Next year, guess what Beck will be for Halloween? Yes, probably a monster. I found a monster costume from Costco for $12 that was Dory colors(ish) and decided to make it work. I loosely hand-sewed the shell onto the frog costume (so it's easily removed), and voila! Same with Dory… I couldn't for the LIFE OF ME find a Dory costume online.

I eyeballed a “shell” shape, cut strips and tied them together, stuffed with the stuffing from a $0.99 thrift store pillow. I found some remnant fleece fabric, also $2. Take “squirt” for example… I saw the frog costume at a consignment sale for $2 and decided to make it work as a turtle. Plus, with how expensive fabric is now days, buying (the right way) is often cheaper than a complete DIY! My method is: DIY where I can, then buy store-bought pieces to complete the outfit. I am no crafter and could never pull off sewing a costume from scratch. Mix store-bought costumes with DIY pieces. So, what were we this year? Ready for it… Finding Nemo! I hope to milk it for as many years as possible until my kids realize how embarrassing, uncool, and wacko I am.

Not that I'm into the icky uber creepy stuff, but more that I LOVE to dress up, LOVE to throw themed parties, and LOVE candy…so basically modern-day Halloween was made just for me.Įach year I insist on doing family theme costumes.

Finding nemo darla costume