Julie: My son, age 9, is wearing a homemade Lego Costume. The head is cut from a 10 cardboard concrete tube mold with drilled eye holes and mouth to match up...

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If you need a Halloween costume posthaste, you really can't go wrong with a LEGO man costume. And one made from cardboard that is fully functional, well, you'll probably win the "Best Costume" contest hands down. Not only will this mecha-esque costume wow everyone you meet, but it eliminates the need to apply Halloween makeup, style your hair, and get your outfit just so. With a LEGO man costume, you're ready to roll. Of course, this is easier said than done. Some of us can't even put…

Let me start by telling that my girlfriend is amazing. Before I met Sarah, every year she made awe inspiring costumes. I loved seeing her masterpieces.

So, awhile back we were asking my son what he wanted to be for Halloween. Well, he's been really into Lego's lately, so of course he wanted to be a Lego Guy. Now, my wife and I both have theatre degrees so we're like, "Um, ok, yeah! We can do that!" At first he wanted to be Amset Ra from the Pharaoh's Quest series. I was a little nervous because of the nemes (his hat), but soon he changed his mind to Lego Boba Fett. This, I thought, was doable. Here is the result. I thought it would be fun…

Ami: The making of two LEGO figures. As LEGO building freaks, my 12 and 10 year old sons wanted to get dressed up as Lego figures. The first step was to...