Michael V.
My son wanted to be an astronaut but that seemed a bit moring, so I wanted to give it a twist. We decided to make it look like he was floating while attached to a rocket booster. His legs were the flames & we made him fake legs from PVC pipes and some sweatpants. The … Read more
In the summer a person on an on-line garage sale was giving away a large bag of bubble wrap. i jumped on it thinking, I know I can make a costume with this. I immediately thought of an octopus, but it was my husband who said, make him a scuba diver that has been captured … Read more
My daughter wanted to be something scary this year, (she usually goes for cute) so I was thrilled to take on the challenge. I love doing optical illusion costumes. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do but when I spotted this dress for $12 in a thrift store, I knew I instantly knew what … Read more
We used a cardboard box cut to look like a cage, some old pants stuffed to look like my son’s legs. A piece of foam board to support the upper body of the clown as well as a pool noodle for the arms and some fake hands. I sewed the back of a mask together … Read more
Our son Paul who is 5, dressed as a minion. The costume was actually not too hard to make and I think I spent the majority of time going to thrift stores looking for overalls that would fit him. These were a sz 4t, a bit small but we made them work. To make the … Read more
My son Sean was an upside down old man. My husband doubted that we could pull this costume off, I am so glad we proved him wrong!! We bought men’s pajama bottoms and a windbreaker jacket at a thrift store. They were oversized, but needed to be. We had him wear the jacket as pants … Read more
My 10 year old son is one of those dancing signs you often see along the highway. It is mostly sewn together from men’s bright yellow t-shirts. The letters and streamers are a blue plastic tableclothe. This won in a local contest in a neigboring town. In motion this got a great reaction. My son … Read more
This Homemade Monster Babysitter Halloween Costume is like an optical illusion. A monster is carrying a baby in a Baby Bjorn carrier. The monster head is a rubber mask and the baby body is a doll.
This is a DIY crane game Halloween costume based on the arcade game. We used a cardboard box which was spray painted yellow. We decorated it with print outs from the computer. Inside there is a piece of foam insulation that you can buy sheets of from Home Depot. Battery operated LED Christmas lights are … Read more