Halloween DIY Bubble Gum Machine #WordlessWednesday
Well Halloween has come and gone, but I wanted to share our photos from this year’s event to prolong the fun a bit. As you can see we had a great time with costumes this year. Payton and I found the concept for this DIY Halloween Bubble Gum Machine costume on Pinterest and we duplicated it, with a few modifications for a young girl. I don’t let my kids wear costumes that are inappropriate for their ages. On Pinterest this Halloween DIY Bubble Gum Machine was shown with a mini-skirt.
I prefer the pants and I think Payton did a great job with this. We found all the items for her costume at the local dollar store. Score!
In the event you want to do this Halloween DIY Bubble Gum Machine another year here is what we used:
2 packages of PomPoms (dollar store)
Hot glue gun
Old black T-shirt or buy a new one from a dollar store near you.
Red pants
Cardboard and tin foil (for the 25 cents coin operated mechanism)
Hot glue pompoms to the top. Don’t forget put cardboard inside the T-shirt or the glue will go right through and then the costume is ruined. Use a piece of cardboard and cover it with tinfoil. Fashion a tiny twist tie into a sideways silver knob. Glue the knob to the rest of the coin slot. Attach it to a belt. Make a headband with remaining pom pons if you wish. Easy peasy. (Plus it cost about $6.)
And as for Ainsley, she is completely obsessed with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, so it was easy to find a costume for that. We bought this one at WalMart. Why did I opt to buy it? Well, sometimes time is money. I knew Ainsley wanted to be a specific turtle. She had to be Raphael. She had her heart set on it so as soon as I spied this one in the right size I snagged it. Plus honestly this is a child who still dresses up and plays that kind of creative game with friends on our street. So I know she will use this costume over and over again. That means after Halloween it goes right into the costume bin in the basement. And then eventually we give it to the cousins who live out of town and it gets another life there.
So we had one handmade and one store bought and I am fine with that. How was your Halloween? Do you buy costumes or make them? This is a Wordless Wednesday post. But you should know I am rarely wordless.
6 Comments
Randa @ TBK
Payton did an awesome job! I love all the costumes. I also adore your new look Paula.
Paula
Thanks so much Randa!! It is an adjustment for me. But pretty decent so far. I have big hopes for WordPress. Gppd luck with your house!
Jenn
That gumball costume is so cute!! I agree with you about Age appropriate costumes. My DS8 attended a halloween party and a girl his age was wearing a mini skirt tutu with thigh high stockings. Very inappropriate.
Olivia
That gumball machine is such a great idea! Did she get any quarters when she was trick or treating?
Margarita Ibbott (@DownshiftingPRO)
I’m laughing because I must be the only one that did not do Halloween costume WW posts. I was going to then changed my mind. You might recognize someone special in my WW.
Debalino
LOVE the costumes! The gum ball machine is so creative love it! Makes me want to get myself a piece of gum!