2 Responses to “How Can I Make Halloween Costumes for My Kids This Year?”

1. angelbaby says:

   March 20, 2011 at 9:32 pm

   My daughter is 4 now, and so far we’ve always used a pair of sweatpants and a matching zippered hoodie (either ones she has or inexpensive ones from Walmart), and we buy one of the animal ears/tail sets you can get at Walmart. Buy a pack of makeup crayons (for whiskers, nose, etc) for $1 and you are set! The sweatsuits are nice cuz you can layer clothes under them, depending on the weather in your area at the time.
   It worked out great, for her 1st halloween my daughter had received a gray/pink satin stripe sweatsuit for her birthday, and we saw a mouse ears headband that matched perfectly. I bought a pack of gray shoelaces to use part of one as a tail pinned on to her pants, drew on some whiskers and away we went. The past two years we have done similar, one year being a bunny and last year being a kitty. See first if you have anything already at home that you can start with.
2. Meg says:

   March 20, 2011 at 9:32 pm

   There is a fabulous website with all kinds of great costumes that you can make at home!
   Here is the website-
   http://www.robinsfyi.com/holidays/halloween/costumes.htm

   & these are some of my favorites off of it-

   A Crash test dummy – After! There is a commercial costume for this, but a good one can be made with sweats and tape to make the markings on it like the crash test dummies. Use bandages and fake blood to decorate. Fashion a seat belt out of webbing and an old buckle and pin in place. (or go to a junk yard as ask for an old seatbelt).

   Mother Nature

   * Silk flowers and silk plant leaves in a variety of shapes and colours an old skirt and vest
   * a face mask
   * € twigs (collected from your nearby park or in your own backyard) to make a nest
   * € a foam bird that you can find at any craft store
   * € glue gun and wire

   Decorate the vest & skirt with the silk leaves in a random pattern and glue into place. Decorate the skirt with flowers growing out from the leaves already put in place.Use the remaining leaves and small flowers to decorate the face mask. Gather your twigs and secure with wire to make a nest. Place your bird on the twigs and secure into place with the wire. You can add some leaves and peat moss as a filler. The child can wear a dark coloured turtleneck and leggings under the vest and skirt for the evening walk to get treats.

   ( this one sounds like it might cost a little, but you can usually find bags of flower petals for a $1 at joanns or Michales, they are usually used for runners at weddings)

   I wish you the best!
   xoxo
   Meg