20 Creative Homemade Halloween Costumes
"What are you going to be for Halloween?" It’s the question that animates kids’ conversations each and every October. Here are 20 low-sew, no-sew Halloween costumes that are fun to make!
From the book | "Halloween! Your Best Ever"
A six-foot marabou feather boa creates this skunk’s stripes, while its head and tail are a soft fake fur. Finding baby-size black pants and shirts is difficult. Try to find tights and a T-shirt if all else fails.
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This furry lion costume feels soft and snuggly because it uses a thin, very soft type of fleece, available at most fabric stores.
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Ladybugs are the one crawly creature that that most kids find fun, cute, and friendly. Any child will feel the same wearing this simple, striking costume.
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Firefighters in recent years have become universal heroes, so many youngsters-boys and girls-are likely to choose this costume. You can buy a firefighter’s hat at a party store.
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Everybody loves Dalmatians, and everybody loves to play the puppy now and then. This costume will keep your youngster very happy.
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Turn your tiny trick-or-treater into a bouquet of flowers and no one will be able to resist her or him.
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Here is a patriotic costume that should make any trick-or-treater proud-and look very pretty as well.
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A favorite animal for Halloween costumes, this slowpoke character is quick and easy to make using throwaway turkey roasting pans from the grocery.
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You’ll need to visit a hardware store, a sports store, and a party shopfor the components of this costume unless, of course, you have items around the house that will do.
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From the always popular spooky story, Dracula has made the specter of a bloodsucking vampire as ghoulish as any Halloween character.
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Here is a cheerful and easy costume to whip together. Best of all, you can use most of the components later as part of your child’s wardrobe.
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Whatever your child’s temperament, this Halloween, he or she is guaranteed to be a snow-white angel, replete with wings and a halo!
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The lure of dinosaurs never fades. This cheerful Halloween version can be put together quickly with sweat clothes and some colorful dusting utensils.
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Your daughter can be turned into a dazzling princess with a little netting and the trimmings of her dreams (let her help pick them out).
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Bluebirds are becoming a rare sight in our part of the world. How enchanting it will be to have one with you on Halloween.
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She will be pretty enough to eat in this ice-cream cone costume, a scoop of vanilla covered with sprinkles and topped with a red cherry.
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No one will be too afraid of this cunning devil. You may already have enough red and black felt scraps to make the costume. You can substitute scraps of felt for the fiberfill.
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A sweet and snuggly pink pig starts with a pink sleeper and a bare pink headband. All you have to make is a nose, ears, and a curly tail.
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Here’s a spooky spider for a stalwart Halloweener who wants to be a little bit scary on the big night.
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This is the classic Halloween costume, and you and your child can put together this smashing version in no time.
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