he was! It was so much fun to make and all homemade. For the front and back of the iPad we used white foam board for the front and silver foam board for the back. I just cut … Read more

Coolest Lil Granny Toddler Costume

Coolest Lil Granny Toddler Costume

Every year I normally create costumes for my kids. This year, I decided that our toddler would be a prefect granny! She’s short, she repeats herself (a lot), she’s incredibly nosy, and we typically wait around for her to complete any task – especially getting in and out of the car, so, she has the … Read more

Coolest Kwazii Octonaut Costume

Coolest Kwazii Octonaut Costume

Calling All Octonauts To The Launch Bay, Peso, Shellington, Dashi, Inkling, Tweak, Tunip. Hmm, we are missing Kwazii. Where can Kwazii, the silly pirate cat be? Sound the Octo-Alert because we have found our mission – search the deep blue sea for Kwazii. All Octonauts to the launch bay, it’s time to Explore, Rescue and … Read more

Disney Planes Dusty Crophopper Tricycle-mounted with Pilot Costume

Disney Planes Dusty Crophopper Tricycle-mounted with Pilot Costume

Since the first Disney Planes movie came out, my son, Talen, has been obsessing over all airplanes, especially Dusty Crophopper’s character in the movie. So, I decided to build him a Dusty airplane to accompany his pilot costume for Halloween this year (2014). After determining the size of airplane based on my son’s size, I … Read more

Top Gun Baby Pilot Costume with an F-14 Tomcat Jet Plane

Top Gun Baby Pilot Costume with an F-14 Tomcat Jet Plane

We decided to make our 10 month old son Maverick from Top Gun for Halloween 2014, and since he isn’t walking yet, we transformed a little plastic push buggy into a huge F-14 Tomcat fighter jet. All in all, probably $60 spent on this costume. Our son LOVED riding around in it and it was … Read more