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Daphne (Scooby Doo) little girls costume
This was actually supposed to go up last year (!) but you know how the time around halloween gets around here!
My friend Cecily made this costume for her daughter… She writes:
For my daughter, I didn’t like the Daphne costumes available for sale from the costume stores. They are kind of skanky and not the cool retro Daphne from 1970! She wanted to be the original Daphne for sure.
I used Simplicity: It’s So Easy, pattern #2825 (Dress and Backpack (didn’t make the backpack). I used purple Kona cotton and lavendar bias tape for the trim. Honestly I have
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BRAAAAINS! Conehead Zombie… PvZ costume
The Cutest Little Conehead Zombie:
I promised you guys a second costume for The Boy’s halloween (you’ll remember he’s also doing Draco Malfoy, Death Eater), and here it is!
He’s a big fan of the Plants Vs. Zombies video game, and insisted on being a Conehead Zombie. We also considered buckethead, but we had the cone, so that sealed the deal.
This is easy to put together, and tons of fun. I think this would be a great group costume idea – everyone picking different zombies to play
Tutorial:
How to Make a kids Harry Potter robe out of Tshirts
For The Boy’s Draco Malfoy costume, I had a brainstorm one night when he was using a XL men’s tshirt as a sleep shirt. It was the perfect size for a wizard robe for a 6 year old.
This version is meant to be a Death Eater robe (I took the liberty of having it double as Draco’s school robe as well). This could of course work for a wide variety of hooded robes, including Jedi robes!
So I grabbed it, and a couple more old t-shirts and with my handy… Read on…
Harry Potter Themed Halloween Ideas
I got too busy today to upload a tutorial on the Draco Malfoy Death Eater costume, so that will have to wait until tomorrow.
To tide you over, here are some clever Harry Potter halloween ideas, for those who like to mix their All Hallows with the Deathly Hallows!
A few photos below, then links to those ideas and more under the photos.
Harry Potter Halloween Idea Links:
- Deathly Hallows Dinner Party
- Draco Malfoy Death Eater (More on this with Tutorials to come!)
- Harry Potter Dog Costume
- Edible Harry Potter Wands
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Halloween Costume: Draco Malfoy, The Littlest Death Eater!
So, The Boy is somehow getting 2 halloween costumes this year. He’s a big Harry Potter fan, so his first costume is Draco Malfoy, Death Eater. He’s only on book 6, but he has some Legos that have Draco Malfoy in Death Eater garb, so he’s latched on to this idea.
So, for his totally homemade/upcycled costume, we have:
- A robe, made from several old t-shirts.
- A Slytherin scarf, made from old sweatshirts.
- A death eater mask, made from a dollar store skeleton mask.
- A broomstick, made by Dad from an old broom with a custom handle
- A wand,
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Dragon*Con 2011 Costume Photos
Finally getting around to posting photos from dragoncon, and there were a ton of great costumes… Here are a few. I’m sure I will never top the popularity of my most famous flickr photo, the Cookie Monster Slayer, but I can dream, right? You can see more at flickr or on my google+ feed.
Mr. Freeze Costume (Halloween 2010 Video)
As I’ve been promising… Here is The Boy’s Mr. Freeze costume from Halloween. The video below shows the gun in action — it actually smokes and glows! (The helmet glows blue as well).
As a typical 5 year old, he loves Star Wars, Batman, and Phineas & Ferb, and he wanted to be Mr. Freeze (the Batman villain) this year. (As you may remember last year I made Perry the Platypus). Obviously this is a kid’s version of this costume, but no reason this couldn’t be adapted for an adult as well. (See more photos… Read on…
Homemade Star Wars Costumes
I saw this at Dollar Store Crafts, and had to share : 9 Handmade Star Wars Costumes
Here’s one — too cute and funny. There are a bunch more, from Yoda to Jedi to Clone Troopers to Leia… Go see ‘em all!
Heather Says:
“Star Wars fans make costumes all year-round for various events, so it’s no surprise that there are a lot of costumes from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away represented at Halloween. I found some handmade Star Wars Halloween costumes that I absolutely loved this week, so
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Part 2: Perry the Platypus Costume tutorial- UPDATED!
The Boy is going as Mr. Freeze for halloween this year, but he’s wearing last year’s Perry the Platypus (Agent P!) costume to school on Friday. I started thinking about it, and decided it needed a bit of an update, so here is Perry, V 2.0! I decided it needed big Perry eyes, so I added 2 ping pong balls, colored with Sharpie marker. I also added a drawstring around the hoodie that I never got around to doing last year, so that it sits closer to his face.
Just those minor adjustments really add a lot… Read on…
Knight Costume for dress up fun!
One of The Boy’s bestest buds had a medieval themed birthday party on Sunday, and somehow we decided 3 hours before party time that he needed a knight costume. I blame the husband!
So, what follows is not exactly the most well crafted costume I’ve ever done, but it was easy to make, and looked great, and the boy was absolutely loving it! By following these general instructions, and actually taking some time and care, you can have an even better costume!
Also note: This is a summer costume, so he just wore shorts and a t-shirt under it… Read on…
