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.
Best Ever “Where the Wild Things Are” Costumes My two year old grandson, Silas, recently developed a love for the book “Where the Wild Things Are”. Whenever his mom returned the book to the library, he would pick it up again to put in the pile to check out again. We decided that he really … Read more
I bought the Thing 1 and Thing 2 onesies for the twins when I was 6 months pregnant (found them at a consignment store for $10 for both). I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with them at the time but I knew I wanted them to wear them and to take pictures … Read more
Cat in the Hat The “belly” was made out of white felt that I cut into an oval shape & pinned it to one of my black dresses. I used an old Christmas bow as the tie and the hat was actually a patriotic hat that had blue stars all around the first row. I … Read more
As always…I start every costume by sketching everything out. Persia wanted to be Babymouse this year (2013). Babymouse is the main character in a kid’s comic book, written by Jennifer L Holm and Matthew Holm. Persia LOVES these books. This was her choice for Halloween this year. DRESS- I made a pattern for the dress … Read more
Halloween is me and my fiancé’s favorite holiday! This year, we decided to go as a couple. Luckily, Eric (my fiancé) doesn’t have any hesitations when it comes to wearing makeup! We hit up a local costume rental shop and picked out the makeup we would need to create the Grinch’s face. We bought one … Read more
When my kids were growing up, I always made their Halloween costumes, so now that I’m a grandma, my daughter expects a homemade costume for her daughter, but it’s a lot tougher these days to come up with something special due to the plethora of commercial costumes available! So this year we were pleased when my … Read more
My boyfriend and I were trying to think of an idea to do for a couples costume this year. He wasn’t helping out at all, so I called him The Grinch of Halloween. And that is how we came up with being The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who. We bought green fuzzy fabric at JoAnn’s, … Read more
My husband and I love Halloween. We start thinking the day after Halloween what our plans will be for next year! This Mary Poppins costume was pretty easy to do after finding all the parts ( which was the hard part!) My husband always pokes fun at me for having a “vision”, because I get … Read more
In our household Halloween is the time that sparks our imagination most. It’s been a long time coming , but this year we were able to pull it off!What you may ask? The Grinch and a version of Martha May Whovier. My husband has watched “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” by Ron Howard, several obnoxious … Read more
Every year our school has a Book Character Parade(Kingsbury Elementary, Sumter, SC). We encourage the kids to dress as their favorite book character. My assistant and I teach kindergarten so we are always looking for dual characters. This year we dressed as “The Wild Things” from the book “Where The Wild Things Are”. We dressed … Read more
My kids and I stumbled upon a picture of thing one and thing two Halloween costumes when I was pregnant and decided to be a thing family for Halloween with the kids being thing 1, 2 & 3. We used blue temporary hair spray to make our hair blue, I made matching tutus for my … Read more
My best friend and I wanted to have cute costumes this Halloween but we didn’t want to have to worry about running into someone else with the same costume! We did some online searching and came up with the perfect idea: Thing 1 & Thing 2! We bought all of the pieces seperately (wig, sequin … Read more