We Made Our Own Halloween Costumes

Back in the day, we made our own Halloween costumes out of whatever we could find in the home. This Halloween let your kids feel invincible by having them create their own superheroes. These bird wings are fun and easy to make, and are the perfect beginning for a fabulous bird Halloween costume. Pair it with a pink dress and tights, and you have a unique, handmade Halloween costume that won’t break the bank. Everybody loves the iconic flapper dress because it is elegant yet fun, and it makes a great Halloween costume too. On Halloween night let your toddlers ride in style by transforming a plain wagon into a bug yellow school.

With just a little bit of fabric, elastic, paint and imagination, your child will be a wish come true in this handmade Halloween costume. These sturdy glass jars are everywhere – wine glasses, soap dispensers, makeshift chandeliers, wedding reception tables, pantry storage and on and on. Whether you love the throwback jars or want to poke fun at their comeback, this Mason jar Halloween costume is easy to DIY. As a bonus, the tall balloon will make it easy to keep track of your child on Halloween night.

Most every kid loves pizza, let them proudly wear their favorite meal this Halloween. My daughter is insisting on being Rapunzel but maybe I can sway her with one of these fun ideas. This happy-go-ducky Halloween outfit is so simple your kids can help make it. Hot-glue or hand-stitch yellow feather boa pieces onto the sleeves of a yellow hoodie. The pieces are safety pinned to a green shirt so they’re easily removed, leaving the shirt wearable after Halloween A cute headband and slip-on shoes dressed as bumble bees complete the sweet blossom. Emulate a renowned artist in pint-size form this Halloween All it takes is a little artistic license.

Each of these cute and clever Halloween costumes includes detailed how-to instructions so you can make the duds with ease. Incorporate cool accessories (a favorite barrette, a crazy belt) that kids can use for dress-up play after Halloween. The average person plans to spend about $77 on Halloween this year, and more than two-thirds plan to buy Halloween costumes, according to the National Retail Federation. You could easily drop $50 to $70 on just one costume, blowing your budget for candy and costumes for the rest of your family members. Made from sturdy cotton fabric with an easy-over neckline, this Halloween costume could become a favorite dress-up dress for several years.

Get crafting with our instructions, patterns and helpful tips and you’ll have the cutest homemade Halloween pet costume in no time. For HGTV fan Sara Alavi, dressing her girls up in Halloween costumes is a tradition. Costuming your cat is a Halloween rite attempted by only the bravest of pet owners — but, if your cat is willing, take a cue from HGTV fan Queen1Cat and turn your landlocked kitty into a seafaring rogue with a custom-stitched puffy shirt and felt pirate’s hat. Giving new meaning to the phrase, ‘working like a dog,’ this Halloween pet costume cleverly repurposes closet castoffs.

The fashion-forward hats sported by Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice at Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding weren’t just a hit in royal circles, they also made quite an impression on HGTV fan Sara Alavi who began work on her pups’ elaborate Halloween costumes soon after the royal wedding. HGTV fan Debbie Richmond is one of those souls brave enough to dress her cats for Halloween. To ensure the Halloween costume doesn’t cause them to overheat, she chooses lightweight fabrics, like this nylon cape, that can easily be removed. As was our tradition last year and the year before that , we’re collecting a roundup of costumes even lazy geeks like us can make on a reasonable budget.

Trick-or-treaters will definitely do a double-take of this clever Halloween costume that uses toddler-size clothing on a well-crafted body to resemble the Headless Horseman and his horse, Daredevil. With the exception of Lisa, those all take way more time, effort, and money than Halloween deserves. Place it around your kid’s neck for a homemade version of Frankenstein’s signature neck bolts. Any of these easy DIY Halloween costume ideas will score you some cool points with your friends, co-workers and trick-or-treaters. This no-sew witch costume from Martha Stewart , which uses garbage bags, is one of the easiest (and cheapest) costumes you’ll find!

Homemade Halloween Costumes

Ideas for homemade Halloween costumes are easy and simple – even for women who don’t like sewing or accessorizing! 

Whether you’re looking for group costumes, couples Halloween costumes, or something for yourself, Oriental Trading has an amazing selection of quality 2015 Halloween costumes. Find great accessories and props for homemade Halloween costumes or buy costumes at great prices from Oriental Trading. From adult sexy costumes to dressing up as a character in a superhero costume, choose from our huge inventory of affordable, creative Halloween costume ideas.

Once upon a time (not so long ago), if you wanted a costume – you, or your Mom, or your Dad – HAD to make it. You had to dream it up. Cut it. Stitch it. Glue it. Create it. And when you or your child wore the costume, your pride would glow through the seams. If you don’t enough cash to buy a super hero costume, you can make one at home. You can make a quick and easy homemade lion costume for kids in a few easy steps.

That is why you should consider making your own Halloween costumes for your kids You can make some quick and easy costumes for kids with old clothes and junk you have around the house. There, that is all you need for a fast and free homemade do-it-yourself Superman or Supergirl Halloween costume. Hope you can use some of these ideas for quick and easy homemade do-it-yourself costumes for kids. Your child will certainly scare up some treats after completing his homemade robotic super hero look.

Make a bubble bath Halloween costume by wearing white clothes with balloons attached all over your body. Complete your Halloween costume with whatever you normally use when you have a bath: soap on a rope, rubber ducks, candles, or loofah for your feet. I also shared several Halloween costume ideas for plus size women , which may help you find something creative and interesting to wear on October 31. This easy homemade Halloween costume for women can make an environmental statement, too – it’s not just about being a bag lady from the days of yore. Finding an easy Halloween costume that suits your personality style isn’t always a simple task.

One of the easiest Halloween costumes for women, this just requires a light blue dress that has big puffy sleeves. Batman Arkham City Adult Harley Quinn Costume isn’t exactly Alice in Wonderland, and it may not be an easy homemade Halloween costume for a woman who doesn’t normally dress like a biker! This is my least favourite Halloween costume for women, but it was submitted by a reader so I feel obliged to include it. It’s easy to make at home, that’s for sure. To be a poem for Halloween – which I think is an easy homemade costume for women – simply glue those little fridge magnets all over a white body suit.

This is a super easy Halloween costume – buy a birthday kit from the dollar store (the one that includes paper napkins, tablecloth, birthday hats, plates, etc). You want to be comfortable in the costume you choose to wear, and it may take the sewing skills of a seamstress to make it the way you want it! I love ornate embroidered clothes, but I’d never spend the time it takes to make a homemade embroidered Halloween costume, no matter how much time I had to create it. Improper use of decorative contact lenses as part of your homemade Halloween costume for women can cause inflammation and infections, making eyes red and painful.

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Includes: tunic and detachable male eyes, nose, moustache, mouth, female eyes, female nose, femal lips and a hat. Does not include pants, shirt or shoes. This is an officially licensed mr. Potato head costume.

Women and Halloween Costumes

Women and Halloween Costumes. Women seem to start planning their costumes in the spring and summer! KT, sorry but I don’t have any ideas for lady gaga….I did do some searching for costumes ideas for her, but the stuff I found was very revealing. But I have a question about Halloween costumes: I think my sister will throw a Halloween party, and I want my boyfriend and me to go together, in a costume for couples. One of my favorite tips for finding an easy, inexpensive Halloween costume for women is to have a special type of costume party.

Invite all your friends and family to a Halloween Costume Exchange Party.” This is an eco-friendly way to enjoy October 31! Costumes can create a fascinating world of characters from fairy tales, superhero stories, blockbuster movies and popular animation series. Whenever it is the time for Halloween or any other occasion, the list of preparations include costumes amongst the chief party ingredients. Keeps its door opens for toddlers and kids, boys and girls, men and women and even the pets to mask their real identity with one of those offered by variety of costumes.

Our friends over at The Daily Green featured this adorable WALL-E DIY children’s Halloween costume on their site and it was too great for us to pass up. We love how realistic it looks with the discoloration on the mask and the treaded feet. If you’re curious how this homemade WALL-E costume was constructed, here are the instructions with before and after pictures. Made completely from cardboard and butcher paper, Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories ‘ homemade crocodile costume will be a fun and easy hands-on project for your ferocious little one.

Our Big Earth includes detailed instructions on how to snazz up this plain cardboard box with pictures to guide you and your child through the entire process. Thanks to Flickr’s mcj2burn , now everyone can learn how to make their very own Star Wars Scout Trooper costume. Check out ‘s video and instructions on constructing your own homemade Storm Trooper. I’ve compiled this list of 50 Easy DIY Halloween Costumes for Kids to hopefully get your creative juices flowing. These will be sign board type pizzas for the front and back of the Halloween costume.

I’d love to see what you come up with – and don’t forget to check out my Pinterest Halloween board while you’re looking around! I always love Halloween too and my most memorable Halloween was when my mom bought me my all time favorite strawberry shortcake costume complete with all accessories and I felt I was the luckiest kid in the world. Thanks for taking time to research on the top 50 Easy DIY Halloween Costumes for Kids, the list is very helpful. I clicked on this article, when I saw the Raggedy Ann costume, because I pinned this image a year ago and thought you might have more cute costumes up my alley. If you’re not really pregnant, get a padded bump and you’re good to go for your homemade Halloween costume as Beyonce in 2011!

Glue all the veggies onto the homemade pizza Halloween costume by spraying the pizzas with glue or gluing them on one by one using foam glue or a glue gun. These simple do-it-yourself family Halloween costumes come with a list of supplies and clear directions that will make your family the life of the Halloween party! Crafty couples can join forces on these clever do-it-yourself costumes to make a sweet splash on All Hallow’s Eve. This Coolest Homemade Costumes user made the Candy Crush costume of your dreams.

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Carter's Halloween Costume (Baby) – Ladybug Carter's is the leading brand of children's clothing, gifts and accessories in America, selling more than 10 products for every child born in the U.S. Our designs are based on a heritage of quality and innovation that has earned us the trust of generations of families. Set includes microfleece hooded top, knit tights and cotton tee. Zip-front. Striped knit tights?. Zoom in to see dots, wings and antennae.

Do It Yourself Halloween Costumes

 You don’t have to be a super crafty creature to make these easy do-it-yourself Halloween costumes for women. When you’re wearing a sexy costume to a Halloween party, it’s probably a good idea to stay away from sedatives and not bring your own restraints. The person who shows up at a Halloween party with no costume is usually a bummer.

Pick up a Girl Scout’s vest at a thrift store, add a few cut-out pot leaves and you’ve got a deliciously clever Halloween costume. This adorable Coolest Homemade Costumes submission was made out of hula hoops, fabric and duct tape! Make this roller coaster costume with your BFF and you’ll be everybody’s hero, we promise.

Recreate one of the best moments in movie history, as explained by this Coolest Homemade Costumes submission Just don’t forget E.T.’s pink glowing heart! Dress up as the gothy daughter of television’s creepiest family, as inspired by this Coolest Homemade Costumes submission You can put it together in a pinch. Get inspired by this Coolest Homemade Costumes submission , which was made from a plastic box and a piece of felt. When you make your DIY costume using a garbage can painted white, make sure to spell your name incorrectly on the side.

Get a bit more fun out of it for Halloween: throw on a parka over your Western shirt, put some Yaktrax on your cowboy boots and some fake snow around your cowboy hat, and paint your lips blue. To make things easier while you’re shopping, you can always go as the same costume idea. If you are taking the kids trick-or-treating, make sure those beer cans are empty, folks. WHY IT WORKS: Spell out a sign: Maybe a scary Halloween greeting, your company’s name or your company’s motto.

Adding in some characteristics (like the chef’s hat for food-loving Pinterest or the ‘let’s meet over coffee’ coffee cup for LinkedIn) gives this costume personality. Thanks to DIY Costumes on Instagram, we know what all the components should be for a Peter Pan outfit for women (though men can adapt it easily as well). If you’re handy with a sewing machine and have a hooded sweatshirt that’s a bit stained (or that would just look better with some dinosaur horns), this is the Halloween project for you.

Here’s one you can make with $5 and a trip to the dollar store with poster board, string, and some paint. Channel a ’90s hero and fight the boring trend towards skimpy Halloween costumes, all at the same time. We favour the shark-head mask plus grey sweatshirt with stuff taped to it approach, to make a literal Sharknado, but you’ve got a few options here. During Mardi Gras you’ll often find bright colored Halloween hair ties in purple and green with dangling bells at the craft store.

Homemade Halloween Costumes

Dress up your little devil this spooky season with some do-it-yourself Halloween duds!  If your kitty doesn’t mind, add a bandanna cape or a purple or green cat body suit to your cat  homemade Halloween costumes. Sew hippie look craft store patches onto the Halloween costume jacket and slip onto the cat. You will also need a green infant craft store t-shirt to make a leaf collar from. To make the leaf collar simply draw leaf outlines outward from the neck of the t-shirt and cut them out. When making homemade Halloween costumes for cats, always think of their safety first. For parents that creates the annual question of homemade or store bought costumes. It is fairly easy to build in a pair of sweats or some gloves to any costume that you are making.

You can make a simple ghost costume that takes 5 minutes to put together, or you can make a full costume that will involve sewing, decorating, and time to put together. Choosing a homemade costume is often an economical decision, however that is not the only reason people choose this route. While there may be three ghosts on your street, it is doubtful any of them will look exactly like your homemade costume. Observe your favorite superhero and see how you can make the look with resale clothes finds.

A homemade Kim Kardashian costume starts with a tight sexy dress, the sexier the better for this Halloween diva. When it’s time to put yourself together in you Kim Kardashian Halloween costume, use over exaggerated make-up, like the fake eyelashes, heavy eyeliner, bright lipstick and red check coloring. Remember, the trick to the caricature Halloween costume is to over-do, almost to the point that you look like a clown, but not quite that far. Party supply and Halloween giant Party City is out with its list of hottest costume trends for 2012 , including Angry Birds”, superheroes, fairies and princesses, and Monster High” characters. Twin Dragonfly Designs has a fab tutorial on how make Angry Birds costumes from fabric and felt.

Or make an Angry Bird mask out of paper mache: Paint and decorate with foam craft pieces to recreate the face, and wear with a matching color t-shirt. Make a cape from a rectangle of fabric, and stick on a superhero decal or letter crafted from duct tape onto a t-shirt. Pick up a Halloween makeup kit, crazy wig and maybe the red nose at the costume or party store, but search resale store or your own closet to create your own creative clown costume.

Make a classic kids’ robot costume from a cardboard box and get other futuristic costume ideas from E-how. For an adult, try this Monster High Costume how-to from Squidoo, complete character pictures, and makeup and costume tips. Students at Sayler Park School are getting two books to read this summer as part of a partnership between WCPO and 4C for Children. Stefanie Irwin:Nearly 3 year old lifts a record 100LBS the night before Halloween.

I see the hours of sleep lost by mom trying to make it look just right and the kids screaming at each other because the tail they spent fourteen hours attaching to their butt was detached immediately the first time someone stepped on it. Homemade costumes are such a pain in the neck, sometimes literally. Here’s one of my favorite homemade Halloween costumes for kids that you can make in a matter of minutes; static cling! Everyone has come across a few ‘spacey’ people in their lives and now you can become one for Halloween. The good news is that you don’t have to be a Pinterest fanatic to find homemade costumes regular parents can make.

Summer Stock Theater

Would you like the educational experience of seeing what it’s like to perform in a busy theater company. Summer stock theater is what theater students want to do above all else as a way of getting a leg up on their careers. And they are getting a chance to see all aspects of running a theater company.

They also get a chance to work in an intense repertory theater environment where they’re playing one role in a current production and they’re rehearsing a totally different play in an entirely different theater production. Dawniella Sinder ’18, who is majoring in actor training, is excited the opportunity to act as well as work in the box office at Monomoy this summer. Set in scenic Chatham, the grey-shingled theater is covered with roses and surrounded by gardens. Alan Rust, director of the Hartt Theatre Division, has been Monomoy’s artistic director for 36 years. Chestnut Fine Arts Center (Olathe, KS) is offering two one-week theatre workshops this summer.

The University hopes to eventually partner with another college or two in New England, but for now is running the theater alone, Harrison said. The 38-member theater company includes 12 actors and actresses along with stage managers, and assistant directors from the University. Adding a summer stock theater to The Hartt School’s offerings will help with recruitment, Rust said. Martin City, Jr.’s Komedy Kidstitute Summer Camps (9601 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS), Learn how to tell the funniest jokes, do a classic spit take, and throw a cream pie!

Alcott Arts Center (Kansas City, KS) The Summer Theatre Academy has several sessions for ages 3-18, starting June 20-August 5, 2011. Christian Youth Theater (multiple locations) offers several day and overnight camp options for kids from age 4 through high school. Johnson County Community College Performing Arts Series (Overland Park, KS) offers visual and theatre arts classes for K-8 as well as several chamber music classes.

Stage Right Performing Arts (Overland Park, KS) offers 2 different musical theater camps, including final performances, for kids ages 6-18. Theatre for Young America (Shawnee, KS) hosts drama classes and five-day workshops at Wonderscope Children’s Museum, at Union Station and at Avila during the summer. Theatre of the Imagination (various locations) offers theatre camps at several locations around the city.

Trilogy Cultural Arts Centre (Olathe, KS) has 10 theater and visual arts summer camps available this year. This irresistible story features stunning sets and costumes, incredible dance numbers and beloved songs like A Spoonful of Sugar” and the biggest word you ever heard, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” Summer Stock Stage will be one of the first community theatres in the area to perform this recent Broadway hit. About Summer Stock Stage – Summer Stock Stage exists to provide theater experiences for teenage students in central Indiana.

Co-founded by Emily Ristine Holloway, artistic director and Jeanne Bowling, music director, the artistic team now includes Kyle Ragsdale, curator of the Harrison Center for the Arts; Mariel Greenlee, Dance Kaleidoscope; Cherri Jaffee, former Artistic Director of Dance Kaleidoscope; Mike Moffatt, Theater Department chair, Cathedral High School and professional actor Charles Goad. A life-long resident of Rochester, Katy is proud to be part of the Meadow Brook Theatre family.

On Halloween Night

On Halloween night, when you’re wearing your new Halloween costume, you can celebrate in style thanks to us and many costume shops around the country!  With thousands of costumes and Halloween accessories for everyone – well, everyone who’s looking for 2015 Halloween Costumes , Minions costumes , Star Wars costumes , Avengers costumes , Spider-Man costumes , Cinderella costumes , and roaring ‘20s flapper costumes and accessories from The Great Gatsby, that is – BuyCostumes is the online costume store of choice for the discerning haunted house aficionado, Halloween partygoer, costume contest winner and family trick-or-treater.

No discussion of the costumes in Gypsy is complete without mention of the three strippers, Electra, Tessie Tura and Mazepa, whose advice to Gypsy about burlesque dancing is the type of number most frequently referred to as a show stopper.” Lory Reyes, Leigh Sanchez and Linda Roberts were absolutely hilarious in these roles and while the costumes appeared a little discordant, not quite thirties era burlesque, but not really current either and too new looking to be run-down burlesque.

This summer, the campers will write scripts and design sets and costumes around a theme inspired by the A.R.T.’s upcoming world premiere musical Waitress, opening at the A.R.T. on August 1. The campers will create their production under the guidance of writing tutors from 826 Boston and professional theater artists from the A.R.T. They will also have the opportunity to connect with members of the Waitress team during a trip to the A.R.T.’s Mainstage as part of the curriculum.

Our Musical Theatre collections include: The Wizard Of Oz or The Wiz, Beauty & The Beast, Music Man, Nunsense, Cinderella, Scrooge- The Musical or A Christmas Carol, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, My Fair Lady, Dames at Sea, Sound Of Music, King & I, Peter Pan, Miss Saigon, Oklahoma, 42nd Street, Grease, Damn Yankees, Fiddler on The Roof, Guys & Dolls, Annie, The Pirates of Penzance, Singing In The Rain, West Side Story, How to Succeed in Business, Amadeus, Annie.

Summer Stock

Years ago while living in New York City, I landed my first summer stock job and was off to Ohio and Michigan to do two shows in three weeks with the Kenley Players. Past scenic designs for the Sacramento Shakespeare Festival include the 2005 productions of Macbeth, The Comedy of Errors, Romeo and Juliet, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Midsummer Night’s Dream, and As You Like It. Shawn has also designed productions for the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Pacific Alliance Stage Company, Word for Word, City Theatre, Capitol Stage at the Delta King Theatre, Inquiline Theatre Company, San Francisco State University, and other companies around the Bay Area.

Summer stock theatre is any theatre that presents stage productions only in the summer. The name combines the season with the tradition of staging shows by a resident company, reusing stock scenery and costumes. Summer stock theatres frequently take advantage of seasonal weather by having their productions outdoors or under tents set up temporarily for their use. Some smaller theatres still continue this tradition, and a few summer stock theatres have become highly regarded by both patrons as well as performers and designers. Often viewed as a starting point for professional actors, stock casts are typically young, just out of high school or still in college.

Summer stock started in 1919-1920s with four theatres: The Muny, St. Louis, Mo. (1919) is the nation’s oldest and largest outdoor musical theatre; Manhattan Theatre Colony, first started near Peterborough, New Hampshire (1927) and moved to Ogunquit, Maine; the Cape Playhouse, Dennis, Massachusetts (1927); and the Berkshire Playhouse, Stockbridge, Massachusetts (1928). Summer stock n. U.S. theatrical productions by a repertory company organized for the summer season, esp.

In its heyday during the sixties and seventies, summer stock on the East Coast had a circuit in which shows were put up quickly, usually with a recognizable TV star in the lead role in order to sell more tickets. The closest one to Los Angeles is the Sacramento Music Circus, which still pulls them in and does a quick summer season. Out on the East Coast, the Theater By the Sea in Massachusetts is one of the few that is still operating, but it’s a far cry from what it was like several decades ago. Last summer Keith Mottola of the Steps Theatre wanted to produce his first summer stock season.

He brought me in a few years ago to the Steps Theatre, a small theater in Bellingham, Massachusetts, just south of Boston, and with two weeks’ rehearsal, we put on a production of Willy Wonka. While one show is going on costumes are being prepared for the next show and sets are being built, ready to load in the exact same day you strike the previous show.