Cutest Sock “Hop” Monkey Halloween Costume

My dilemma this year: how to out-do last year\'s costume (a wee baby Viking), plus make it warm (we live in Washington), and comfy (or my son will

My dilemma this year: how to out-do last year’s costume (a wee baby Viking), plus make it warm (we live in Washington), and comfy (or my son will try to rip it off), and last but not least durable (for a very active one year old). Luckily, I didn’t have to search quite as long … Read more

Coolest Wearable Pirate Ship Costume, Matey!

Here is my two year olds wearable pirate ship costume.  The costume is really light weight because it is made entirely of foam and a small amoun

Here is my two year old’s wearable pirate ship costume.  The costume is really light weight because it is made entirely of foam and a small amount of cardboard.  The foam was painted with two layers of brown, the first a light brown, and then a dark brown.  I used a stiff paint brush to … Read more

Cool KFC Col. Sanders Homemade Halloween Costume

Colonel Sanders costume – found a white 3-piece suit online for $9.  From Ebay I purchased the horn-rimmed glasses for $5 and the cane for

Cool KFC Col. Sanders homemade Halloween costume – found a white 3-piece suit online for $9.  From Ebay I purchased the horn-rimmed glasses for $5 and the cane for $6.  I crafted the neck tie from extra ribbon I had on hand.  I had no luck in finding a white wig or one that was decently … Read more

Creative Magic Carpet Ride Optical Illusion Halloween Costume

I made this costume for my 3 year old daughter to wear in our hometown contest. She won best overall in her age group this year! 
I used a larg

I made this creative Magic Carpet Ride Optical Illusion Halloween costume for my 3 year old daughter to wear in our hometown contest. She won best overall in her age group this year! I used a large pillow case I found at Goodwill and two pieces of foam board for the “carpet”. I  lucked out … Read more

Cute Homemade Chucky Costume

Our son was 2 and had no idea who we were dressing him up as , so before he would take control of Halloweens to come we had to have this one. We made

Our son was 2 and had no idea who we were dressing him up as , so before he would take control of Halloweens to come we had to have this Chucky costume. We made his costume, colored (temp) his hair and he won 1st prize at Universal City walk , it was an awesome … Read more

Easy, Last-Minute Toddler Costume Idea: Hobo

Easy, Last-Minute Toddler Costume Idea: Hobo

Originally, we didn’t have a Halloween costume for my nephew. We were headed to Trunk Or Treat at our church and had to quickly pull something together. We had this easy, last-minute Toddler costume idea: Hobo. Everyone loved it! People were stopping to take pictures of/with him and we were the talk of the town. … Read more

Cute Girl’s Homemade Flower Costume

In keeping with the nature theme, our daughter dressed as a flower the year our son dressed as an apple tree!  To put together the flower costum

In keeping with the nature theme, our daughter dressed as a flower the year, our son dressed as an apple tree! To put together the flower costume, my mom made a tutu out of green tulle.  She basically gathered the tulle and sewed it to some elastic (there are lots of tutorials online with various … Read more

Cute Homemade Greaser Baby Costume

Cute Homemade Greaser Baby Costume

We love dressing up for Halloween. My 15 month old son has a ton of hair so I wanted a costume that would show it off. My husband and I decided on a greaser, you know, like Danny Zuko from Grease or my fav, Wade Walker from Cry-Baby. Sounds easy, or so I thought, all … Read more

Littlest Wolfman Homemade Halloween Costume

Littlest Wolfman Homemade Halloween Costume

I wanted to make a traditional monster costume for my 16 month old son, but I didn’t want to do anything scary, so I decided on a cute littlest Wolfman homemade Halloween costume. This costume ended up being a little more difficult to make than I had originally anticipated, but I was happy with how it … Read more

Coolest Child Couple Costume: Chucky and Tiffany (Bride of Chucky)

While brainstorming costume ideas for my daughter and nephew, the idea of chucky crossed my mind which was perfect, seeing that my nephew kinda resem

While brainstorming costume ideas for my daughter and nephew, the idea of chucky crossed my mind which was perfect, seeing that my nephew kinda resembles chucky, and Tiffany was obviously a perfect match. I didn’t want to spend tons of money on costumes so i headed to our local thrift store. After digging i found … Read more

Easy Toddler Donut Costume

I asked my two and a half year old son what he wanted to be for Halloween last year and his response was simply, "I want donuts". This has been a c

Asked my two and a half year old son what he wanted to be for Halloween last year and his response was simply, “I want donuts”. This has been a common request because donuts are his favorite desert, but it got me thinking… why don’t I make a donut costume for him? So I bought … Read more

Coolest Pebbles and Bamm Bamm Homemade Halloween Costumes

4yr old Pebbles - Pants were hand-sewn out of felt material. (Measurements were made by guesswork) Top - Oversized leopard print T-shirt cut up. And

These are my children’s Pebbles and Bamm Bamm homemade Halloween costumes.. Four year old Pebbles – pants were hand-sewn out of felt material (measurements were made by guesswork). Top – Over sized leopard print T-shirt cut up. And hair tie- bone molded out of playdoh and left to harden for a week ten glued onto … Read more