My 8 year old son William happened to have a 3rd grade book project due a few days after Halloween and since he chose the fairytale “Puss in Boots,” we decided to incorporate it in this year’s wheelchair costume. I started off by getting three-four large pieces of cardboard from the grocery store. The first step is to find the … Read more
This year was the first year that my two year old son was going to go trick or treating and in a wheelchair. I had not decided what he was going to be until one day my husband came home with a fireman costume from Costco. I agreed to the costume under one condition, that … Read more
I went as the fortune teller Esmeralda. My inspiration came from Zoltar in the movie Big. My boyfriend Kevin constructed the frame and box out of wood I purchased at a hardware store. I wanted it sturdy because it had to go over my wheelchair. We used big pieces of plywood and different sizes of … Read more
This year Connor went as Batman and the Batmobile. Daddy again had to start with the foam outline to make sure all brackets will lay on the right spots of the wheelchair/stroller to support it. We use standard sheets of foam core. The first layer is always the outline layer and bottom structure of the design … Read more
Like most 9-year-old girls, my daughter is somewhat obsessed with the movie “Frozen.” Early on, she decided she wanted to be Elsa for Halloween. Since Dalia is confined to a wheelchair, we challenged ourselves to turn her wheelchair into a winter sleigh as part of her costume. My husband cut the sides of the sleigh … Read more
Kinley is 3 years old and uses a wheelchair and we wanted to make her a cool costume that she could have fun in. We were inspired to do this project after seeing other amazing wheelchair costumes from fellow special needs families and seeing how it just lights these kids up. She picked a Hello … Read more
My son Christoffer is twelve years old. He is a huge wrestling fan. A family friend got him a mask like the one worn by a wrestler named Rey Mysterio while on vacation in Mexico. He wears it around the house a lot and said that he wanted to wear it for Halloween. As you can … Read more
Halloween costumes are always a challenge to come up with for my daughter Carly who happens to be in a wheel chair. Not a challenge due to her being in a wheel chair but a challenge due to countless hours of deciding what the next awesome and fun costume that she loves will be. This … Read more
My son is in a wheelchair and with all the straps and pieces we have been having a hard time through out the years finding a costume. It is very difficult as he won’t wear a hat or a mask no face paint and can’t have anything big and bulky. We are big hockey fans … Read more
Little Miss Jocelyn is always used to rolling so it was inevitable she would be a school bus. She is 7 years old and wheelchair bound so I tried this year to work it in somehow. The costume is just boxes and poster board but still frustrating and time consuming to make. In the end … Read more
My best friend, sister in law, and myself have four toddlers all the same age. Every year the local fair has a kids costume parade. The entire town shuts down for everyone to come watch the kids walk down the middle of the town showing off their favorite costumes. Even the local cops block traffic … Read more
Our son Luke has Menkes Disease. It’s a rare fatal disorder that means he can’t walk or talk. He can’t sit upright without support of his wheelchair. The wheelchair makes it hard to go trick or treating. This year dad decided to make the chair part of the costume. A cardboard wardrobe box was cut … Read more