Halloween Costume Making Is Our Jam

I started really enjoying Halloween when I made my son’s first Halloween costume when he was just 8 months old.  It was just the creative outlet I desperately needed at the time.  As the years progressed, Halloween costume ideas became something we talked, planned and created well in advance.  The kids wanted unique costumes over the years and with my need to create something completely out of my wheelhouse, costume making became our jam.   

13 years later, I am still at it, with help from my 11-year-old and now for the first time, passing the baton to my oldest, as he is making his very own ghillie suit.  I thought this was the perfect time of year to share some of our years past Halloween, semi-home-makes once again, as we are all so excited for costumes & candy fun!

DIY Costumes

      November 03, 2013          

This is becoming one of our things, the kids and I making serious Halloween Costumes!  It started with their own leather (pleather from Target) jackets and real bull whips to add to their Indiana Jones Halloween costumes.  The following year, they wanted to be a "real" Military Lego Minifigure and Icee Polar Bear. Went to the army surplus store to buy an actual military dress uniform and sized it and fit it to a custom foam board body we constructed.  Went to the Brookfield Zoo to purchase a polar bear mask & paws.  Still needed to make the fur hat, hind paws and Icee Letterman sweater and awesome Icee Trick or Treat Bag.  Last year it was a Pokemon Card, a specific card mind you and a different Lego Minifigure, the Lego Robot. This year, it was Steve and an Enderman from Minecraft, again with specially designed Trick or Treat bags and accessories.  The products the kids love, come to life, their obsession of the year seems to crescendo into Halloween costumes.  We usually buy some store bought  pieces and add to the costume with some homemade accessories. The accessories are where it is at, the kids keep coming up with items to add, making their costumes more unique and their very own. 

Ingredients: Store bought finds + handmade crafting + DIY instructables + alot of foam core + glue gun+ cutting + pasting + patience + most importantly + kids imagination!

Enderman & Steve from Minecraft

Enderman and his Grass Block Trick or Treat Bag.  Enderpearl inside. 

Steve Head to Toe with Custom  Iron Armor and Treasure Chest and Diamonds & Golden Apple inside. 

Pokemon Card & Lego Robot

Lego Robot

Pokemon Card

Icee Polar Bear & Military Lego Figure

Looked all over for this exact color, finally went to Army Surplus and cut and sewed an actual dress military uniform to fit the foam core body we created.

Particularly liked the Lego head we made with the cap of the yellow spray paint used to paint his head.

Icee with is custom Trick or Treat bag

He's the Icee Polar Man!