Another Halloween, another great wheelchair costume for now 6 year old William Joel! This year I simply acquired 3 large pieces of cardboard from a local supermarket and bent them to fit around the chair. I made a “Jolly Booger” Pirate Ship Wheelchair Costume. I attached the cardboard pieces together with large adhesive Velcro tape. … Read more
I made the wheelchair costume using cardboard, it is strapped to his wheelchair and open on the back so the wheelchair can still be pushed. Every year I make a different costume for my son Cody. This costume was made using cardboard, I cut the cardboard in the shape of a gondola, sprayed painted with … Read more
Our son William was born 3 months premature and as a result of complication from his early start he has cerebral palsy. Last year he decided he wanted to be Batman so his dad Matt decided to make a Batmobile to go over his wheelchair. They spent time in the shop working on the design, … Read more
My wife is a teacher at a local elementary school, and she was looking for a wheelchair costume for one of her students. Kenesth is a native of a neighboring city, and had won a recent race with this car paint scheme. All the “Pit Crew” are teachers and support staff. The girl’s name is … Read more
My son loves Spongebob Squarepants, so he chose Spongebob Squarepants in a motorboat wheelchair costume for his Halloween costume. To accommodate his wheelchair, we decided to have Spongebob sit in his motorboat. The Spongebob costume we purchased at a local Target. We used two large sheets of cardboard from a refrigerator cardboard box, stretched it around the chair in … Read more
This Addy Caddy Flower car wheelchair costume was a fun project put together overnight when the thought came to me on a whim a day before her Boo at the Zoo night and was a big hit. We always have cardboard boxes at the house for my daughter’s supplies and equipment so I knew I could make … Read more
Derek is a 10 year old boy in a wheelchair. I try to make a costume out of any type of box so it works the easiest to put on and off easily on the wheelchair. His costumes cannot have any thing that needs to put on his head or any clothing that is too … Read more
Derek is a 10 year old handicapped boy in a wheelchair. The only music that he will listen to is Bon Jovi. That is the only songs on his mp3 player, if there is anything else on it he will drop it. He went to the Bon Jovi concert 2 years ago and loved it!
I made this Casino Dealer Wheelchair Costume using a cardboard box, roulette set that I purchased separately, poker chips, felt and vinyl. I had to raise the box with another small box so the roulette could sink in the whole and spin. I also used a pool noodle to make the “bumpers” on the side … Read more
Roller Skate and Ruffle Sock Wheelchair Halloween Costume Idea: Materials for the Roller Skate- 1. PVC Pipe for the frame around the wheelchair 2. Insulation foam board for the skate (holds up well over cardboard or styrofoam) 3. Glue (PVC pipe, super) 4. Chicken Wire 5. Caster wheels 6. Paper 7. Ruler 8. Paint 9. … Read more
Years ago we read a suggestion in Exceptional Parent magazine to incorporate the wheelchair into the Halloween costume. We’ve had lots of fun doing just that! The Pirate in a Ship Wheelchair Costume was made using large pieces of cardboard, covered in brown paper and decorated with marker. The box easily folded flat for transporting … Read more
Every Year we find a new way to go out for Halloween and every year I let my son pick what he wants to be. This year he picked “Cat in the Hat”, and then the wheelchair project begins. We decided to put the Cat in the Hat in his crazy vacuum cleaner that he … Read more