Here we have King Kong clutching our 7 year old “Damsel in Distress,” on top of the Empire State Building. Our son thought he would make his friends giggle by transforming himself into Fay Wray with girly makeup. His friends didn’t do much laughing, instead his spotlighted head walking in a lit up building, left them begging for him to design their costumes next year. We helped him stitch up mattress foam into a box he could walk in. Then we covered it in an old room darkening window pull shade (so the light would only shine out the cut windows) and grey fabric. We cut out windows on all four sides so that the light from the battery operated Christmas lights would shine through select windows. King Kong is made from fur, a black vinyl table cloth, foam & pillow stuffing. Three foam airplanes attached with wire circled his head.

Submitted by Cassie, Colorado Springs

Imagine sitting by the glow of a flickering campfire telling scary stories on Halloween. Our 12 year old daughter loves everything about camping. So when she suggested she be a glowing campfire for Halloween, I took on the challenge with her. We took a broken hula hoop from the back yard combined with some old wire garden fencing to form a ring of fire that she could trick or treat in. Vinyl table cloths & foil wrapping paper covered over 60 individually wired flames. We used blinking & non-blinking battery operated Christmas lights wired onto the flames make her fire resemble a real campfire. We used felt to cover newspaper “rocks” to form the fire pit. Her marshmallow on-a –tick hat was made from sheet foam, wire and a floral wreath. Who’s up for a Halloween So more?

The picture shows it by day & night

Submitted by Cassie, Colorado SprIngs

This potato has many eyes and they’re all watching you.

Submitted by Brenna, Cleveland, OH
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I made this costume for my daughter for halloween. She loved the Red Queen character from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland so I made the dress and teased up her hair and sprayed it red.

Submitted by Joelle Stewart, Augusta, Ga

My daughter loves the musical ‘Wicked’ and she desired to be Elphaba this year. We know a very talented seamstress who researched the actual Broadway costume from the Defying Gravity scene and made this replica for us.

Submitted by Cara Whalen, Bradley, IL

My daughter wanted to be the white queen since her twin sister was going to be the red queen from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland so I made her dress and did her makeup like the character.

Submitted by Joelle Stewart, Augusta, Ga

My oldest wanted to be Alice from Alice in wonderland so I made her dress based on the dress from Tim Burton’s movie. She carried the stuffed bunny for the full effect.

Submitted by Joelle Stewart, Augusta, GA

It all started with a desire to make my son a homemade Muppets Animal costume. After I looked at a photo of the band from my album, I realized I had to make the entire band (minus Ralph). We fit perfectly- I would be Janice, the guitarist: my son, Animal: My boyfriend, Dr. Teeth: And his two sons, Zoot the saxophonist, and Floyd the other guitarist. I started with my head which is the only one made from a bike helmet. The others have the foundation of baseball helmets and are much more comfortable! I started the other four heads on a Thursday night and did not stop but to sleep for about four hours each night till Sunday night. A few scratches from the chicken wire and a second degree burn from the hot glue gun and they were done! I still cannot believe I did this from looking a a picture from an album cover! We may be renting ourselves out for birthday parties! We have had a lot of fun with these costumes this year!

Submitted by Alice Frump, Indianapolis, IN

My daughter is the legs and arm of the hunchback the rest of him built too the sarcophicus the mask is a cheap store boughten cut into four parts each part held too her face separatly with elastics so the when she talks the jaw and cheekbones moves with her own facial features.
styrofoam sarcophacus bleached canvas strips sewn too a vipper up sweater wore backwards fake arm is foam wrapped in same
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Submitted by leslie irwin, woodstock ontario canada

This is a costume inspired by the Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland Movie. My daughter and I loved this movie and she wanted to be the Queen for Halloween! Off with his head!

Submitted by Kimberly Parsons, Huron,Ohio