Coolest Cat In The Hat with Thing 1 & Thing 2 Costume

The CAT & its THINGS

We had a blast preparing the Cat in the Hat with Things 1 & Thing 2 costume. First we started with the “THINGS”. We purchased plain red sweat pants and sweat shirts from Walmart. We also found red gloves and fuzzy red slippers there too. I bought some white felt and some iron-on backing. We … Read more

Coolest Cat in the Hat DIY Group Halloween Costume Idea

Homemade Cat in the Hat DIY Group Halloween Costume

For the Thing 1 & Thing 2 costume I sewed 3/4 of red knit fabric the width of their body, added white circle felt and simply wrote Thing one Thing two on it. And for the detail at the top I hand sewed it pinching the fabric together and ran the needle across inside where … Read more

Coolest Dr. Seuss Thing 1 and Thing 2 Costumes

Homemade Dr. Seuss  Thing 1 and Thing 2 Costumes

My best friend and I wanted to be something funny for the costume party at work. We’re always goofing around and making people laugh, so it had to be something good. It also had to be kid friendly because we’re schoolbus drivers. I had been reading The Cat in the Hat to my kids and … Read more

Coolest Cat in the Hat Homemade Costume

Cat in the Hat Homemade Costume

For this Cat in the Hat homemade costume I used thin foam off a roll, the sort you can use for packing (donated) to make the hat. I drew out the stripes then used acrylic paint, and used white glue (I needed some staples to secure it as it takes days for the glue to … Read more

Coolest Homemade Cat in the Hat Costume Idea

Homemade Cat in the Hat Costume Idea

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

Coolest Homemade Dr. Seuss Costumes

Homemade Dr. Seuss Costumes

Well, we all decided to do something original for Halloween. Since the three of us don’t like buying costumes, we all made them. While deciding on an idea, we searched the web and found some great ideas. We decided to be the Cat in the Hat, Thing 1 and Thing 2. While trick-or-treating, everyone commented … Read more

Coolest Homemade Cat in the Hat Kids Costume

Homemade Cat in the Hat Kids Costume

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