Homemade Tin Woman Costume

Homemade Tin Woman Costume

I wanted to come up with something original and had never seen a tin woman so I went for it.  I found the boots at a yard sale and spray painted them.  Found the dress and silver leggings at a hoochie shop in the mall and the wig at a Halloween store.  I hot glued … Read more

Homemade Mad Hatter Costume for a Girl

Homemade Mad Hatter Costume for a Girl

My daughter wanted to be the Mad Hatter but we never get store bought costumes.  We may buy accessories but we put together our own costumes.  She found most everything she needed at the Goodwill but we had to go to the Halloween store for the hat.  We looked on the internet for ideas on her makeup … Read more

Homemade Angel of Death Costume

Homemade Angel of Death Costume

Angel of Death.  I wore a black bathing suit underneath a black lace body suit.  Found my black wings at a Halloween store and made my cape with black lace. I wore my black knee boots. I painted my face with black, purple, and blue liquid paint and added glitter while it was wet.  The … Read more

Cool Mom and Child Couple Costume: Mummy and Egyptian

Cool Mom and Child Couple Costume: Mummy and Egyptian: My mother dressed up as an Egyptian with my son's mummy costume for the daycare carnival.  His costume was a white turtle neck and white tights und

My mother dressed up as an Egyptian with my son’s mummy costume for the daycare carnival.  His costume was a white turtle neck and white tights underneath and wrapped with strips of shear cloth.  I soaked both in tea to give them and aged look. I tied the cloth rather than pinning it for safety sake. Painted his face … Read more

Last-Minute Child Costumes: Halloween Bums

Last-Minute Child Costumes: Halloween Bums: We always make several Halloween events each year and thus the kids want different costumes for each one we go to.  So this year, for one of the trun

We always make several Halloween events each year and thus the kids want different costumes for each one we go to.  So this year, for one of the trunk or treats we kept it simple and used costumes from a previous year and changed them up to be new.  The boy bum was previously used … Read more

Homemade Noah’s Ark Costume Complete with the Rainbow

Homemade Noah's Ark Costume Complete with the Rainbow: We had a carnival at church this year and I was assigned the Noah's Ark Station. Of course, a Noah costume was way to boring and common so I thought I

We had a carnival at church this year and I was assigned the Noah’s Ark Station. Of course, a Noah costume was way to boring and common so I thought I would do the Ark itself. I found the perfect skirt for the water at Goodwill and sewed foam fish on it. I made my … Read more

Little Caveman Costume for a Boy

Little Caveman Costume for a Boy: My little boy wanted to be a caveman so I bought some material and whipped this up in no time flat. The booties I made large and they slipped over his

My little boy wanted to be a caveman so I bought some material and whipped this up in no time flat. The booties I made large and they slipped over his shoes. I picked up the bone and bone necklace at a Halloween store. I used a marker and colored on the bone and smudged … Read more

Last-Minute Pharaoh Child Halloween Costume

Last-Minute Pharaoh Child Halloween Costume: We attend several Halloween activities every year and the kids always have about 3 costumes every year.  This was my son's Pharaoh costume for the ch

We attend several Halloween activities every year and the kids always have about 3 costumes every year.  This was my son’s Pharaoh costume for the church carnival this year.  I found the head piece at a junk store and just bought an over sized white tshirt to go with it.  I had the belt in … Read more