Top 10 Best DIY Children Costumes

Halloween is a time for kids to dress up as their favorite character, super hero, movie star, food, etc. If you think it, you can be it. Nowadays, children’s costumes range from $20-$60 and even more if you’re going to the extreme!! As a parent, you want your child to LOVE their costume and remember it forever. The best way to do this is to create a fabulous DIY Halloween costume!

DIY Halloween costumes are fun, less expensive than store bought costumes, more creative, and you get to decide every aspect of it! We gathered the top 10 best children costumes that you can re-create at a fraction of the price of a store bought costume.

Elsa 

Image & Tutorial By: Eighteen 25

Was Frozen a favorite in your household for months on end? Send your child trick-or-treating as the prettiest snow queen with this easy and creative Elsa costume!

Peter Pan

Image & Tutorial By: Babble

If your child is free spirited and loves to be adventurous, create this simple, yet adorable Peter Pan costume!

Minnie Mouse 

Image & Tutorial By: Sugar Bee Crafts

Minnie Mouse is a classic Disney character and you can re-create this look with items you have at home and a few pieces from your local hobby store!

Woody 

Image & Tutorial By: Googie Momma

Don’t settle on a costume  with a vest that fits awkwardly, a hat that’s too big or a belt that hangs off your child’s waist! Make the perfect Woody costume with some fabric and foam pieces!

Cinderella 

Image & Tutorial By: Kiki & Company

Getting ready for the ball is a serious task… Don’t let your beautiful girl walk out of the house without this unique DIY Cinderella dress!

Olaf 

Image & Tutorial By: Catching up With Kate

Olaf is the goofiest, cutest, most loving snowman there is and you can make your child this costume with a quick trip to your local hobby store. It takes time but the outcome is totally worth it!

Rapunzel

Image & Tutorial By: Make it & Love it

Re-create the look of the beautiful princess with the magic, healing hair!

Buzz Lightyear 

Image & Tutorial By: Fun at Home with Kids

Does your child want to be the toughest space ranger? Send him to infinity AND beyond with this awesome Buzz Lightyear costume that will win the vote for best homemade costume!

Snow White

Image & Tutorial By: Candice Ayala

Minus the poisonous apple, your child can feel like Snow White with this easy to replicate DIY tutorial!

Minion

Image & Tutorial By: Playing With Scissors

They may work for an evil scientist, but Minions are both silly and stylish! Dress your child in this adorable costume.

What’s your favorite DIY costume idea? Are you going to make your own costume, or are you headed for the store-bought route? We want to hear your thoughts!!

How to Trick or Treat Safely

The big day is right around the corner! This weekend, your kids will suit up into their chosen costume and take to the streets, eager to fill plastic pumpkin pails and pillowcases full of enough candy to have a toothache that lasts to Easter.

Halloween is one of the most anticipated nights of the year for children, and rightfully so. Unfortunately, safety concerns often get lost in the shuffle. This is scary when you think about it, because on average, twice as many child pedestrians are killed while walking on Halloween in comparison to other days of the year. What is even scarier is that although ¾ of parents express concerns over Halloween safety issues, only 1/3 actually talk to their kids about it.

So don’t fall into the same boat. This year, take a few seconds to talk to your children about Halloween safety. Your kids will be able to have a fun night, and you won’t have to worry about whether or not they choose to make safe, well-informed decisions.

Here are HeltonTool’s top trick or treat safety tips to discuss with your kids.

6 DIY Halloween Crafts to Make With Your Kids

When it comes right down to it, Halloween can be a very family-focused holiday. From making treats, to creating DIY decorations, to even whipping up a terrifying feast, the scariest day of the year presents many opportunities to get together as a family and bond.

Creating your own Halloween crafts is no exception. It’s a blast, it’s the perfect way to get together and do stuff as a family, and best of all, it’s a great way for your kids to flex their creative muscles. So this weekend, get in the Halloween mood by gathering up your family and making something scary together.

Here are 6 kid-friendly ideas to get you started, each of which is more than capable of scaring up a healthy dose of wholesome family fun.

How to Make a Fangtastic Halloween Feast

Halloween is right around the corner, and there’s no better time than now to plan a spooktacular feast for your friends and family.  Normal feast fixings like turkey, mashed potatoes, and the like just won’t cut it though. For Halloween, you want a feast capable of not only satisfying your family’s hunger, but frightening them beyond the brinks of sanity as well.

So this year, break out the big guns. Show your family you care by whipping up a fangtastic feast that even Dracula himself would be proud of. Don’t worry, either. We at HeltonTool won’t leave you hanging. Here are several course ideas sure to evoke a scream or two. It is the most terrifying day of the year, after all.

6 Cool Tools to Carve a Better Pumpkin

Carving a pumpkin for Halloween is timeless. There’s nothing better than gathering the family around the table with a bunch of pumpkins, and seeing who can carve the scariest, most fun jack o’ lantern.

When it comes to carving pumpkins, people usually reach for one of those cheap store-bought carving kits with flimsy serrated knives and flattened orange spades. This is a shame because, aside from the fact that those kits are actually terrible for making jack o’ lanterns, there are so many more tools out there that are far superior for pumpkin carving.

Best of all, if you’re a diehard DIYer, you should already have most, if not all of these tools on hand. So this Halloween, don’t carve your pumpkin with a cheap serrated knife. Get creative, and turn to tools!

Top 7 Best DIY Halloween Costumes

Let’s face it, store-bought Halloween costumes are lame. They’re expensive, and usually only slightly resemble the thing they’re themed after. Thankfully, there’s an easy solution: make your own! DIY Halloween costumes are fun, cheap, and best of all, you have complete control over how the end product turns out.

If you’re in need of a bit of inspiration, you’re in luck. We’ve compiled seven of the best DIY costume ideas on the Internet that are sure to scare up a bit of creativity. With just a dash of hard work and time, you’ll be rocking your very own homemade getup in no time.

So don’t waste money on a cheap store-bought costume.  A DIY Halloween is the way to go!

Top 10 DIY Halloween Decorations

Halloween is nearly here. The leaves are falling, the air is getting cooler, and everywhere you look, spooky decorations abound. It makes sense, when you think about it, because one of the most fun parts of the holiday is designing your own deviously delightful decorations to adorn your home and yard.

Here at HeltonTool, we take DIY seriously. As such, we thought it would be fun to spotlight 10 Halloween decorations that truly embody the DIY spirit. So sit back, grab yourself a handful of candy corn, and check out HeltonTool’s top 10 favorite DIY Halloween decorations.

More Pumpkin Carving Ideas by mrhandyman

Jack-O-Lantern (Photo credit: Handtwerk)

More pumpkin carving ideas with power tools from mrhandyman

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Make your pumpkin carving easy with a Ryobi Drill.

P205 Ryobi 18V Drill Driver

P102 Ryobi 18V Li-Ion Battery

P118 Ryobi Battery Charger

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Create really scary pumpkins with these pumpkin carving ideas from mrhandyman.

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Have a happy and safe Halloween!

How to keep your pumpkin masterpiece fresh & free from decay!

Halloween is fast approaching and HeltonTool wants to help make your holiday celebration a huge success! Keep an eye out for weekly emails with fun pumpkin carving and haunted house building ideas and delicious Halloween recipes.

DISINFECT IT – Wipe it with a solution of 1 tbs. chlorine bleach per 1 qt. water to eliminate mold and bacteria that cause decay.

OIL IT – Rub cut surfaces & inside with  petroleum jelly to keep moisture in.
SHADE IT – Shield your pumpkin from direct sunlight during the day to help prevent decay.

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