If you’ve followed me on any type of social media for more than five minutes you know that my Parker creates costumes almost daily. As he’s gotten older his costumes have gotten better and better. He’s even taking custom orders now!
Almost everything he wears is made from things he’s collected from around our house. Sometimes he hits the jackpot and adds in some junk/treasures from friends and family to incorporate into his plans. I thought I’d share a few in case you need last minute costume ideas this Halloween.
If you like what you see you can find Parker’s creations on Facebook, YouTube and on Instagram under the hashtag #Parkerpretends.
Elf On the Shelf
The White Rabbit
The Phantom of the Opera
Matilda and Ms. Trunchbull
News Boys
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
Buddy the Elf
Squidward and Spongebob
Mario and Luigi
Willy Wonka
Mayor of Whoville and a Who
Lost Boy from Peter Pan
Cat In the Hat
Captain Hook
The Grinch’s Dog, Max
The Greatest Showman
Alice In Wonderland (and her dog)
Jafar from Aladdin
Charlie Brown
Characters from the 1920s
Giant from Jack and the Beanstalk
Peter Pan
Mel from Disney Descendants
Annie and Daddy Warbucks
The Smurfs and Smurfette
Grandpa Dog (of Old Max from The Grinch)
Street Cat
Hamilton
Peter Pan and his shadow
Lion King Simba
Shrek
Leprechaun
Johnny from Sing
Buster Moon from Sing
The Madhatter
Lumiere
Parker’s Tips for a Low Cost Costume
- Save clothes that your family doesn’t wear anymore. Get a seam ripper and take the clothes apart so you can use them in any new way you need them. Parker loves this one:
- Shop for costumes items AFTER each holiday.
- Shop for Halloween costumes right after Halloween and save them for the next year.
- Go to thrift stores for anything you need.
- Michael’s t-shirts are usually $3 or less and can be used for anything from t-shirts to dresses.
- Thread elastic through the hem of pants that are too short to create knickers and through the sleeves of t-shirts to make poofy sleeves. Here’s one of the best deals on elastic I’ve seen:
- Save slippers for animal costumes.
- Use cardboard to make hats.
- Buy a good facepaint kit like this one:
- Watch his YouTube tutorials. His Jack Skellington tutorial is below. He’ll be posting more in the weeks to come so we’d love you to subscribe!
If you’re kiddo is showing an interest in costuming and creating there are some great products out there to get him or her started. I’d highly recommend a Singer machine and this one is under $100!
If you’re pretty sure you’re better off just gluing all the things definitely invest in a glue gun. I’m finally comfortable with Parker using one without burning the house down and it makes all of his projects last longer.
Happy Costuming!!
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Awesome costumes, that is a lot of creativity. I tried to make a finding nemo costume when I was younger and didn’t work out nearly as well. Are there performing arts high schools near you? I bet he’d love one when he’s older.
Love all of this! Parker’s creativity blows me away!
Thank you so much!