We were late settling on a Halloween theme this year, which is pretty unusual for us, but we ended up going with retro sci fi based on this amazing cardboard spaceship I saw on pinterest. We used the same Makedo cardboard construction kit. The screws are AMAZING and the kids had so much fun with them we bought extra screws and then additional sets for Christmas gifting. I had thought sadly how much Will would have loved the kit when he was little but he was just as excited about it at 12 as I think he would have been at 5!
Ellie’s spaceship was crafted using this umbrella (we used black duct tape to hold it to the cardboard and this LED strand of lights. The flickering modes make it so stinking cool! The silver clothing items (with the exception of my skirt which I made) were from Amazon. The tiny sizing makes it tricky so be sure to read reviews–most of these are Asian sizing so a large is basically an extra-small.
Nic’s boots were these black rainboots spray painted, and his glasses were also from Amazon.
Will had some great 80s sunglasses from Amazon which didn’t quite fit our theme’s era, but they were just so stinking cool we couldn’t resist. Here is a link to the individual LEDs we used for our non-spaceship costume items. The light-up shoes I’d ordered for him didn’t arrive in time, so I got these instead.
My hoop skirt was a wreath form we cut apart and painted and then held together in three places with clear jewelry line. For our blaster we spray painted this toy.
Happy Halloween!
Bridget =) - These costumes are amazing! Amazon has everything, huh??? LOL
Traci - Yes! Amazon bails me out of all of my tricky shopping situations! Men’s shiny silver pants? Check. Individual LED lights? Check. Weird space sunglasses? Check. They even thoughtfully included for free the cardboard for the DIY sections! ;D
Maria McConnell - Hi, Tracy,
You shot my daughter’s senior pix in the 2009-2010 school year. I would really like to buy the soft copies of those pix if that is possible. Her picture is still up on your website. Her name is Francesca McConnell. She’s the dark haired girl in the long-sleeved blue shirt. The background is sort of golden light. Her shot is the 15th pic in your teens section. Please contact me as soon as you can. I’m putting together a collage of my three daughters’ pix as our last daughter is graduating this year. I’d very much appreciate hearing from you. Thanks so much for your time.
Maria McConnell
P.S. I’m leaving this note at all your “contact” sites in the hopes to catch you somewhere. 🙂