This Homemade Grinch Halloween Costume Idea was the perfect costume for me! Not only do I love the Grinch Who Stole Christmas, but I love homemade Halloween costumes so I was up for the challenge of making this one as realistic as possible. I found some great faux fur fabric on amazon which was the … Read more
My daughter wanted to be Cindy Lou. So off I went shopping. First I went to Value World (like Salvation Army). I was really lucky to find a black checkered dress. I bought an oversized red velvet robe at Value World. I cut it to the size of a cape. Then I went to the … Read more
From about November 1st of last year, I knew I wanted my girls to be Thing 1 and Thing 2 from The Cat In The Hat. So I had plenty of time to think about how to make the costumes! The blue hair was the most painstaking of it all, I used blue crocheted caps … Read more
We were invited to a Halloween party and my husband and I thought of a homemade Cat in the Hat costume idea in Halloween 2008. Since we’re plus size it was best to make ourselves. I went to Walmart and bought the black felt material for the body of the cat. Since they had x-mas … Read more
I made this homemade Cat in the Hat kids costume for my 4 year old’s world book day. The suit itself was just a large baby-grow dyed black, with fake fur sewed to the middle, a leg off a pair of tights for his tail, the hat was purely made from cardboard – then I … Read more
With three month old twins we thought it would be cute to do Thing 1 and Thing 2. As a big Dr Seuss fan my 3 1/2 year old was excited to be the Cat in the Hat costume. Cat in the hat: we already had a black leotard and black leggings so all I … Read more
For this Thing 1 and Thing 2 costume I bought a sleeper pattern that had a back opening for the main piece and used red fleece material. For lettering: cut a circle (trace a small plate)of white felt and I used 1 1/2 inch iron-on letters to spell out Thing 1 and Thing 2. I … Read more
My daughter and her friend wanted to do something together so I suggested a Homemade Thing 1 and Thing 2 Halloween Costumes from the movie, “The Cat in the Hat.” It was a great idea. The headpiece was made out of a carwash mat. I cut the backs in half,then sewed them together to fit … Read more
My 4 year old decided he wanted a Grinch Who Stole Christmas Costume 6 months ago. With some help from grandma we created the coolest Grinch costume for him. I special ordered some lime green monster fabric and a Santa suit. Then I made some grinchy finger gloves and elf shoes. He carries around a … Read more
Super simple cat in the hat and got lots of raves. My twin girls were Thing One and Thing Two. The girls shirt emblems were from Wal-Mart – iron on decals that I decorated myself. Blue hair spray completed their look. Total Spent: $15
I try every year to get costumes together for all 3 of my kids. This year, it worked out perfect that I could make them all Dr Seuss, Cat in the Hat & Things 1 & Things 2 costumes. I was able to get sweatpants and turtlenecks which worked for their outfits, then sewed on … Read more
I just purchased 2 red skivvies and 2 pairs of track pants on sale. Using iron on transfer paper I printed up ‘Thing 1 and Thing 2’ templates and ironed onto the front of the skivvies. I purchased red socks (be prepared to throw away afterwards due to holes) and placed them on the ‘outside’ … Read more