Between work, school, grandparents, and the birthday party we will have an entire week of Halloween fun! By providing a phone number and submitting this form, you agree to receive recurring automated promotional and personalized marketing text messages (e. This year, against my recommendations and trying to nudge them in a different direction, my kids decided they really wanted Sharkboy and Lavagirl Halloween costumes. Even though I love sewing, I find sometimes it’s easier to skip the traditional sewing for any costume that is not real clothing.

I used 2 layers of felt glued together, the open shark mouth was cut out of the top layer, then I layered design elements on top with another layer of felt. This was a pretty decent costume, my daughter wore it 2 days in a row, by the end of the first day the back of it (where she sits down mostly so the backside) was a little worn like the material wasnt very strong or good quality, (knapping) only down part. It saves me so much time, especially when I am layering different cuts of fabric to get 3 dimensional elementsto the costume.I’m not going to do a full tutorial on how I made the costumes, but I did take some pictures of the process and can give you some pointers. The costume comes with a bright pink jumpsuit that has plenty of details from the movie, like printed lava patterns on the chest and legs. This one was a little harder to make work, especially on a 4 year old’s body, but she is more than happy so I am happy! Maybe I’m just tired of this project and ready to move on to the next one (does anyone else do that too?

These costumes needed extra textures and 3D things coming off them, so I used my Halloween favsof felt, cardboard, hot glue and fabric glue! To make the “lava” really look like it was on fire, I also added a single string of gold sequin ribbon right down the middle. There’s just something about a homemade costume, something full of love, and a little frustration, that makes the holiday more fun. So when I couldn’t convince them to pick something else to be for Halloween (I even tried my darnedest to get my 4 year old daughter to be ANY princess), I decided to just go for it and make them the costumes they wanted.

Just use a measuring tape to get an idea of how much you would need to wrap around their bodies with extra room to allow for movement. This year we needed the costumes a full week before Halloween for a friend’s Halloween themed birthday party. I had never even heard of Sharkboy and Lavagirl until a few months ago when they discovered the movie on Netflix and became instant fans.

With this Lavagirl Girls Costume, your child will have step into the role of the fiery-tempered hero from the Miramax film, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3D. No matter how much time it takes, our goal has always remained the same–to create products that inspire your life's best moments–the big, the small, the funny, the spooky, and the sweet. I made my husband a Thor costume a couple years ago (still one of my favorites ever) with the same techniques.

I’m not crafty at all but need to learn because my 4yr old son wants to be lava girl lol and my 8 year old is going to be shark boy! And my son is insisting that he needs arm cuffsfor his costume, I told him I would try to make some before Halloween. This diverse selection of costumes and accessories are all artfully designed and expertly crafted by our talented team of artists, designers, and developers. This year the hubby and I have decidedto reuse Halloween costumes from years past since I was running out of time and we couldn’t decide on something for us to dress up as to match the kids costumes.

I guess it’s now a Halloween tradition, and I’d hate to break that tradition so I guess I will continue to complete costumes late the night before we need them.

So I had her put on the sweatsuit and used my fabric marking pen to mark out the general design (referring to a picture on my phone frequently). The outfit may not give your child any real lava superpowers, but it will certainly make her feel ready to face off against any bad guy who threatens the Planet of Drool. Each project begins with a passion for true quality–embroidered patches, faux fur cut with care, and hand-selected fabrics that are as durable as they are comfortable.