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.
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
My child was having Dr. Suess day at her elementary school and they had to dress up like a character out of a Dr. Suess book. Of course, my daughter wanted to be unique so we opted to create a homemade Dr. Seuss Star-Bellied Sneetches costume. The arms were basic white leggings from Wal-mart that … Read more
This Cat in the Hat Costume was for world book day for my 6 year old son. He wanted something different and found a picture of a small child wearing something similar and we worked from that. As he was going to be wearing the costume all day we did not want an ‘all in … Read more
My 4 year old decided he wanted a Grinch Who Stole Christmas Costume 6 months ago. With some help from grandma we created the coolest Grinch costume for him. I special ordered some lime green monster fabric and a Santa suit. Then I made some grinchy finger gloves and elf shoes. He carries around a … Read more
I work at a kindergarten school and always have a hard time finding an original costume that the kids will reckon. So after reading the book, Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch to the kids for a couple weeks, I decided to create the character myself. The kids loved my homemade Paper Bag Princess costume. … Read more
Here’s my Homemade Pippy Longstockings Costume! I got everything at SAVERS for under 15 bucks. I got the pig tails to stick up using a coat hanger. I bent it in the shape of a headband, and then braided my hair around the wire on each side.
Homemade Stinky Cheese Man Costume character was inspired from the children’s book “The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales”. The mask was made with paper mache and Styrofoam balls then hand painted. Handmade and designed pattern for the outfit.
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
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
Each year I sew costumes for all 15 of my grandchildren that want a costume. My grand twins are 20 months old. Ella always wears pink so we can always tell the twins apart. We decided to make them Homemade Piglet and Eeyore Costumes, Ella should be Piglet and Kylie would be Eeyore. Eeyore was … Read more
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