15 Best halloween costume handmade ideas for kids

1. Crayon Costume

• Solid color shirt and pants
• Electrical tape
• Construction paper or cardstock for the hat

1. Choose a color for your crayon costume.
2. Dress your child in a matching shirt and pants.
3. Use electrical tape to create crayon-like stripes on the shirt.
4. Create a crayon hat by rolling construction paper into a cone shape and attaching it with tape or glue.

2. Firefly Costume

• Neon green dress
• Black wings (can be made from cardboard or purchased)
• Antennae headband
• Clip-on white safety light

1. Dress your child in the neon green dress.
2. Attach the black wings to the back.
3. Create antennae using a headband and pipe cleaners.
4. Clip the safety light to the wings for a glowing effect.

3. Duck Pond Costume

• Yellow shirt and jeans
• Plastic plant saucer (painted blue)
• Rubber ducks
• Grosgrain ribbon

1. Dress your child in a yellow shirt and jeans.
2. Paint the plant saucer blue and attach rubber ducks with Velcro.
3. Create a “Duck Pond” sign to hang around the neck using ribbon.

4. Super Mario Character

• Red or green shirt
• Blue overalls or suspenders
• Red trucker hat (for Mario) or green hat (for Luigi)
• Fake mustache

1. Choose either Mario or Luigi.
2. Dress your child in the appropriate shirt and overalls.
3. Add the hat and mustache for the final touch.

5. Little Mermaid Costume

• Purple top (can be a tank top)
• Green scarves or fabric for the tail
• Shell necklace

1. Dress your child in the purple top.
2. Wrap the green scarves around the waist to create a mermaid tail.
3. Accessorize with a shell necklace.

6. Campfire with Marshmallow Costume

• Brown long-sleeve shirt
• Felt in red, yellow, and orange for flames
• Grape vine wreath
• White foam sheet for marshmallow headpiece

1. Cut flames from the felt and attach them to the shirt.
2. Use the grape vine wreath as a base for the campfire.
3. Create a marshmallow headpiece using the foam sheet and attach it with bobby pins.

7. Garden Gnome Costume

• Blue shirt
• Red hat (can be made from felt)
• Fake flowers
• Brown pants

1. Dress your child in the blue shirt and brown pants.
2. Create a red hat from felt and attach it to the head.
3. Add fake flowers to the outfit for a whimsical touch.

8. Pineapple Costume

• Yellow dress or shirt and pants
• Green paper or felt for the leaves
• Headband

1. Dress your child in yellow.
2. Create leaves from green paper or felt and attach them to a headband.
3. Optionally, add brown or black spots to the yellow outfit to mimic a pineapple’s texture.

9. Astronaut Costume

• White jumpsuit or white clothing
• Silver duct tape
• Cardboard for the helmet

1. Dress your child in white clothing.
2. Use silver duct tape to create space suit details.
3. Create a helmet from cardboard and paint it silver.

10. Vampire Costume

• Black clothing (shirt and pants)
• Cape (can be made from a black sheet)
• Fake fangs
• Face paint (white and black)

1. Dress your child in black clothing.
2. Create a cape by cutting a black sheet to the desired length.
3. Use face paint to create a spooky look and add the fake fangs.

11. Pirate Costume

• Striped shirt
• Black pants or skirt
• Bandana
• Eye patch

1. Dress your child in the striped shirt and black pants or skirt.
2. Add a bandana and an eye patch for authenticity.
3. Optionally, create a cardboard sword for added fun.

12. Ghost Costume

• White sheet
• Scissors
• Black marker

1. Drape a white sheet over your child.
2. Cut out eye holes and mark a spooky face with a black marker.
3. Ensure the sheet is not too long to prevent tripping.

13. Wednesday Addams Costume

• Black dress
• White collar (can be made from fabric)
• Black tights
• Dark wig (optional)

1. Dress your child in a black dress.
2. Add a white collar for a classic Wednesday look.
3. Use black tights and a dark wig to complete the outfit.

14. S'mores Fairy Costume

• Brown dress
• White tulle for marshmallows
• Felt for chocolate and graham crackers
• Fairy wings

1. Dress your child in a brown dress.
2. Create marshmallows from white tulle and attach them to the dress.
3. Use felt to create chocolate and graham cracker shapes to add to the costume.
4. Add fairy wings for a magical touch.

15. Error 404 Costume Not Found

• Plain white shirt
• Iron-on letters or fabric paint

1. Use iron-on letters or fabric paint to write “Error 404: Costume Not Found” on the shirt.
2. Dress your child in jeans or shorts for a casual look.

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