Top 10 simple costume ideas for kids

1. Firefly Costume

Materials Needed:

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

Instructions:

1. Dress Up: Start by dressing your child in a neon green outfit.
2. Wings and Antennae: Attach the black wings to the back of the dress or shirt. Place the antennae headband on your child's head.
3. Glow Effect: Secure a clip-on white safety light to the wings to create the glowing effect of a firefly.
4. Final Touch: Give your child a neon green trick-or-treat pail to complete the look.

2. Duck Pond Costume

Materials Needed:

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

Instructions:

1. Create the Pond: Spray paint the plant saucer blue and let it dry. Attach rubber ducks to the saucer using Velcro.
2. Sign and Ribbon: Add a “Duck Pond” sign to the saucer. Use grosgrain ribbon to create a strap so the saucer can hang around the neck.
3. Headband: Hot glue a rubber duck to a blue headband.
4. Dress Up: Have your child wear the yellow shirt and jeans, and then put on the duck pond around their neck and the duck headband.

3. Painter Costume

Materials Needed:

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

Instructions:

1. Outfit: Dress your child in the striped shirt, denim overalls, and white sneakers.
2. Bandana: Tie a bandana around your child's head.
3. Prop: Use a paint pail as a prop, which can also double as a candy carrier.

4. Nancy Drew Costume

Materials Needed:

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

Instructions:

1. Dress Up: Pair the yellow cardigan with the white collared shirt and plaid skirt.
2. Accessories: Add the yellow headband and have your child carry a vintage flashlight or binoculars and some Nancy Drew books.

5. Campfire with Marshmallow Costume

Materials Needed:

• 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

Instructions:

1. Flames: Cut out flame shapes from the felt and attach them to the brown t-shirt.
2. Wreath: Tie the grapevine wreath to the shoulders using the brown ribbon. Embellish the wreath with logs made from cardstock and string lights.
3. Marshmallow Headpiece: Create a marshmallow headpiece from the white foam sheet and secure it with bobby pins. Add orange tissue paper for a toasted look and attach a long stick inside with duct tape.
4. Final Touch: Pair with a vintage Campfire Marshmallows tin for collecting candy.

6. DIY Garden Gnome Costume

Materials Needed:

• Faux flowers
• Felt
• Fencing
• Solid color clothing (blue or red)

Instructions:

1. Hat and Beard: Create a gnome hat and beard using felt. Attach faux flowers to the hat.
2. Outfit: Dress your child in solid color clothing, preferably blue or red.
3. Details: Add small fencing details to the outfit using felt or cardboard.

7. Pikachu Costume

Materials Needed:

• Yellow dress or shirt and pants
• Black felt
• Red face paint
• Pikachu ears headband

Instructions:

1. Outfit: Dress your child in a yellow outfit.
2. Ears: Attach Pikachu ears to a headband.
3. Face Paint: Use red face paint to create Pikachu's cheeks and black felt for the tail.

8. Bumble Bee Costume

Materials Needed:

• Yellow shirt and pants
• Black electrical tape
• Foil
• Black headband
• Pipe cleaners

Instructions:

1. Stripes: Use black electrical tape to create stripes on the yellow shirt and pants.
2. Stinger: Create a stinger using foil and attach it to the back of the pants.
3. Antennae: Attach pipe cleaners to the black headband to create antennae.

9. Butterfly Costume

Materials Needed:

• Headband
• Slip-on wings
• Solid color clothing

Instructions:

1. Wings: Attach slip-on wings to the back of the clothing.
2. Headband: Add a headband with antennae.
3. Outfit: Dress your child in solid color clothing that matches the wings.

10. Minions Costume

Materials Needed:

• Overalls
• Yellow shirt
• Yellow hat
• Black gloves
• Goggles

Instructions:

1. Outfit: Dress your child in overalls and a yellow shirt.
2. Hat and Gloves: Add a yellow hat and black gloves.
3. Goggles: Use goggles to complete the look.