Enjoy this list of DIY costume ideas that are perfect for Halloween or just playing dress up. My kids never need an excuse to imagine, play, and dress up.
I love Halloween, and I love making costumes. I’ve made costumes for my kids every single year, but only some of those years had actual tutorials to follow. Here’s a list of all the DIY costume ideas I’ve made that you can also make!
Some are sewn and some are no-sew. Some are classic Halloween characters and some are characters from books or movies. If you just want to start with a pattern instead of making it up, you can use one of these free costume patterns!
DIY Costume Ideas
I've made a long list of DIY costume ideas that work for playing dress up and dressing up for Halloween and trick or treating. I love making costumes to inspire my kids' imagination.
Make a DIY Elsa Frozen 2 Jacket that goes over her dress that she wears to travel to the Enchanted Forest. Upcycle a button up shirt to reuse some of the details.
Learn how to make a DIY Elsa Frozen 2 Dress inspired by the new movie. Hack a sewing pattern for Elsa’s original snow dress from Frozen to make a stronger dressup to play with.
Make a fun mermaid costume that is sparkly and fun! It's great for warm or cold weather!
Wear regular clothes and then make some pirate costume accessories to finish it off!
This Vampire costume is scary and easy! Make the cape and match it with clothing in your closet.
Make Anna's dress that she wears to travel to the Enchanted Forest!
These DIY felt wings are great addition to any costume. Turn a dinosaur into a dragon or a black outfit into a bat.
Ghost costumes are popular at Halloween but the sheet always fall off. Use this ghost idea instead for a much better and easier costume!
Be a witch with this fantastic spider web skirt! It's made out of felt so it's really easy to sew!
Learn how to make an easy DIY mermaid inspired dress that is perfect for a comfortable and playful dress up or a simple Halloween costume.
Learn how to make an easy DIY Elsa dress by combining a white t-shirt and a blue dress. This simple diy costume is the perfect comfortable dress up!
Magical creatures are just so fun, and the rainbow colors make this costume so fun! Add the horn, ears, and wings with a free sewing pattern.
One of the easiest costumes ever is a werewolf costume. Wear regular clothes and add some faux fur!
I've never seen a skeleton mermaid before, but I came up with the idea for my daughter and I just love it. It's a refashioned dress with added iron-on vinyl.
Make summer dreams come true with this marshmallow roasting on a stick. You can buy the brown clothes and add the fire and the marshmallow.
If you have book lovers in your house, a Harry Potter costume is the best. You could even choose a different house or character instead of Harry Potter!
For a warm costume make a bunny costume and add ducky from Toy Story 4. This would be even easier by starting with blue pants and a blue sweatshirt!
I love this no-sew costume because Duke Caboom is the best character. The mustache is optional!
Make the lovely and strong Bo Peep into an easy and cute costume! Just turn a dress into a simple romper!
Make another easy and no-sew costume by adding polka dots to a yellow dress!
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