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DIY Star Wars Costumes

byKaren•September 28, 2018

The best DIY Star Wars costumes for women, for kids and for men including how to make easy homemade Han Solo, R2-D2, Chewbacca, Jedi, Ewok, Leia, BB-8, Darth Vader, Yoda, and Luke Skywalker. These simple ideas are great for boys, girls, toddlers, family themes and couples costumes for Halloween or cosplay.

Hands down, Star Wars is my favorite for just about everything including costumes. Luckily my boys love it too, so I’ve come up with quite a few DIY Star Wars costumes over the years. I also have friends who’ve made awesome Star Wars costumes. So I decided to round up lots of amazing DIY Star read more »

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DIY Costume Hoodies

byKaren•September 7, 2018

DIY Costume Hoodies are an awesome option for Halloween. There are lots of fun animal and geek options perfect as cosplay sweatshirt jackets too.

One of my favorite DIY costume styles is a DIY costume hoodie! I’ve created quite a few hoodie costumes over the years and I’ve rounded them up along with a few more in this list of DIY Costume Hoodies. Halloween Costume Hoodie Supplies Before I show you some fun Halloween costume hoodie ideas, let’s talk read more »

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DIY Book Character Costumes

byKaren•August 10, 2018

Easy DIY Book Character costumes for kids and for teachers. Over 30 classic and unique story book costumes for boys, for girls and for adults. Basically a simple or last-minute costume idea for just about everyone! Storybook Character Costumes | Character DIY Costume | Dress lie a Book Character for Kids | Dress like a Book Character for Teachers | Word Book Day Costumes for Teachers.

School starts for us soon and I figured I should share a fun school oriented idea today. Of course, costume season is gearing up, so I figured out a way to combine schools and costumes with a round up of DIY book character costumes!! Book Character Costumes for Kids Luckily our school allows the kids read more »

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Guardians of the Galaxy Costume Ideas

byKaren•August 22, 2017

Where are my Guardians of the Galaxy fans? Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is available today on Blu-ray and DVD so I thought I’d share some fun Guardians of the Galaxy Costume ideas! I think a Guardians of the Galaxy costume theme is perfect for a large group or family Halloween costume theme because there are read more »

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LEGO Costume Ideas

byKaren•October 6, 2016

Everything is awesome!! LEGO has to be one of the most (if not the most) popular kid’s toy of all time. After The LEGO Movie was released a few years ago, we opted to do a LEGO Movie family costume theme and had a blast. There are just so many characters to choose from in read more »

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Cardboard Box Costumes

byKaren•October 5, 2016

I am a big fan of keeping a few extra cardboard boxes around the house. There is so much you can do with them besides shipping or storing things. You can host a cardboard box party, make solar oven s’mores or build a spaceship. You are really only limited by your own imagination. Cardboard boxes also read more »

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Pirate Halloween Costume Ideas

byKaren•October 3, 2016

I remember my brother winning a Halloween costume contest when we were kids. He was a dressed as a pirate and my mom used vaseline and coffee grounds to create the coolest fake beard. So to me, a pirate is a pretty cool, classic Halloween costume. In fact, one of my favorite Halloween costume themes read more »

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Movie Character Halloween Costumes

byKaren•October 1, 2016

October is FINALLY here and everyone will be thinking about what Halloween costumes to wear. Classic literary character costumes are fun but I think movie character costumes are more popular. Check out this list of 25 movie character Halloween costumes for inspiration. 25 Movie Character Halloween Costumes Hank the Octopus (Finding Dory) – Desert Chica read more »

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Kid-Friendly Monster Costumes

byKaren•September 16, 2016

Creep scary is not our thing, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a few monsters running around the neighborhood on Halloween. This list of kid-friendly monster costumes is the perfect starting point for costume ideas for families of little kids or families that prefer to keep Halloween fun and not scary. DIY Monster University read more »

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Inside Out Family Costumes

byKaren•September 14, 2016

It should come as no surprise to my regular readers that we usually has more than one Halloween costume each year. Last year, we dressed in Star Wars family costumes for Halloween night but went to Mickey’s Halloween Party at Disneyland as Inside Out characters. Inside Out family costumes was such a fun theme to wear read more »

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25+ Awesome DIY Animal Costumes For Kids

byKaren•September 6, 2016

We usually lean towards Disney and superheroes more than animals when picking costumes, in fact, the one DIY animal costume currently on my site is a Hank Costume from Finding Dory. Hank being a Disney/Pixar character that ends up being a superhero. 🙂 That being said, there are a ton of adorable costumes out there read more »

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Adorable DIY Kids Costume Ideas

byKaren•August 29, 2016

September is almost here! Who’s ready for Halloween?!? If you plan on making your costumes, you want to give yourself a little bit of time to research online and brainstorm costume ideas.  I’ve already got a couple of fun costume ideas in the works for my boys but I know some people appreciate a little read more »

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DIY Disney Princess Costumes

byKaren•August 15, 2016

I don’t anticipate making DIY Disney Princess costumes any time soon. I will finally be an aunt for the first time later this year but it’s a boy. Luckily I know all about those pesky boys, 😉  and there are plenty of adorable Disney Prince costume options for him. Perhaps the next baby will be a girl, read more »

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DIY Pixar Costumes

byKaren•July 29, 2016

For over 20 years, Pixar Films has been making incredible animated movies. I still love their first feature film, Toy Story and am so excited to see the trilogy continue with Toy Story 4 in a couple of years! With all the amazing characters Pixar has created, it’s no wonder they inspire so many awesome read more »

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DIY Disney Prince Costumes

byKaren•July 28, 2016

Can you believe it’s almost August? Time has FLOWN by this summer and we are officially back in school in just 2 weeks! As I finish up back to school prep, I start gearing up for my favorite time of year, Halloween to Christmas. I am busy brainstorming fun DIY costumes to make and thought read more »

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15 Onesie Costumes for Babies

byKaren•June 23, 2016

I just co-hosted a Star Wars baby shower for my brother and sister-in-law this weekend, so I figured it was the perfect time to share these adorable onesie costumes for babies. My sister-in-law is due about a week after Halloween, so no baby costume this year unless he makes an early appearance! That means a read more »

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Ultimate List of Star Wars Running Costume Ideas

byKaren•January 5, 2016

Ultimate list of Star Wars Running Costumes

The Star Wars Half Marathon at Disneyland is less than 2 weeks away. I had a blast participating last year in the inaugural Star Wars Half Marathon and wish I could have ran again this year. It was so much fun, so much Star Wars, so much Disney, and so many costumes! 🙂 At this read more »

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Elf On The Shelf Costume Ideas

byKaren•December 13, 2015

With less than 2 week left until Christmas, many elves have already arrived in homes across the country. That means plenty of parents looking for new elf on the shelf ideas. We usually keep it simple with Honey Pickle just moving from one room to another. The boys wake up and immediately start looking for read more »

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DIY Star Wars Costume Ideas

byKaren•November 23, 2015

We’ve done the Star Wars Halloween theme before but we couldn’t help repeating it this year with the much-anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens arriving in theaters next month. Everything Star Wars has been in Hyperdrive for months and fun Halloween ideas is no exception. The highlight of our party is always the costumes, this read more »

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Inside Out Costume Ideas

byKaren•September 13, 2015

I am a big fan of family themed costume ideas and of course DIY costumes. I think one of this year coolest halloween costume themes is going to be Inside Out. Dressing up as the latest pop culture sensation is always fun and Inside Out is definitely one of the biggest movies of the year. I’ve read more »

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I'm a mom to two boys, Arizona native, and travel lover. Desert Chica is my place to share a peek into our life and the easy and inexpensive costumes, crafts and desserts I like to make. “If I can do it, anyone can!” Learn more about me here.

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