From this little witch to you and your little goblins. Have a safe and Happy Halloween!
Tag: halloween
Fairy Deer Costume with Cardboard Wings
This year for trunk-or-treating she’s going as a llama, but for tricks-and-treats come Halloween night, well she insisted on being a fairy. And being a huge fan of make-up (I mean really this girl is all out obsessed with all things pigment) we played around with some deer face painting (she was over the moon thrilled – not …
Little Witch Doll
We made a little witchy poo doll from our oversized craft-along doll pattern just in time for Halloween. I’m working on getting a pattern together as well as a number of dolls for you for this holiday season. In the mean time I’m still take a few more custom doll orders so email me at merrileelidddiard at …
Easy Clown Costume
I made this super easy clown costume for our Kids 21 post last year and my Ollie had a blast playing it up (obviously ;)). In fact the other week to he came to me and said “Mom, I have a talent for being a clown” and then he gave me a sly look and continued, “you …
DIY Cardboard Llama Costume
I’ve wanted to make a costume version of our Toilet Paper Roll Llama Craft ever since I made the little guys. And this year, with our Playful Cardboard Costume Contest, I thought it the perfect time to finally do it. It was fun and easy and only took a couple of cardboard boxes, some ribbon and a …
Playful Princess Costume
We did a couple of shoots for the Playful Fair Maiden in my book PLAYFUL: Fun Projects to Make With and For Kids and this particular shoot was one of my favorites but didn’t make the book. So I’m excited to share more of it with you now. I loved this field that we shot in and the …
Play Hospital & Child’s Nurse Costume
A little while ago Lakeshore Learning contacted me and asked if I would set up a play area using some of their wonderful learning toys. I have been going to Lakeshore Learning every since my nine year old was a toddler and we love their emphasis on learning in fun and playful ways. So …
Baby Bat Costume with Cardboard Wings and Ears
Last year I created a series of simple and easy to put together costumes for Kids 21. We had lots of fun with them and with our Playful Cardboard Costume Contest going on I thought it’d be fun to spotlight our little Baby Bat Costume we made with cardboard wings and ears. Depending on the year and …
Playful Cardboard Costume Contest!
You guys this is my favorite time of year! I love the end of Sept. which ushers in the beginning of fall while still being a warm with hints of colder weather on the horizon. I love prepping for Halloween but mostly I LOVE dressing up & creating costumes. Of all the costumes I’ve created I have to …
DIY Glow-in-the-Dark Skeleton Treat Bucket!
You can probably tell that we’re crazy about Halloween! And we’re crazy about about duct tape! So when Scotch® Duct Tape (one of the fabulous sponsors of my PLAYFUL book launch party!) asked me to create something from their fun new line of tapes (such as a glow-in-the-dark one!! so cool and spooky!) I said yes, of course! …