Costumes

  • Duct Tape & Up-Cycled Rain Boots For A Costume!

    Crafting with duct tape is something I’ve been wanting to do for months, and now finally I present you with a great idea for making any costume that much better: up-cycled rain boots + duct tape = the boots of your child’s dreams, in this case Sea Captain boots. So goodbye to our cute little…

  • Funny or Frightening Purim Costume Idea For Long Hair!

    If you have a daughter with long hair, that’s thinking of cutting her hair, as is my daughter, then you may just want to suggest that she hold out until after Purim! This spooky/funny/altogether head-turning costume idea of course only works with quite long hair, the only question is, what is the costume? Not sure…

  • Dutch Doll Costume For Purim!

    Here’s my cute Dutch doll daughter, all dressed and ready for Purim! The costume was a huge hit at school, fortunately my daughter didn’t mind all the attention. While we’ve know for months that we wanted to make a costume with the crocheted wig, we just didn’t have a solid direction until the last minute,…

  • Eagle Costume For Purim

    Here is my sweet little eagle, happy and proud of his costume, phew. Today my kids went off to school dressed in their Purim costumes which is always so much fun, and in fact, yawn, they were up at the crack of dawn excited and ready to go! And I’m pretty excited too, since I…

  • Crocheted Crocodile Stitch Eagle Hat For Purim!

    The crocheted crocodile stitch is perfect for making costumes, and it occurred to me that it would be the perfect stitch to make a hat for my six year old who is dressing up as an eagle this Purim. A little ambitious maybe, since I’d never actually tried the crocodile stitch, so I played it…

  • A Fun Name Tag From A Recycled Jar Lid!

    I’ve been saving metal jar lids as they seem like great little frames for crafting, and now at last I actually put one to use as the perfect little name tag for my 5 year old’s Purim costume! And the red taster’s choice lid was just right for his costume—not to mention that anything upcycled…

  • Embellish A Crocheted Beanie With Raised Stripes!

    Did you know that you can transform a plain crocheted beanie into something super fun and even costume worthy (in this case) by simply crocheting rows of single crochet onto the surface of the existing hat? In its previous life this purple beanie was a cast off from last year’s Purim costume making, and I…

  • A Mexican Costume For Our Purim Fiesta!

    We love classic Mexican style— and after this year’s Mexican Purim Fiesta crafts which I shared with you a few weeks ago, it only seemed natural for my daughter to dress up as a Mexican girl. (The girl’s schools are doing their Purim costume party today.) And fortunately for this very busy mom, we had…

  • A Roundup Of Purim Costumes From The Archives!

    Purim is in four weeks, which means we do have time to make this Purim memorable for our kids if we start now. I’d suggest first working on the costumes and then figuring out the Mishloach Manot and the other festivities. Here’s a little inspiration to get you started! And you might like to read…

  • A Crocheted Beanie: For A Costume Or A Cute Baby Gift!

    Suffice it to say, this year I’m going all out on the costumes for my little ones. A working sewing machine and a blog that demands lots of new material are helping motivate me to create lots of fun things for Purim, and in doing so I’m also sharing with my children the joy of…

  • A Cute Pillowcase Dress: A No-Sew Costume For Purim Or A New Dress For Spring

    A Cute Pillowcase Dress: A No-Sew Costume For Purim Or A New Dress For Spring

    Before any of you wonder about this photo, let me just tell you it’s seven years old! I usually do not post photos of my kids, but I’m making an exception here because well, she’s just a baby, and secondly it’s hard for me to even fathom that that was my baby. Isn’t is weird…

  • Cute & Simple Purim Costumes From A Little This & That!

    Cute & Simple Purim Costumes From A Little This & That!

    I’m sure you won’t be surprised to hear that Purim costumes area a major deal around my house! We talk about it for months before the holiday and I do my very best to make sure that my kids are not only happy with their costumes, but appreciate wearing something “mommy made.” I keep a…