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.
This year my daughter decided that she wanted to be Pippi Longstockings for Halloween. I thought that it would be a great idea and that it would be lots of fun. So we started planning for the Halloween costume. 1st – We went to Goodwill to see if we could find a blue jean jumper … Read more
I scoured the consignment shops, and thrift shops for the hat. I found a natural stray hat that I thought had the right silhouette (an important thing to think about in my opinion) and spray painted it matte black (though hers is actually glossy), hot glued silk daisies and little plastic apples and a black … Read more
To pull of this Homemade Pippi Longstockings Costume just requires a few simple things. 1) A plaid or stripped long sleeve. My daughter used a flannel she already had. Flannels are inexpensive and are common and sold in many places. They are warm and fit perfectly for cold weather. 2) A jean or denim article. … Read more
I was Cat in the Hat and bought the bow tie, hat and gloves as a set at a costume store. I also purchased a black tail. I wore a black turtleneck and black sweat pants. I went and purchased some furry fabric from WalMart and cut it in a large oval and sewed it … Read more
This is a Homemade Where the Wild Things Are Couple Costume. We made the head from a hat with lots of foam and stuffing molded to make it big and scary. The pants are lots of scales cut out of fabric and sewn on. The Max costume is pretty easy, kind of a footed pajama … Read more
Fall was in the air, which meant it was time to start thinking of what or who to be for Halloween. As I was starting to come up with costume ideas I was flipping through the channels. I came across the movie, “Where The Wild Things Are”, which is based off an older children’s book. … Read more
From about November 1st of last year, I knew I wanted my girls to be Thing 1 and Thing 2 from The Cat In The Hat. So I had plenty of time to think about how to make the costumes! The blue hair was the most painstaking of it all, I used blue crocheted caps … Read more
I always enjoyed the movie Pippi Longstocking when I was younger and my daughter Megan, age 3 at the time, loved it too, so we decided to make her a Pippi Longstocking Halloween costume. I started by buying a couple of patterns that would best fit into the shapes that I needed for the clothing. … Read more
For this Cat in the Hat homemade costume I used thin foam off a roll, the sort you can use for packing (donated) to make the hat. I drew out the stripes then used acrylic paint, and used white glue (I needed some staples to secure it as it takes days for the glue to … Read more
I decided to be Pipi Longstocking this year because my hair is so long and I thought it would be fun to revisit a favorite childhood character. I had my roommates help me, which didn’t take too much work to our surprise. I Googled ideas on how to do the hair first and then looked … Read more
My daughter had been wanting to be Cindy Lou who for the last two years, so this year I went all out and made her dress and cape. She loved it so much she wants to wear the outfit for Christmas as well… I started off with a pattern for an A-line dress, I made … Read more
This Homemade Captain Underpants Costume was made by myself completely. I used a white pair of thermal underwear dyed flesh colored. Foam padding sewed in the belly (and a make shift belly button). A bald cap, red cape made from a red table cloth and Calvin Klein briefs.