DIY Shooting Star // Last Minute Halloween Costume

(cake pop series) 

We give you our last-minute Halloween costume… a shooting star!

Glitter clip C/O Little Miss Lady Shop

Silver shoes

This weeks theme "last minute" is our easiest and quickest DIY Costume because you can make it in under 10 minutes!

We used this black tutu dress although you most likely have a black top and bottom already in your little one’s closet. Just be sure you’re ok with them not wearing it again, as this costume requires everything to be glued with a glue gun.

So, here is how I made our DIY last minute Halloween costume. The shooting star!

//  1  \\

Curl 4 colors of ribbon for your shooting star with scissors and then set aside. We used rose gold (1x), gold (1x) and silver (2x).

//  2  \\

Criss-cross one end of each ribbon over the other and wrap tape around all 4 at the top. As shown, then set aside.

//  3  \\

Using a star cookie cutter, place it onto of a silver foam piece. Trace around the start and cut out the pattern. 

//  4  \\

Next, glue gun the curled ribbon to the star on the bottom middle of its shape. As shown.

//  5  \\

Then glue gun the curled ribbon and star piece to the top right corner of your little ones’ dress.

//  6  \\

Arrange and organize your curl ribbon as you want it look on top of the black dress. Then glue gun one ribbon curl at a time starting from the bottom of the star and glue gun 3-5 points diagonal down to the bottom of the dress. This way your shooting star stays in place!

//  7  \\

Repeat step 6 for the rest of your curl ribbons until you it looks like the following above. 

We’ve had such an amazing amount of positive feedback from our Halloween costume – cake pop series that we plan on doing it again next year! Thank you for all your support, encouragement, and kinds words on our series this past month, as Abby and I have really enjoyed playing dress-up all month long. : )

Now let me know below if you have any ideas for themes next year. And or if there is anything you would like to see in the future! 

We are celebrating Steve's Birthday this weekend and finishing up our own Halloween costumes!  So I'm really excited to share what we'll be on here soon!!!

Also, did you catch our spooky treat video on instagram yesterday? Go check it out! And I hope you all you have a wonderful weekend!!

Warmly, Steph

If you liked this post, you might also like the following:

DIY Mini Mama-razzi // Halloween Costume

DIY Tooth Fairy // Halloween Costume

DIY Cat & Mouse // Halloween Costume

DIY Rainbow // Halloween Costume

pin now, save for later

.

Fall Bucket List

( Toddler Friendly )

Inspiration // Costco Story

After flashing my Costco card to one of the employees, with Abby half way on my hip, I then quickly stepped aside to stop and let her down a few feet from the entrance.

While shuffling my fingers around in the diaper bag to put my Costco card away, I suddenly felt Abby's tiny little fingers squeeze my jeans. And that’s when I heard it, mechanical scream. Then I saw it: a large, dark, and flashing monster, bobbing forward and back at us.

So. Much. Joy

Safe to say, Abby and I exchanged a lot of hugs, and I heard about that monster "being so scary" for weeks on end. (This was mid-September) so you can see why it surprised us both!

That Costco mechanical monster will forever be the "monster who can’t come get us,” because that's exactly what I told Abby to help her understand that it can’t get out of it’s base. 

Which is why after our little monster moment, I was immediately inspired to create a list of age appropriate ideas in which we can celebrate the fall season (especially Halloween) with our little one’s! 

So I'm so excited to share with all of you below, our Toddler Friendly Fall Bucket List! No scary monsters with flashing lights (I promise), you can get that experience at Costco : )

And now, here are a few photos of the beautiful PNW fall from our pumpkin patch visit last weekend, as promised!! 

Pink velvet bows C/O Little Miss Lady Shop

I hope our Toddler Friendly Fall Bucket list helps spark a light of imagination for your own fall season! 

Warmly, Steph











Pin now, save for later

DIY Cat & Mouse // Halloween Costume

( Cake Pop Series )

I give you... our classic kitty cat and her trusty side kick, mouse!

This week’s theme was “Pair” or what I like to think of, “Two of Kind” like peanut butter and jelly or salt and pepper (which would also be a great Halloween costume!)

//  Kitty Cat Face  \\

Abby LOVED the kitty face which was really black eye liner and pink lip stick.

I wanted to make our kitty cat costume slightly different by making her outfit equally white and black. As I feel it really gives the costume a more younger, softer and gentle feel. 

//  Mouse Balloon Tutorial  \\

( 7 steps and 5 minutes to make)

Step 1

Using paper (not cardstock since it’s too heavy) cut out your mouse ears to the desired shape and leave three strips at the bottom (left, middle and right as shown). 

Step 2

Using a black sharpie, trace the inside of each ear (leaving a little bit of space) to create more depth.

Step 3

Cut out three very thin strips of black paper for your mouse whiskers with scissors and cris cross them as shown.

Step 4

Cut out a very small pink circle for the mouse’s noes. Then tape the noes and wishers together.

Step 5

Blow up a gray balloon, then tie a string to the balloon and a balloon weight.

With double sided tape (or tape) connect the nose/whisker piece to your gray balloon.

Step 6

Add your ears to the balloon with double side tape (or tape).

Step 7

Draw black oval shapes onto the middle of the balloon for eyes.

Classic Kitty Cat Costume

kitty cat ears // strip shirt // black tutu  // tights // kitty cat shoes \\
// Pigtail purple bows C/O Little Miss Lady Shop \\

Purple Velvet bow C/O Little Miss Lady Shop

With only two and half weeks left until Halloween, we are starting to squeeze in as much toddler friendly Halloween fun as we can by hitting up the pumpkin patch as a family this weekend! 

And afterwards, it’s a tradition to have my famous chicken tortilla soup which I shared earlier on the blog here. It’s extra yummy this time of year! : )

Until next week... (the theme is family costumes!) I hope all of you have a very fun and festive fall weekend!

Warmly, Steph

DIY // Pink Halloween Decorations

(Toddler Friendly)

Today’s post is very quick because the idea is simple (which I love) yet classic and still beautiful for adding a little Halloween décor to any playroom or toddler space.

Abby has been in love with our blue and white pumpkin porch decor, which I shared about earlier on the blog here. So I decided to give her own play space (inside where it’s warm) a little Halloween love by painting 3 faux pumpkins various shades of pink, a kitty cat pillow, and my own DIY multi colored “BOO” sign.

 DIY Table & Chairs  //  Kitty cat pillow (sold out)  this one is similar 

Pink bow C/O Neon Fawn  //  Kitty Cat Shoes  //  Dress (sold out)

The DIY “BOO” sign is Abby's favorite because she tells me all the time, “it’s so cute mama!”

There's a ton of great ways to make a BOO garland however, for our space we have blinds, curtains, and freshly painted walls so I decide to make ours hang! Here’s what I did.

DIY // Pink Halloween Decorations

BOO // 3 Colored Hanging Sign

Materials:

Card stock paper (black, light pink, dark pink)

Rose gold ribbon

Tape

Double sided tape

Scissors

X-Acto knife

Directions: 

1) In word document, using the calibiri font in bold, size 750, print out your “B” and two “O’s.” 

2) Using scissors, cut around the outside of your letters, if possible use an X-Acto knife for the inside of each letter to create a clean lines.

3) Using a pencil, trace your letters on cardstock paper. 

4) Then repeat step #2 and erase any pencil markings.

5) Tape rose gold string to the top middle of each letter. 

6) Then using double sided tape (or small rounds of tape) place them about every other inch all around your letter.

7) Add the letters twin on top and press firmly to seal them together.

8) Hang one letter at a time on curtain rod.

Option: You can curl a few pieces of rose gold ribbon in between each letter so they stay still. (I did this to photograph them and kept it!)  : )

Pink Pumpkins:

Materials: 

Faux pumpkins (ours are from Micheals)

Foam bush (size 2 = medium)

Paint brush

Rose gold paint 

Light pink paint (Martha Stewart)

Pink paint (Craft Smart)

Dark pink paint (Martha Stewart)

Directions:

1) Using a size 1 (medium) foam brush,I painted each pumpkins 3 different shades of pink (3 coats).

3) Using a fine tip paint brush, I painted the stems rose gold (2 coats).

You can follow us on Pinterest for more fun ideas like this one and or, pin and save this idea for later!

Warmly, Steph