I made this Bumble Bee Baby Costume for my 18mo son. I took a white onesie and dyed it yellow by adding turmeric spice to a bowl of water and soaking for several hours. Then I hung it to dry thoroughly to set the color, rinsed it well, and dried it again. I used electrical … Read more
I made this one for my 2 year old nephew. He doesn’t like getting in and out of clothing of any kind, so I had to come up with something that we could take off him easily. Being VERY light-weight and easily removable made him a very happy boy! Materials Needed – Body: * An … Read more
I’ve been thinking of group/family costumes for us the past few years while the kids are young (and willing to go along with my ideas!). This Bee Family Costume fit the bill for us: cute, inexpensive, and my husband didn’t have to be too silly. Bees: Basic cylinder/tube pattern. I sewed black and yellow fuzzy … Read more
When my daughter was 3, she wanted to be a flower for Halloween. I tried to come up with something my then 6 month old son could be which would coordinate with her costume. Hence, the bumblebee costume. These Flower and Bee Costumes were pretty easy. They were basically made with felt and sweatsuits. I … Read more
I took black and yellow felt and sewed strips of it together and then eyeballed the general shape of the shirt and cut those out, along with black lining. One of the shoulders was left open and velcros together. I sewed that all together and stuffed the costume with batting. I took hard felt and … Read more
We had the most adorable bee costume for my 22-month-old but since we are a family that likes to go all out in everything that we do, we thought we should all get in on the bee action. Noelle (the daughter) is the precious bee, Hero (the dog) is the other bee, Daddy is the … Read more
The idea for a Homemade Queen Bee Costume stemmed from an ex co-worker. I found the dress in a thrift store, and the ideas just kept rolling from there. I added bee, flowers, and rhinestones to the dress and wig. I also took a kid’s tiara and glued black beads and rhinestone to that. Of … Read more
Total Cost of Homemade Dead Bumble Bee Costume = $1.00 I found a yellow tutu last year as a Halloween clearance. I took an old velvet Christmas dress and removed the bottom half of the dress and then hold glued the shirt portion to the top of the tutu creating a one piece outfit. I … Read more
Here’s our Bumble Bee costume for my baby son. Because my son, Zane, was only a couple months old, I wanted a comfortable costume for him. I saw some black fleece fabric and just thought of making him a bumble bee costume. I used yellow felt fabric for the stripes. Without a pattern, I used … Read more