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.
My son always loved to watch Mary Poppins so therefore we had the idea to dress all the family in a Homemade Mary Poppins Family Costume following the theme. For Mary: I was sewing myself with my mum’s help the skirt (blue, adding light violet ribbon) and I have adjusted the collar of an existing … Read more
First I bought a Sailor t-shirt at the Dollar store for this Homemade Grinch Who Stole Christmas Costume. I had the gray dress pants I sewed at the knee, to give a dress shorts look. We also had the dress shoes, and bowtie. We used green tights, green thermal shirt, and green gloves to present … Read more
My mother-in-law is an amazing seamstress and always makes a killer costume for her granddaughter. We decided that piglet would be good for her at age two and then I would be Pooh. I gave my husband a choice between Owl, Rabbit or Eeyore. The piglet costume is a standard costume pattern made by the … 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
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