Let the wild rumpus start with DIY costumes! Maurice Sendak’s beloved tale comes to life in this awesome collection of Where the Wild Things Are costumes. You’ll love these homemade costumes so much, you will want to eat them.
Check out DIY costumes of the fierce protagonist, Max. Discover how to make his wolf suit and crown from the tutorials here.
Most of all, the Wild Things look incredible as homemade costumes. The detail on these impressive costumes makes them look like they jumped out of the pages of the book.
In addition, this is a fun idea for a group costume. You will see many examples of DIY family costumes here.
So craft a ship and sail away for weeks until it’s time for Halloween. Then make your best homemade Where the Wild Things Are costumes for your best DIY costume ever!
As with all of my Halloween costumes, I came up with the Where the Wild Things Are idea less than a week before and was working on it up until we walked out of the door. We just purchased the Max onesie for my husband, but I (of course) had to make Carol by hand. … Read more
My husband and I are theater teachers/directors and we love to make homemade costumes. We take it pretty seriously. One of our favorite books is “Where the Wild Things Are” and, before we were even expecting, we knew that, if we had a boy, his first Halloween costume would be Max from the book. We … Read more
Let the wild rumpus begin! I studied the book for an hour before deciding on a game plan to tackle our Where The Wild Things Are Costumes: Moishe and Tzippy. I started with Moishe (the wild thing with the black fur and striped body) and searched the greater St. Louis area for a faux fur … Read more
This Max from Where The Wild Things Are costume was complete no-sew. All hot glue. 1) I wanted white footey pjs but had the hardest time finding them. So I picked up a white hoodie and white opaque (knitted) tights. You can see they were slipped over her shoes to be as accurate as possible, this … Read more
Throughout nursery and early grade school, my favorite book had always been Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak. Many years later, I couldn’t believe my eyes when I first saw a preview for Spike Jonze’s theatrical version this past summer, and it was at that point that I started thinking of a way … Read more
I made this Little Wild Thing Baby costume for my son Liam for his 1st birthday party. I have never sewn anything in my life, so this entire costume was made with glue, safety pins, and velvet ribbon strings to attach pieces of fabric together. Really, I’m not joking!
This is our Homemade Max and Where the Wild Things Are Monster Costume. The Max costume started with McCalls pattern M5956. I used soft stretchable fleece material and followed the pattern with a few modifications. The ears were made with a homemade pattern and had pipecleaners sewn to the inside to make them stand up. … Read more
I haven’t paper mâchéd since I was probably 6 years old. But this Halloween I had a little more time in my 4th year of medical school (yes I am usually VERY left brained) and decided to put my mind to it and make our costumes inspired by the BOOK (movie was too dark and … Read more
This Wild Thing Halloween costume was no small task. The first thing I did was get a Simplicity pattern for a Raggedy Andy costume. I needed something that would have a different top and bottom. I bought orange and yellow fabric and cut it into strips. I then sewed the strips together to make orange … Read more
This year’s Halloween costume was Carol from the book “Where The Wild Things Are”. I started it kind of last minute, about 8 days before Halloween. I started out with a couple sheets of 1-1/4″ foam and formed a rough torso, hands and legs. Then I tried to manipulate a cardboard box into a head. … Read more
This Where the Wild Things Are Costume was a huge hit at our church’s Trunk or Treat party. I had the idea of making this costume for my son due to the Where the Wild Things Are movie debut and it being one of my favorite childhood books. However, there were no store bought costumes … Read more
This year, my boyfriend and I decided to dress up in a Homemade Max and Wild Thing Couple Costume since the movie was also coming out in October. We decided to stay true to the illustrations of the book to keep our costumes timeless. As we marched downtown San Jose, we truly let the wild … Read more