23 Amazing DIY Kids Halloween Costumes
Do your kids love dressing up for Halloween? If they fancy wearing something other than their shop-bought Elsa or Spiderman costumes, there’s plenty of incredible DIY costume inspiration to be found online.
Here, I’ve rounded up 23 of my favourite creative homemade costumes for kids, all lovingly crafted from an assortment of cardboard, fabric, pom poms and other bits-and-bobs. Some costumes are very simple, no-sew projects that you can throw together at the last minute. Others require a bit more time and effort. Dig in, scouts.
Pictured above: DIY baby bat costume by MerMag.
1. DIY Birthday Cake Costume by The Effortless Chic.
2. DIY Iris Apfel costume by Oh Happy Day.
3. DIY baby bat costume with cardboard wings and ears by Mermag.
4. DIY Robot Halloween Costume by Makezine.
5. DIY rocket astronaut costume by Oh Happy Day.
6. DIY Peter Pan costume by A Beautiful Mess.
7. DIY cardboard dinosaur costume by Hello Wonderful.
8. DIY Cotton Candy costume by Costume Works.
9. DIY green toy soldier costume by Wild Ink Press.
10. DIY lollipop costume by Oh Happy Day.
11. DIY Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive family costume by The House Lars Built.
12. DIY no-sew scarecrow costume by A Night Owl.
13. DIY vintage nurse’s costume by Mermag.
14. DIY Glow-in-the-Dark Jellyfish costume by Pink Stripey Socks.
15. DIY Where’s Wally/Waldo family costume by Say Yes.
16. DIY Pretzel costume by Oh Happy Day.
17. DIY Glinda the Good Witch and the Wicked Witch costumes by Simple As That.
19. DIY Edward Scissorhands costume by Little Inspiration.
20. DIY gnome costumes by Brooke White.
21. DIY gumball machine costume by Studio DIY.
22. DIY Airplane costume by Oh Happy Day.
23. DIY balloon head-dress by OhhhMhhh.
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