One of the earliest joys for a child is learning how to read in order to unlock the magical world of books. Evoke all those incredible feelings with this collection of awesome children’s books character costumes.
Some characters here have been chosen from Dr. Seuss books. The characters are so colorful and distinct, it’s no wonder they are a favorite among the homemade costumes in this section. The Grinch, Thing 1 and Thing 2 are just a few examples.
Another fabulous costume idea are the DIY Wild Things costumes featured here. They will bring you right back into Maurice Sendak’s fantastical world.
In addition, you will find Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat homemade costumes. Even more is a beautiful Giving Tree costume based on Shel Silverstein’s touching tale.
In conclusion, there are a plethora of really amazing costume ideas to get inspired from here. Find your favorite children’s books character costumes and revel in bringing them to life this Halloween.
Curious George (in the monkey costume started two years ago from a pattern my mom made for my oldest son) and the Man in the Yellow Hat were my sons’ Homemade Curious George and The Man in the Yellow Hat Costumes this year. For Curious George, we took the red vest off the original costume … Read more
This Paper Bag Princess Costume Idea is from Robert Munchi’s famous book. I used a leaf bag and turned it inside out to hide the logo on it. Then cut two holes for my arms, and one for my head. I made the crown out of a piece of foam and painted it with some … Read more
Well my homemade paper bag princess costume is made out of brown wrapping paper and clear duct tape. I started with the brown wrapping paper and wrapped it around me and I then got my friend to put the duct tape on me to keep it in place, after that I went and got “fragile” … Read more
For Christmas this year, my parents gave my son a record player and all my LP records. He fell in love with ‘Peter and the Wolf’ and ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ album and so he decided that he wanted to be Peter for Halloween this year. I thought that this was going to be an intensive … Read more
This “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus” Couple Costume was inspired by Mo Willems’ book Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! These boys are brothers, and this book is one of their favorites! Little brother Callum is always trying to steal big brother Casimir’s toys, so it was quite fitting for Casimir to … Read more
My husband and I decided on a Homemade Carol and Max Couple Costume from “Where the Wild Things Are”. We made Carol’s head with paper mache on a big blow up punching ball. We added rolled up newspaper and styrofoam balls to make the facial features and to add dimension to the face. The horns … Read more
A dear friend and I went to a house party dressed at a rendition of Dr. Suess’s Thing 1 & Thing 2, we were “Mrs” Thing 1 & Mrs. Thing 2. Here is our version of our Homemade Mrs. Thing 1 and Mrs. Thing 2 Costumes.
Graduation Celebration We made Little Miss and Mr Men Group Costumes for our ‘Muck Up Day’ celebration to mark the end of our high school years down in Australia. The tradition is to dress up and go crazy! We dressed up as the characters, adopted by the Hargreaves children’s picture books: Little Miss Naughty Mr … Read more
This is my son William dressed up as the Man with the Yellow Hat for World Book Day November 2007. He won first prize! The Curious George’s Man with the Yellow Hat Costume was very easy and didn’t cost more than about 10 dollars. The hat is actually a black witches’ Halloween costume hat covered … Read more
My daughter chose Pippi Longstocking as the character she wanted to be for WORLD BOOK DAY, today, 03/03/2011. I started this Pippi Longstocking Costume by sewing old bits of fabric as patches on an old hand-me-down dress. I also stitched the monkey on the shoulder so he wouldn’t keep falling off as she had to … Read more
I love Halloween and I love Robert Munsch’s childrens’ stories… especially The Paperbag Princess. This past year I was racking my brain trying to come up with a quick, cheap and easy, yet unique, Halloween costume idea when I took a gander at my book shelf. There it was. This homemade paperbag princess costume cost … 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