I look forward to Halloween every season—not just for the candy and treats that come with it, but because of the costume making. Oh, how I love to get creative with costumes!
As a kid, my mom would always whip up a super creative design for my sister and me, so I knew I wanted to carry on that tradition with my little ones. And, let's be honest, this is basically the Golden Age of DIY. Between sources like Pinterest, Facebook and the internet at large, there are so many great ideas for DIY Halloween costumes out there.
Here are some easy-peasy DIY Halloween costumes for kids (including a few tried-and-true ones from me) that you can definitely pull off this fall:
Stop sign
No joke: When my oldest was two, he requested to be a stop sign for Halloween. All it took on my end was some grey pants, a red top, a handmade cardboard sign shaped like an octagon with the letters S-T-O-P on it and some felt hot glued to his socks to mimic grass and—voila!—we had a walking stop sign.
It's raining cats and dogs
This may seem a little off the wall, but it's actually a great use of those excess stuffed animals strewn around the house. All you need is an umbrella with hanging stuffed cats and dogs, a simple solid tee and pants and rain boots.
Campfire
Make some felt logs (fabric glue should do the trick if you're averse to sewing—or roll up tubes of brown paper for the same effect), add a little felt fire and put a marshmallow on the end of a stick. That gives you the perfect costume for your budding outdoorsman or woman!
Beehive
Save a few yellow pool noodles from the clearance section at the store and tape them together to make the shape of a beehive around your little one. Put a pair of yellow or black pajamas underneath them and add a headband with antennas on top! The whole neighborhood will be buzzing about this costume! (Bonus points if you want to add some plastic bees!)
Unicorn
Unicorns are all the craze right now—and making an on-trend costume is really easy! All you need to do is put your little one in a solid white or pastel outfit, make a rainbow colored tail with different colors of yarn and then make a horn using Styrofoam and glitter.
Jellyfish
Similar to the raining cats and dogs costume, use a clear or white umbrella to make a jellyfish. All you need is two large eyes and some streamers to hang around the umbrella. Pair with a coordinating outfit of choice and you've got yourself a sea creature!
A planet
Last year, my oldest went as Jupiter. I ended up gluing two large circles together, painting them to mimic the planet with fabric paint, tying them together and putting black shorts and a tee (complete with fabric painted stars) to mimic the universe. He might have gotten called a jelly donut a few times, but it was a total hit!
Skunk
I don't think there is anything cuter than a baby skunk! Take a black onesie, put white felt on the front and add a matching hat. You've got yourself a Pepe Le Pew.
Wolf
Take a grey outfit, pair with a fuzzy bonnet and add a faux fur tail. What a match for Little Red Riding Hood!
Gnome
Use grey or navy pants, a blue long-sleeved tee, a makeshift felt belt, a red hat made from construction paper and brown shoes. For boys, it's fun to add a big ol' white beard. Easy and adorable!
Flamingo
Using a pink feather boa and a pink onesie, glue the boa to the bottom portion of the onesie. Add a matching pink cap on top with a black felt beak. Pair with pink leggings and black shoes!
Volkswagen Van
I never in a million years thought I'd be able to come up with a VW van costume for my little guy, but an empty cardboard box, felt, string and some reflective paper did the trick. He was a hit Halloween night!
Corn
Take a yellow onesie or tee, add some green to the sides and some cut some felt kernels to go on the belly area. Add a headband with some yarn to make it look like "silk" and you've got a corn costume!
Pencil or Crayon
Dress your kiddo in yellow, blue, red, green, orange or whatever color you desire—and top with a cone-shaped hat. You can make a pencil top or crayon top fairly easy with construction paper.
Bubble bath
Take a white outfit, tape some balloons onto it and put a shower cap on your little one's head. You could even add a scrub brush to the costume!
Snail
Take packing paper, wrinkle it up and roll it into the shape of a snail shell (a swirl-like pattern). Add an antenna headband and a green or brown PJ set and you have a snail costume!
Pineapple
Use a yellow onesie or tee, draw a pineapple pattern onto it and make a headband with the stem to mimic the top of a pineapple. You can do the same for many other fruits as well!
Fisherman
Dress your little one in khaki pants, a khaki vest, (safe) fishing lures, a matching hat and a fishing pole! Easy and adorable!
Candy corn
Using a white onesie, cut orange and yellow felt to cover the parts that would make the onesie resemble a piece of candy corn. Yellow on the bottom, orange in the middle and a small portion of white at the top. Using white felt, make a headband for the top portion of the candy corn. Then just pair with white or orange pants.
Spider
If you are babywearing this Halloween, making baby a spider is a great costume to incorporate your carrier. Using streamers, construction paper or felt, make eight legs to attach to the back of your carrier. Add a black cap to the little baby and you've got a baby spider!
Care Bear
Use a solid color onesie or tee and make the care bear (of your choice) belly sign to attach to the top. Pair with matching leggings or pants, add some ears and paint a bear nose. You've got a cute, cuddly Care Bear!
Have fun getting crafty and creative, mama! ✂️
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