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Big Boy Burger Costume DIY

October 18, 2018 ·

A costume for those big-eyed, juice-box-bellied babies in your life. Recreate the iconic Bob’s Big Boy Statue with this Big Boy Burger Costume DIY!

big boy burger costume diy

Ok. Even if you don’t get this costume right off the bat LOOK AT THAT YUMMY BOY!!! Are you kidding me?! It’s a miracle I haven’t eaten him up already. This was his first solo blog modeling job and he was the sweetest, cutest little dude the whole time! AND, he turned two just yesterday (or today as I write this!!) Can you believe that!? I shared his first birthday, a Halloween Carnival here just a couple weeks ago and even that party feels so recent! But it was a year ago!! I love that he’s getting older though, TBH. It’s so much more fun (and way easier than when he was baby) haha.

big boy burger costume diy

I’ve always thought my kids had very vintage-style faces. Like Kewpie dolls. They have these very timeless, yet young, features. And one night, my brother in law says “You know what Otto looks like? There’s this vintage statue… It’s like of a little boy, holding a plate of donuts or something…” And I knew exactly what he was picturing! The moment he said it I thought “OMG YES!”

But, neither of us could remember exactly what it was we were thinking of! We knew it was a boy holding something and he had a round ol’ belly and that it was an iconic thing. We just could not put our finger upon it or find what we were looking for by Googling. I never forgot it though, I’d sometimes try to find it again, I just knew it looked just like my son!

big boy burger costume diy

Fast forward a couple months and finally I said it to my husband: “Otto looks just like this vintage image I can think of but I can’t remember what it is. It’s like a sign or a statue or something…there’s this cute little boy holding a plate of donuts or something I swear..But I can’t find it online…”

Without a seconds hesitation he knew EXACTLY what it was I was talking about! He whips out his phone and brings up this picture of the Big Boy statue from a Southern California burger Joint, Bob’s Big Boy. (Here is a fun little history on the place.) And I was like “That’s it!!!” Just like that, he understood my cryptic message and solved the mystery haha!

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Posted by Machelle / Filed In: Costumes, Halloween

Otto’s ONEderful Halloween Carnival Birthday Party

October 6, 2018 ·

This ONEderful halloween carnival birthday party was to celebrate my baby boy turning one and is full of colorful, whimsical, and spooky details!

halloween carnival birthday party mixed vintage chairs and pops of color

Now that it’s been almost a whole year, I can share Ottos halloween carnival birthday party! I know I could have shared earlier, but I wanted it to be at a time of year that made sense, so I’ve held onto it for all this time. And, looking at these again after a year was so enjoyable! Planning a halloween carnival birthday party was so much fun and I love how the colorful, and a little bit spooky, decorations turned out.

halloween carnival birthday party custom party poppers

One thing I wish I could remember better is to take photos of my invitations at the party! I love when I do that, because they fit right in amongst the decor that I picked out to match them. But the invite for this halloween carnival birthday party is available right here and I used the same motif through the rest of the party printables. Since it was a carnival theme, I went with the phrase “Otto is ONEderful!” throughout it because it felt like the kind of phrase you’d see on a flyer for a circus or something, and of course I loved the pun!

halloween carnival birthday party carnival ticket centerpieces

My son’s birthday is Oct 17th and honestly, I never thought I’d do the whole Halloween-themed thing for him. But I absolutely LOVE Halloween and my husband and I were planning a Halloween party with our friends for that evening. So, I decided using Halloween decorations for Otto’s beforehand would be fun and versatile to both parties. There was silly puns, potion making, games, a petting zoo, and costumes! Check out all the silly, spooky fun by clicking ‘read more’!

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Posted by Machelle / Filed In: Halloween, Parties

DIY Birthday Party Family Halloween Costume

September 22, 2018 ·

As we get ready for Halloween this year, here’s a look back at our last year’s DIY birthday party family halloween costume! Complete with cake, party hat, presents, and confetti!

Birthday Party Family Costume ideas

I’ve been brainstorming our family halloween costume for months, and as usual, I am planning a few costumes this year haha. But before I can share those, I had to take a look back at our family costume last year! We went as a birthday party!

DIY party hat halloween costume

Our 3 year old daughter went as a party hat which was a costume she absolutely loved! She still dresses up in it often :)

DIY sheet cake wagon + birthday candle costume

And our 1 year old went as a birthday candle in a sheet cake wagon! Looking like a bobblehead figure!

He was a big inspiration for this group costume as a whole because I was planning his one year birthday party at the same time so birthday things were on my mind! Plus, I knew I wanted to incorporate either his stroller or our wagon into his costume. Even if he had been walking great by that time, I would never plan on a baby doing well around the neighborhood for trick or treating! I’ve always loved the baby costumes that use transportation (there are some seriously genius stroller/wagon costumes out there!) so I was excited to try my hand at our own version and a sheet cake seemed to be the perfect fit.

Birthday Party Family Costume ideas

As for me, I went as a bag of confetti and my husband went as a stack of birthday presents. All the costumes were fairly simple but I thought I’d share the DIY for each of them here. Sit tight, there’s a lot of birthday themed costumes to see here :D

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Posted by Machelle / Filed In: Costumes, Halloween

DIY Ombre Rainbow Skeleton

October 21, 2017 ·


Make a colorful ombre skeleton for Halloween in just one quick step!

I have been wanting a life size skeleton in my Halloween decorations for…as long as I can remember probably! All this season I’ve been on the look out for one that I could afford. I also wanted him to fit in with my other decorations. I always flip flop between wanting fun and silly Halloween decorations and scary ones! I love a good creepy front porch! But, I also love more light-hearted ones, especially since I have little kids.

And I know for a fact my three year old appreciates this rainbow skeleton more than a creepy ghoul or something. And, I definitely love it more too!

Make a colorful ombre skeleton for Halloween in just one quick step!

How fun is this guy?! I just love him, I feel like he could stay out all year almost haha.

The main thing that was holding me back from this fun project was finding a skeleton for the right price! I saw lots for around $60 and while it seemed like a fair price to pay, it was just too much for me for a very temporary porch ornament. Then I finally made it to Zurchers since they got all of their Halloween out and, not only was it a Halloween wonderland, but they had a full size skeleton for only $30! I was so excited, I immediately nabbed him up and painted him that afternoon.

Make a colorful ombre skeleton for Halloween in just one quick step!

I think every porch and every Halloween celebration needs an ombre rainbow skeleton. like every. single. one. I would definitely recommend spray paint, so you get that nice blending-mixed look. I just used left over spray paints I already had so there was no further expense for me. But a few cans would run you less than $10 so its still a low cost (and very low effort!) project.

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Posted by Machelle / Filed In: Halloween

DIY Balloon Dog Halloween Costume

October 14, 2017 ·

family balloon animal costumes DIY orange pink blue dogs

Hooray, it’s time for our first Halloween costume tutorial! And ALSO-my son’s blog debut!! This guy turns ONE in just a few days (somehow), so it’s about time he get in front of the camera for AJR :D

mom and me halloween costume colorful balloon dogs

And, really, it couldn’t be for a more-fun post, I just love this costume idea! We’re a litter of balloon dogs! Now, I can’t fold a balloon animal to save my life (to be fair-I’ve never even tried…) but I sure can dress me and my babies like one. This costume is so easy, and I was so happy to have a little photoshoot of my kids and I, even if we’re dressed as colorful dogs haha!

DIY blue dog balloon dog balloon animal halloween costume DIY pink balloon dog halloween costume for little girl DIY family balloon animal costumes DIY orange pink blue dogs

Originally, it was just going to be me in these photos, but then I realized how freaking cute little kids would be as balloon animals and I just had to incorporate them. It sure was harder to make the photos happen, but luckily I had help from my mom (I always have to use a Grandma for costume photos!) and sister in law. And the work was totally worth it-if nothing else, I just get a kick out of my daughters posing and twirling.

family balloon animal costumes DIY orange pink blue dogs

A year sure does make a big difference in a toddler! Though the threes have, in general, been rougher than the twos, getting these pictures was so much easier than her costume last year. You’d never know it from the pictures (cus, again, I had Grandma magic) but girl was a little pill that day. This year, she sat still while I drew on her nose and pinned on her tail. Then she happily danced around for a bunch of smiling pictures. I didn’t even have to bribe her with chocolate once! And I mean, Otto is always such a delight, it’s not hard to get some happy photos of him!

DIY blue dog balloon dog balloon animal halloween costume DIY

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Posted by Machelle / Filed In: Costumes, Crafts, Halloween
Tagged: baby costume, boy costume, family costume, friend group costume, girl costume, toddler costume

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