This year my son decided to pick his own Halloween costume and he chose Curious George. He had been watching the Curious George Halloween movie on Netflix and it was all he wanted to watch over and over again! I was on board since I had the material leftover from a previous year where I thought I could take on 2 costumes.

It was a challenge this year coming up with a costume for my son with mask requirements at school. Since we are avid fans of The Nightmare Before Christmas he mentioned Jack Skellington and I thought of the perfect implementation of his mask.

Hi! I’ve had some time to blog with my 5 year old back in school and my 2 year old still taking naps, so I’m starting this post as a preview for my 5 year old’s Halloween costume this year. It wasn’t easy trying to figure out how to get my son to make up his mind, but as soon as he heard “meat eating plant” he was all in on the idea!  Keep reading to learn how to make your own DIY audrey 2 halloween costume!

This time we took a family trip to go get supplies at JoAnn Fabric. I used to have to drag my husband and both boys there, but since this pandemic has had us all cooped up, they’ve been much more enthusiastic about leaving the house!

The firs thing I took a look at was fabric. I selected some cotton. It’s relatively inexpensive and very easy to work with. Two shades of Green for the leaves and body. Some accent foliage looking print and some pink which will be the base for my mouth, and I’ll probably embellish the  mouth with some purple acrylic paint to resemble the REAL Audrey 2!

Hi! So it’s been a while! My oldest is 5 and my youngest is 2 now!!!! Now I have twice the challenge for making super awesome DIY kids Halloween costumes! YAY! Before I move on to double trouble, I have to share one of my of oldest son’s amazing Halloween costumes! For those of you that have seen the movie Gremlins, I decided to make a Gizmo costume that was to die for! I always go into each project not knowing how the heck I’m going to pull it off and it always seems to come together.

As always I headed to my favorite store JoAnn Fabric to look for what I needed. I feel like they have a great selection of various types of fabric and I know I’d seen some furry looking fabric before. I chose a few that had the longest looking faux fur I could find. Be aware you need to know your child’s measurements before you go and grab your fabric.

For this post, I do not have a lot of step by step pictures as I am a doer and have a super hard time documenting when I’m in the swing of things, but I can demonstrate by adding drawings a descriptions that will help.

Happy Almost Halloween!!! Due to popular demand I am back to making and selling this custom costume. My apologies to those who wanted to make it themselves but this is a popular time of year and I would love to make your child’s custom Halloween Costume for you!

Check out this amazing video of the pitfalls when trying to make it yourself… so funny! ; )

DIY Oogie Boogie Oopse!
If you’re interested in purchasing this costume directly through me here are the prices. I accept Venmo and you can add your details in the transaction notes… such as your child’s measurements and shipping details. If you need to get a hold of me please email… DIY HandyMom Orders

Sizes & Costs…

12-24 (up to 34″) inches ($326.00)

2-3 yr (34.1″-37.5″) inches ($346.00)

3-4 yr (37.6″-40.3″) inches ($366.00)

4-5 yr (40.4″-43.0″) inches ($386.00)

5-6 yr (43.1″-45.5″) inches ($406.00)

6-7 yr (45.6″-48.0″) inches ($426.00)

7-8 yr (48.1″-50.4″) inches ($446.00)

8-9 yr (50.5″-52.5″) inches ($466.00)

9-10 yr (52.6″-54.0″) inches ($466.00)

**** Add an additional $12 for shipping USA ONLY****

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About this item…
Authentic handmade Glow in the Dark Oogie Boogie Man Toddler Costume is the perfect adorable, cute, scary, & ghoulishly fun costume for kids! GLOWS IN THE DARK! This costume is made by hand from scratch and is made to order. 18-24 months shown.

PLEASE INCLUDE CHILD’S HEIGHT, HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE, & ARM LENGTH MEASUREMENTS (wrist to wrist & finger tip to fingertip) in the NOTES section of your ORDER. If you do NOT, it will DELAY Production.

* Zips up the back
* Openings at wrists for hand use.
* Feet come through the bottom so kids can wear shoes.
* Bug accessories and material vary depending on stock
* Some of the photos show a fuller look, place a pillow in side the costume to recreate that look.

* IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING BUYING THIS COSTUME PLEASE DO SO NOW. ORDERS ARE FILLING UP AND THERE WILL BE A CUT OFF DATE! Price is based on cost of materials, labor, fees, and shipping expenses. Please no haggling.

**** Please note, I take photos of each costume beside a measuring tape for my record. Shop is NOT RESPONSIBLE for INACCURATE MEASUREMENTS! Measure 3 times and refer to diagrams in listing.

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