10 Best homemade costume ideas for kids

1. Firefly Costume

• Neon green dress
• Antennae headband
• Black wings
• Clip-on white safety light
• Neon green jack-o-lantern trick-or-treat pail

1. Start with a neon green dress as the base.
2. Add a headband with antennae to mimic the insect's feelers.
3. Attach a pair of black wings to the back of the dress.
4. Secure a clip-on white safety light to the wings to create the glowing effect of a firefly.
5. Pair the costume with a neon green jack-o-lantern trick-or-treat pail for collecting candy.

2. Duck Pond Costume

• Solid yellow shirt
• Jeans
• Plastic plant saucer (13 inches or larger)
• Blue spray paint
• Rubber ducks
• Velcro
• Grosgrain ribbon
• Blue headband
• Hot glue

1. Spray paint the plant saucer blue to resemble water.
2. Attach rubber ducks to the saucer using Velcro.
3. Create a "Duck Pond" sign and attach it to the saucer.
4. Hang the saucer around the neck using grosgrain ribbon.
5. Hot-glue a rubber duck to a blue headband to complete the look.

3. Painter Costume

• Striped shirt
• Denim overalls
• White sneakers
• Bandana
• Paint pail

1. Dress the child in a striped shirt and denim overalls.
2. Add a bandana as a headband or around the neck.
3. Use a paint pail as a prop, which can also double as a candy bucket.

4. Nancy Drew Costume

• Yellow cardigan
• White collared shirt
• Plaid yellow pleated skirt
• Yellow headband
• Vintage flashlight or binoculars
• Vintage Nancy Drew books

1. Pair a yellow cardigan with a white collared shirt and a plaid yellow pleated skirt.
2. Add a yellow headband to the outfit.
3. Accessorize with a vintage flashlight or binoculars and a couple of vintage Nancy Drew books.

5. Campfire with Marshmallow Costume

• Long-sleeve brown t-shirt
• Red, yellow, and orange felt
• Brown grosgrain ribbon
• 18-inch grapevine wreath
• Brown or wood grain cardstock
• Orange battery-operated string lights
• White foam sheet
• Bobby pins
• Orange tissue paper
• Long stick
• Vintage Campfire Marshmallows tin

1. Cut out "flames" from red, yellow, and orange felt and attach them to the brown t-shirt.
2. Secure brown grosgrain ribbon to the shoulders to tie on the grapevine wreath.
3. Embellish the wreath with logs made from brown or wood grain cardstock and orange string lights.
4. Create a marshmallow headpiece using a white foam sheet and secure it with bobby pins.
5. Add orange tissue paper to the headpiece for extra flair and secure a long stick inside with duct tape.
6. Use a vintage Campfire Marshmallows tin as a trick-or-treating bucket.

6. DIY Garden Gnome Costume

• Faux flowers
• Felt
• Fencing
• Other garden-themed accessories

1. Create a gnome hat using felt.
2. Attach faux flowers and other garden-themed accessories to a shirt and pants.
3. Add a small piece of fencing to the costume for an authentic garden gnome look.

7. Crayons Costume

• Matching shirt, pants, and socks in a chosen color (red, green, blue, etc.)
• Electrical tape
• Construction paper
• Template for crayon hat

1. Dress the child in a matching shirt, pants, and socks in their favorite color.
2. Use electrical tape to create stripes on the outfit.
3. Craft a crayon hat from construction paper using a template.

8. Knight Costume

• Gray sweatsuit
• Bike helmet
• Cardboard
• Tin foil

1. Dress the child in a gray sweatsuit.
2. Cover a bike helmet with tin foil to create a knight's helmet.
3. Make a shield and sword from cardboard and cover them with tin foil for a shiny effect.

9. Goldfish Costume

• Orange sweatshirt
• Dyed orange coffee filters
• Eyes for hoodie

1. Cover an orange sweatshirt with dyed orange coffee filters to create scales.
2. Attach eyes to the hoodie to complete the goldfish look.

10. Jellyfish Costume

• Clear umbrella
• Silver and/or white ribbon
• Plastic eyes
• White top and bottom

1. Decorate a clear umbrella with silver and white ribbons to resemble jellyfish tentacles.
2. Attach plastic eyes to the umbrella.
3. Dress the child in a white top and bottom to complete the jellyfish look.