DIY Halloween Character Costume Ideas

AquaMan, Centaur, Devil Jin and Minecraft Steve. My son really enjoys dressing up and getting in character costumes for Halloween.
Best thing is, he's always getting that Best in Costume Award, the Scariest Halloween Costume Award or the Most Unique Costume Award!

 AquaMan (2010)
A fictional comic book superhero. He looked so cute wearing that complete set of AquaMan costume.

Centaur (2011)
A half-human, half-horse mythical creature. Revamped a borrowed horse costume. He wore a wig to complete the look.

Devil Jin (2012)
A Tekken character. A costume made from rubber, aluminum, leather and old materials - chain, motorcycle gloves, etc. (except for the wings).

Minecraft Steve diamond armor (2014)
From the famous video game. Getting up on stage with much pride that he's Steve with diamond armor. A homemade DIY costume made from cardboard boxes.

This 2015, he'll simply be a Martian alien from Sesame Street.

If you're looking for homemade Halloween costumes, just be creative and have fun making your own costumes. No need to spend a lot.

Again, check out my daughter's Celebrity Inspired Halloween Costume for more ideas.

Celebrity Inspired Halloween Costume Ideas

Hawk Girl, Barbie in a box doll, Lady Gaga and Maleficent. These are just few of my favorite celebrity-inspired Halloween costumes that my daughter wore in the past years. Well, Hawk Girl might not be a celebrity but a DC comic character... and Maleficent is a movie villain portrayed by Angelina Jolie.

I'll take another quick look and share these photos. Hopefully, this would give you ideas on what you or your daughter can wear this Halloween.

Hawk Girl (2010)

A borrowed costume. Created a mask to complete her look.

Barbie in a box doll (2011)

A DIY costume created the night before their school Halloween parade. That was the time when my daughter had been a sort-of-celebrity-for-a-day. I can still remember the applause and admiration that she received from people and those asking to take a photo with her. And of course, getting the Best in Costume awards in Halloween parties we've attended.

Check out my post HERE.

Lady Gaga (2012)

Another DIY and recycled costume. She simply wore black tube, black shorts, yellow leggings and blue wigs. Created a simple Lady Gaga poker face mask and skirt to complete the outfit. Again, she received an award for wearing the best Halloween costume.

Maleficent (2014)

She wore a plain black dress. My husband created Maleficent's horn using corrugated board and electric tape. We added a stiff collar in her cape. The scepter was made from a tree branch and placed a crow on top of tip. Again, everything was recycled and DIY.

This 2015, she'll be dressing up as the girl from the song "Chandelier" and "Elastic Heart" video.

Check out my son's Halloween costume in the next post.

Halloween Costumes: Lady Gaga and Devil Jin

Devil Jin and Lady Gaga

Both my kids love preparing and dressing up in their Halloween costume. This year, my daughter came in a Lady Gaga inspired outfit, while my son became the Devil Jin - a character from the game, Tekken.

Every year, a Halloween parade is being held at school. This year, my son's Devil Jin costume won the Most Scariest Costume for Grades 1 to 3 in their school.

Most Scariest Costume

We also enjoy attending Halloween parties and joining the Trick or Treat activities. My daughter's Lady Gaga costume was awarded as the Best in Costume.

Best in Costume

They don't want to wear spooky costumes, so my husband and I let them choose characters that they would enjoy portraying. Most part of my kid's costumes is DIYs which are made up of rubber, aluminum, leather and old materials. We spent hours crafting their costumes. Seeing them enjoy Halloween activities in their costumes made everything worth it.

Here are more costumes.

My sister came as a walking Facebook page!

My niece, nephews and their cousins in their Naruto, Sakura, Casper, Flash, Clown and Michael Jackson costumes. They all look great in their get-ups!

What about your kids? What costumes did they choose this year?

Halloween Parties and Events 2012

Most parents and kids are already preparing for their Halloween costumes. Several parties are about to happen in a few days and kids are getting excited to go trick or treating. Have your kids decided what they would wear this Halloween? What are your plans?

Here are some Halloween Parties and Events you can check out:

Fun Ranch BOO Time Halloween Party
October 20, 2012 at Ortigas Branch (1:00 pm to 5:00 pm)
October 27, 2012 at Alabang Branch (4:00 pm to 7:00 pm)
Fee: Php 500/kids  Php 250/adults
FREE Trick or Treat on October 31, 2012 at Ortigas Branch (3:00 to 5:00 pm)
Visit Fun Ranch's Facebook Page or website for more details.

Active Fun's Spooktacular Masquerade Party
October 26, 2012 (3:00 pm)
Bonifacio High Street Branch
Fee: Php 500 (General)/ Php 450 (for Fun Club members)
Trick or Treat and Costume Contest for kids, snack and unlimited play.
Visit Active Fun Facebook page here.

Manila Ocean Park's Halloween Costume Contest
October 27, 2012 (1:00 - 5:00 pm)
Trick or Treat starts at 3:00 pm
More information, visit Manila Ocean Park's website.

Cartoon Network's Halloween Heroes Haunt
October 27,2012 (10:00 am - 6:00 pm)
SM Megamall Event Center
Spend a minimum of Php 500 (must include halloween and/or Cartoon Network item) at Toy Kingdom.
Redeem tickets at Toy Kingdom SM Megamall from Sept. 29 to  Oct. 27, 2012.
Visit Toy Kingdom website for more details.

Toys R' Us Monster High Ghoul Party
October 27, 2012 at Robinsons Place Manila (Activity Area) http://www.facebook.com/events/418093174906807/
October 28, 2012 at Robinsons Galleria (Activity Area) http://www.facebook.com/events/350750255017667/
Party Starts at 4:00 PM
Come dressed in your favorite ghoul costume. Single receipt purchase of any regular-priced Monster High item from participating Toys "R" Us stores (Oct 1-28) entitles(1) Monster High Ghoul Pass  (1 kid + 1 companion only)
Check event details here.

Shangri-La Plaza's Rockin' Halloween Party
October 28, Sunday 1:30 to 4:30 pm
Shangri-La Plaza Grand Atrium
Php 500/ child (only 250 slots available)
Visit Shangrila Plaza's website for more details.

ACE Water Spa Halloween Party
October 28, Sunday 2:00 PM
Php 599 inclusive of loot bag, magic and puppet show, kiddie spa ticket, food cart, photo souvenir,
food and drinks. 
Call (632) 404-9995 for inquiries and details.
Visit Facebook page here.

Wicked Halloween Carnival at Diamond Hotel
October 28, 2012 (11:00 to 3:00 pm)
Diamond Hotel Philippines, Roxas Blvd. Manila
Php 650 nett per person
For more information call (02) 719-8888 or e-mail fbds@discovery.com.ph
Visit Diamond Hotel's Facebook page here. 

Edsa Shangri-La Enchanted Halloween Party
October 28, 2012 (11 am - 3 pm)
Isla Grand Ballroom of Edsa Shangri-la Hotel, Ortigas
Fee: Php 1350 nett per person
Inclusive of kiddie lunch buffet and mocktails, magic tricks, face painting, Halloween-themed game-booths, arts and crafts activities and special loot bags.
Call 633-8888 or e-mail events.esl@shangri-la.com.
Click here for complete details. 

Fully Booked Halloween
October 28, 2012
Fully Booked, Bonifacio High Street Atrium
Free activities: Trick or Treat ( 10am to 6pm)
Wonderland Halloween Storytelling (3pm)
Geronimo Stilton Halloween Meet-and-Greet (4:30pm)
For more information, visit Fully Booked Facebook Page here.

Discovery Suites Halloween Children's Party
October 31, 2012 (2 pm)
Columbus and Magellan Function Rooms of the Discovery Suites, Ortigas Pasig City
Fee: Php 600 nett per person
Inclusive of snack buffet, Trick or Treat loot bags, hosted games and access to "zombie gallery."
Visit Discovery Suites Facebook event page for more details.

Nickelodeon Fright Fest
October 31, 2012 3:00PM
SMX Convention Center (Halls 1 and 2)
SM Mall of Asia
Get two (2) FREE tickets for a minimum purchase of Php 1,000.00 of any toy (inclusive of halloween item/s) at Toy Kingdom and Toy Kingdom Express stores.

Win tickets to the ultimate festival of fun and fright! Click here.

Monster High, Freaky Just Got Fabulous
October 31, SM Makati
A single receipt purchase of any regular-priced Monster High item from any participating Toy Kingdom outlets from Oct  1- 31, 2012 entitles a customer to one (1) haunt pass (1pass = 1 kid +1 companion only) which entitles to register for the costume parade and win fang-tastic prizes.

The Monster House: A Fun Halloween Spookfest at Acacia
October 31, 2012 (3 pm)
Grand Acacia Ballroom of Acacia Hotel, Filinvest Corporate City
Fee: Php 950 nett per head
Includes Halloween-themed buffet, raffle prizes a haunted house, surprise performances, raffle prizes and trick or treat.
Visit Acacia Hotel Manila's Facebook event page here.

The Haunting at Dusit Thani Hotel
October 31, 2012  (2:00-4:00 p.m)
Grand Ballroom of Dusit Thani Hotel, Ayala Makati City
Fee: Php 850 nett per person
Inclusive of  activities, giveaways, and a merienda buffet.
Click here for more details.

The Haunted Village at Intercontinental Manila
October 31,2012 (10 am)
Grand Ballroom of Intercontinental Manila Hotel
Fee: Php999 nett per person.
Call 793-7000 for more details.
Click here for more details.

7 Years Milestones

Being 7 years old had been great for my daughter. It's her best and happiest year so far. It's the year when she had the grandest time of her life.

Lots of wonderful memories and achievements happened when she turned seven. I could list a hundred things that makes being 7 a great year, but let me share her best 7 moments -

Celebrated her ballerina themed 7th birthday with family and friends.

happy 7th birthday Skylah!

Joined the school's Buwan ng Wika activities where she performed a traditional Filipino dance with her classmates and declaimed the piece "Sa Aking Mga Kababata."

first declamation piece

Performed two ballet dances for Effie Nanas' Grand Ballet Recital - Enchanted Ballet at the CCP.

ballet recital on stage

Dressed up as Barbie doll for Halloween where she felt like being a Barbie celebrity for a day and won several prizes.

my Barbie doll :)

Played the role of Tinkerbell in the school's Christmas celebration - Disney's Believe in Holiday Magic. Remember Kid's Performances HERE.

my Tinkerbell

Received her First Holy Communion. Participated in the church rites - Greetings, Ama Namin prayer, Glory to God and Tell the World of His Love.

greetings

Ranked first in class and overall top 2 in Grade 2. Received the Second Honors Award and Best in Co-curricular Award.

congrats Skylah!

Last week, she turned 8 years old. Hoping for another fruitful year for my daughter!

Barbie Doll Becomes Celebrity For a Day (or Two)

Skylah as Barbie doll

My daughter is Barbie Doll during the Halloween!

She enjoyed being a Barbie doll since Barbie dolls are among her favorite toys. She won't mind receiving Barbie dolls as gifts and she still plans to buy and keeps on wishing to have more. I lost count how many Barbie dolls she already have (maybe more than 20).

October had been a busy month for my kids. There's weekend ballet practice and recital dress rehearsals, quarterly school exams and United Nations programs practice, plus family trips and activities! That left us with no time to think about and prepare for their Halloween costume. We didn't even have plans to join mall Trick or Treats!

Five days before their school Halloween party, we started to think what they'll going to wear, and borrowed a horse's back (from my husband's cousin) so my son Brent can be Centaur! (I'll be posting about his costume too)

An idea came to mind! Since my daughter Skylah would just wear her ballet tutu, I thought of dressing her up as Barbie Doll!

We made a pink Barbie box, cut some holes, fastened garters at the back so she can carry the box at her back, printed the Barbie words and Mattel logo, and of course, her picture!

Barbie box

School Halloween Party

From the moment our Barbie Doll stepped out of the car and walk on school grounds, we've already heard several students saying, "that's cute," "wow it's Barbie!"... which continued until she reached her classroom. Her teachers and classmates loved her Barbie costume too!

Our Barbie Doll was well applauded when she get on stage. She even won as The Most Funniest Costume (for Grades 1-3 division)!

Funniest Costume Finalists (Grades 1-3)

Several students also took pictures with her!

When she came back, she told me, "mommy ang daming nagpicture sa 'kin!" That's how happy she was!

RFR Halloween Party and Trick or Treat

It was a Saturday and after ballet practice, we joined RFR's Halloween Party and Trick or Treat again since the kids really enjoyed going door-to-doors to ask for treats!

Again, my daughter was dressed-up as Barbie Doll!

I can't believe that village residences also took pictures of her. They were really delighted to see a walking Barbie doll!

Pictures while on parade.

More pictures inside the clubhouse.

Our Barbie Doll happily smiled for them.

Best thing is, she won Best in Costume for girls category!

Best in Costume Finalists (Girls)

my prize :)

Mums and Tubs Club Halloween Cutie Contest

Recently, her picture also won at Mums and Tubs Club contest in Facebook. Good enough that it's not a liking contest.

If only I had anticipated that our Barbie Doll in her DIY Barbie doll would be well received, we would have joined in Trick or Treat and Halloween parties in the malls and hotels. Well, but that would be too tiresome and it might ruin the purpose of enjoying the event.

I'm glad that my daughter had been at her happiest!