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.
I made this Pipi Longstocking costume for my 3-year-old crazy daughter. I thought Pippi was a good fit for her since she is so silly. We went to the zoo, her favorite place, for Halloween this year and everyone thought it was adorable and unique since Pippi isn’t that popular. The jean dress is from … Read more
So for Halloween this year, I wanted to be something different than the typical bunny, nurse, cop, etc. so I decided I was gonna be Waldo from the “where is Waldo” books that I used to look through as a kid. Of course at my age and going to a Halloween party I had to … Read more
Every year I wear this costume to school and I have my students dress up like the Whos. In September students young and old started asking me if I am going to wear my costume this year! It has become a tradition at our school. A few years ago I bought three rugs. I sat down … Read more
I wanted something different for Halloween, so I decided to bring my childhood years into play. I used to love Curious George, so why not be The Man in the Yellow Hat? I wanted to make sure the top and bottoms matched, so I dyed a white shirt and white leggings, yellow. Since the leggings were slightly see … Read more
My friend and I usually always dress similar every Halloween and we were searching all over the internet for costume ideas for this year. After doing a lot of searching and not finding something that we thought would be “different” from everyone else’s, I finally found a really cute Thing 1 and Thing 2 costume and so … Read more
My boyfriend and I were looking for a unique couples costume and found inspiration from this classic children’s story. We were a big hit at the Halloween party with our Curious George and the Man with the Yellow Hat Couple Costume! For Curious George: Used a combination of two costume patterns. The body of the … Read more
On a family trip to Chicago one weekend, our family walked into a costume shop just to look around. My husband spotted a “Max” costume and we thought it was fitting since our son’s name is Max. Unfortunately it was too big, but it lit a spark and we decided to make it a family … Read more
We’re both named Erin and we work at a country club, so some of the members there refer to us as E1 and E2. That is what gave us the idea to dress up as Thing1 And Thing2 for the Halloween party at the country club. We found this red sparkly dress for $19 at … Read more
I started my one year Old Thing 1 and three year old Thing 2 costumes without knowing how to sew, but managed to learn in the process. lol. I made his and her costume from start to finish. From the tutu to bows and even her crochet legwarmers. I also handmade my sons wig. It … Read more
This Captain Underpants costume was easily the simplest costume I’ve done in the past 3 years. The hardest part was shaving my full beard and going clean shaven after over 2 years of wearing a trimmed beard! JoAnn’s Fabrics was a time saving stop en route to completion. I bought the plunger new for $3.49 … Read more
This drunk Things and Sexy Cat in the Hat group costume was a nine month process that was completed in stages!! It started out as a birthday gift, home made for me by my great friend, Julie!! She handmade my skirt with red and white tooling and got the red and white striped socks from … Read more
I am a Middle School Art Teacher. The topic of Halloween came up right after school started and the kids started talking about what costumes they wanted to buy this year. I told them that the best costumes were always ones that people made themselves instead of bought in a store. They didn’t believe me … Read more