Barbies, crackerjacks and crash test dummies – they are all cuter when they are kids Halloween costumes. There is something about a little face peaking out of Frankenstein eyes that just melts our hearts.
The animal kingdom is represented with peacocks and jellyfish. Many kids like to dress up as food, such as steak, A1 sauce and a chef salad. Cotton candy, push up pops and gumballs are also very popular. Personally, we love the four year old who agreed to be half Hall and half Oates.
In addition, ideas here range from Optimus Prime, Inside Out characters, a mailtruck, Sharknado and even a haunted castle!
If the child in your life like to chose their own costume, this will rouse his/her imagination. If you like to choose your kids Halloween costumes, then enjoy! The costumes here will entertain you with their range of possibilities. Watch out kids…
For Halloween 2011, we did a Peter Pan theme. Our 5-year-old son chose to be Peter Pan and he was spectacular! To make his shirt, I used bright green cotton fabric and traced around one of his existing t-shirts. I cut the zigzag design around the sleeves and bottom and I left a collar on … Read more
For uniforms: Red long-sleeved t-shirt Tan/khaki pants Blue fabric Yellow ribbon Yellow felt Brown belt White feather boa White fabric (for gloves) Brown hat Brown or black boots Fabric glue For swords: Wooden dowel rod Silver foil duct tape Red plastic “party cup” Black duct tape Our boys wanted to be The Three Musketeers (like … Read more
I really enjoy making my children’s costumes. After seeing my kids watch The Smurfs a million times, I knew exactly what they would be for Halloween. Smurfette: I used an old summer white dress, cut out a flower from felt and placed a blue circle in the middle. (taken from a leftover piece of Brainy’s … Read more
While my young daughter was thinking a “princess” I had something more along the lines of a medieval “Lady” in mind. This Medieval Lady Princess Costume was fabricated entirely with findings and fabric scraps I had already so the cost was $0 for me. I had a green satin and a gold silk fabric, and … Read more
My son was Alvin from Alvin and the chipmunks. It was a very simple costume to make. I bought a men’s small red turtleneck shirt from the local thrift shop and some yellow felt from the craft store. I cut a big letter A and had sewn it on the front of the shirt and … Read more
For these homemade Pacman and Blinky costumes, I found those thin sheets of foam that come in large rolls and used that to fashion the bodies. I purchased tights, shirts and booties from discount store. Had the gloves from previous costume.
I made this Evil Tooth Fairy Costume myself a couple of years ago for my Halloween costume. For the shirt I took a white tank top and used fabric paint to make a bloody tooth. The skirt was from a pattern I got at Joann’s. i made a choker out of bloody ‘teeth’ made from … Read more
You could hear laughter from blocks away “Wow! Look at the stick person!” Every person at every home we visited for treats had to see what the glowing costume was made of. And when we’d turn to leave and the host or hostess would catch a glimpse of the costume’s backside they would laugh hysterically. … Read more
This car costume is constructed using recycled cardboard, spray paint, a pair of suspenders, and duck tape. Total Spent: $20
I’ve been working on my daughter’s dress since March! I wanted to get it just right. I looked everywhere for just the right fabric and finally found it at an interior decorating place, but it was stretch velvet, which is impossible to sew. So, I backed the entire thing with iron-on interfacing, which worked beautifully. … Read more
When our 5-year-old son saw a trailer for the movie 9 he insisted on being the 9 character for Halloween even though he couldn’t actually see the PG-13 rated movie. It was so visually interesting that we agreed it would be a fun costume idea. However, there was nothing out there that we could buy … Read more
Jacob, my 4 yr old, is Batman here… I made his bat utility belt out of card board and duct tape. You can make interactive boxes for storing a cable for climbing and Velcro items like spy glasses so he can use them. The Bat cycle is made of cardboard and duct tape completely. There … Read more