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Minecraft Costume Ideas

byKaren•November 12, 2020

Video game costumes are a fun costume theme with a wide range of characters to choose from. We’ve done Fortnite costumes before, this time around we decided to go with Minecraft Halloween costumes. Minecraft Halloween Costume Ideas Technically we were planning a generic video game costume theme with each of us representing a different game. read more »

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Simple Batman & Robin Costumes

byKaren•September 30, 2020

Elaborate costumes can be awesome looking but are not always comfy. These DIY Batman & Robin costumes are simple to make and more importantly comfy to wear. This year we were headed to Mickey’s Halloween Party again and needed costumes that were theme park friendly. While costumes like Dusty and El Chupacabra from Disney Planes read more »

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Jurassic Park Costumes

byKaren•September 11, 2020

Family dressed up in Jurassic Park costumes

What do you if you have a little guy who loves dinosaurs and was born on Halloween? You pick Jurassic Park costumes as your family Halloween theme of course! My brother, sister-in-law and nephew have actually dressed in Jurassic Park costumes for two years in a row now. It’s super cute and more importantly easy read more »

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DuckTales Costumes

byKaren•September 10, 2020

Our family costume theme last year was Disney’s DuckTales. DuckTales costumes is a great group Halloween costume theme because there are lots of characters in the DuckTales universe. DIY DuckTales Costume Ideas We had a lot of Duckburg citizens represented during our annual family Halloween party. Most of our costume inspiration came from the updated read more »

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DIY Captain America Shield

byKaren•July 3, 2020

Just about everyone loves Captain America, he is a Marvel fan favorite for sure. When you think about Cap what is the first thing that comes to mind? For me it’s his shield. Every Captain America super fan needs their own shield. Check out this simple DIY Captain America shield tutorial. Captain America Craft This read more »

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Fortnite Doggo Costume

byKaren•July 2, 2020

orange hoodie dog costume

This Fortnite costume post is a year in the making. Last summer, Elliot asked me to make him a Fortnite Doggo costume. Initially, it seemed like an easy project but a busy summer enabled me to procrastinate.  By the time Elliot decided to dress up as Doggo for Halloween, I only had a few weeks read more »

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VSCO Boy Skeleton Costume

byKaren•June 14, 2020

Trendy costumes can be cool, especially if you make it your own with a unique or funny twist. The VSCO girl trend exploded last year and my oldest couldn’t help notice it when he started middle school. So he opted for a funny and trendy Halloween costume last year with his unique and a super read more »

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Easy Beagle Boys Costume

byKaren•June 12, 2020

Last year we did a big DuckTales family costume theme for Halloween. We dressed up as DuckTales characters for Disneyland’s new Halloween party, the Oogie Boogie Bash and our annual family Halloween party. Thankfully Peter and Quinn chose the easiest DuckTales costume ever, check out my Beagle Boys Costume below.  DuckTales Beagle Boys Costume The read more »

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Disneybounding on the Frozen 2 Red Carpet

byKaren•November 13, 2019

Girl in green dress at Frozen 2 red carpet

Another day and another crazy Disney red carpet adventure. Last week, I was walking the Frozen 2 red carpet disneybounding in my Anna Coronation Dress. My Frozen Anna disneybound was a last minute decision but I think it turned out pretty cute. Anna Frozen Disney Bound I’ve been lucky enough to walk the red carpet read more »

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Fat Thor Costume

byKaren•October 25, 2019

Need a funny and fast homemade Halloween costume? How about a Fat Thor costume from Avengers Endgame? Officially we could call it the Bro Thor Costume but everyone I know calls the Endgame Thor, Fat Thor so here it is, the Fat Thor Costume, aka Endgame Thor Costume, aka Bro Thor Costume. 😉 Fat Thor read more »

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DIY Toy Story 4 Duke Caboom Costume For Kids and Adults

byKaren•September 25, 2019

Kids dressed at Duke Caboom

Which came first, the Duke Caboom pumpkin or the Duke Caboom costume? The costume of course, even though I published the Toy Story pumpkin idea first. Sometimes costumes take a little bit more time depending upon what you have on hand and what details you need to recreate. The DIY Toy Story 4 Duke Caboom read more »

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Toy Story Inspired Forky Costume

byKaren•July 23, 2019

Forky Costume

I have to admit making a Forky costume from Toy Story 4 was harder than I thought. The character is difficult to translate into a human form. I was pretty happy with my DIY Forky mask though, so I figured I’d give the DIY Forky costume a try. And once I made a Forky costume, read more »

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How to Make a Forky Toy Story Mask

byKaren•July 11, 2019

By now most fans of the Toy Story movies will have seen Disney Pixar’s latest installment, Toy Story 4. I couldn’t help but love Forky and naturally decided to make a Forky mask. Naturally, my Forky Toy Story mask that will be quickly followed by a DIY Forky costume. Today I am just sharing how read more »

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Fox in Socks Costume

byKaren•June 3, 2019

kid wearing a homemade fox in socks costume

Dr. Seuss costumes are very popular during the school year from March through June as people celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday or wear book character costumes during spirit week. While we have a couple of DIY Dr. Seuss costumes, Elliot wanted a new Dr. Seuss costume idea this year. He settled on a silly and very read more »

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Easy Fortnite Costumes

byKaren•May 18, 2019

A selection of Fortnite costume ideas

2018 was the year of Fortnite in our house, it still is actually. And as much as I dislike my kids obsessing over the game, I do appreciate the wide variety of costume options the game offers. Seriously endless skins or characters means, endless Fortnite Halloween costumes! We came up with a few easy Fortnite read more »

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DIY Spider-Man Noir Costume

byKaren•April 21, 2019

Spider-man Noir into the Spiderverse costume

Have you seen Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse yet? It is such a fun movie, so fun that when Elliot asked for a Spider-Man Noir costume for a school performance, I had to say yes.  😉 Ok, I don’t really need an excuse to make a costume. You know me, I’d make costumes every day if read more »

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Mr. Brown Costume For Dr. Seuss Day

byKaren•February 8, 2019

Mr. Brown Costume for Dr. Seuss Day at school

Need another Dr. Seuss costume idea besides the Cat in the Hat or the Lorax? Check out this simple Mr. Brown costume we made last year for Dr. Seuss Day. This costume is pretty simple to pull together with a few basic pieces of clothing. A brown shirt and brown pants are the base of read more »

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Dark Voyager Fortnite Costume

byKaren•January 14, 2019

DIY Dark Voyager Fortnite Costume

I am a such a sucker for Halloween costumes themes that I gave in and agreed to Fortnite Costumes this year. I am not a huge fan of the game but it does offer a million different Fortnite Halloween Costume options. After Elliot chose Tomato Head, Quinn opted for a Dark Voyager Fortnite costume. DIY read more »

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DIY Olaf Costume

byKaren•January 10, 2019

Homemade Olaf costume with a hooded sweatshirt

With Frozen 2 opening later this year, it’s time to update this adorable DIY Olaf costume post. Olaf is definitely our favorite characters from Frozen, and I am guessing he will be super popular again this year for Halloween. Homemade Olaf Costume Originally I came up with this easy Homemade Olaf costume so the boys read more »

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DIY Jyn Erso Costume

byKaren•October 6, 2018

My go-to Star Wars costume is usually Leia on Hoth. A strong female hero, in comfortable clothing, wins me over every time. Last year I changed it up, picking another hero in comfy clothes with a DIY Jyn Erso costume instead. Jyn Erso was the key character in Rogue One, helping the rebellion steal the plans 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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