Costumes
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DIY Top Tips: How to Create the Perfect Lion Mask
Thinking of getting the kids more involved in your next holiday celebration? Click here to find out how to do it with some fun lion masks.
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Summer Camp Crafts: A Graffiti Logo Sweatshirt With Splashes Of Color
I am so grateful that my teen daughter loves crafting, as with no school for months now due to Covid-19, she has had lots of time to delve into creative activities that she loves, the latest being grafitti sweatshirts! Her friends are begging her to make some for them, and while I was just thinking…
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DIY Queen Esther Costume Uses Upcycled And New Elements
Isn’t our little Queen Esther just the sweetest? And honestly what I love about this DIY Queen costume (fit for a princess too) is not only the rich theatrical combination of colors, but the fact that my now 16 year old daughter wore that same “dress” as a part of a Queen Esther costume I…
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DIY Simple Costume Cloak With Fur Trim
This year for Purim one of my favorite acheivements was designing and whippping up this fur trimmed DIY costume cloak for a toddler, well three to be exact. I’ll admit my daughter actually saved the day by commenting that my original design (before I made the front really short) was just way too much fabric…
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DIY King Of The Dragons Costume
When a sweet six year old requests a dragon costume, you can sort of make up a costume that vaguely represents a dragon without having to create claws and fire and anything scary, and believe me, the results will be even better than you imagined. You know, like a sweet dragon, or king of the…
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DIY No-Sew Dragon Cape
When I was requested to make a dragon costume for Purim, I knew it would be very loosely a “dragon costume” and in the end, on account of the king masquerade mask, the recipient deemed it “king of the dragons” meaning a very nice king who encourages good things! The most important part of the…
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A Kippa For Purim, To Go With That Costume…….
Once I decorated a kippa with yarn spaghetti and meatballs for my son’s Purim costume, and this year I decorated a kippa with scales as part of a King of Dragons costume, which I’ll be sharing with you shortly. This decorated kippa pairs nicely with the king masquerade mask, so make them both! Truthfully, a…
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Simple King Masquerade Mask
With Purim starting on Wednesday night everywhere except Jerusalem (where Purim is one day later) the rush is on, so I have a few simple costume ideas for you, which could come in handy right about now? Truthfully these ideas are part of a larger costume which I’ll be presenting shortly, but first things first,…
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When Your Kids Outgrow Your DIY Costumes
Photo Above: Just to clarify, this is a costume my son threw together himself last year, with bits and pieces, it is a Moroccan Sherrif clown! Purim is in another month and it is time to get going with the costumes! DIY costumes have been something that I’ve spent a lot of time and effort…
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Giant Watercolor Lollipop Costume Prop Or Party Centerpiece
Need a giant lollipop for a costume or maybe a whole bunch to use as centerpieces for a birthday party or even a bat mitzvah? I just made this one for my daughter to use as a prop in a play that was part of her graduation from 8th grade ceremony, and it looks even…
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DIY Rubik’s Cube Costume That Is More Than Just A Cube!
Purim is a Jewish holiday that involves costumes, at least for younger kids, and this year I had a great time making m youngest a rubik’s cube costume that actually turns, as opposed to a static cube, as well as a fun piece of cake pinata costume for my daughter. On Purim afternoon as we…
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Piece Of Cake Pinata Costume!
A piece of cake pinata style costume is cuter than can be, and today my daughter wore her mommy-made extravaganza to school for their Purim costume party. Yes, a cake pinata this size is lots of work, but the results are so adorable that I have no regrets. There are so many ways to go…