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My kids love dressing up for Halloween or just about any time they are doing pretend play. I love making an easy DIY costume for them that make them happy!
Since I’m usually making more than one costume every October, I need my costumes to be really easy and really quick to make. I loved when I could make family costumes and everyone coordinated, but those dreams are long gone now that they are old enough to have their own opinions. Now I’m just making a fast DIY costume that look fantastic with minimal effort.
I remember being so excited for Halloween when I was young and seeing all the cool handmade costumes that parents made. It was so fun to see what everyone was dressed up as! I still enjoy trick or treating and seeing all the amazing and imaginative costumes!
It’s a little different now that most people buy their costumes since the cost is so low, but there is something so amazing and special about a handmade costume. When I was young my parents sometimes helped me make a costume, but sometimes my brothers would help me and those were my favorite cotumes!
These costume definitely work for Halloween, but they also work for a costume party any time during the year. A lot of these have separate pieces that would work great for regular dress up. I love seeing my kids wearing a mermaid tail skirt, a furry animal tail, and wearing a pirate hat. Their imaginations are great!
Learn how to make an easy DIY witch costume by adding lace to a black dress! Add a witch hat, black shoes, and a DIY witch broom for a fun Halloween costume! Witches are just so classic for Halloween. It’s fun to decorate with witch decorations throughout the house and practice your witch cackles. I…
Learn how to make a DIY witch broom with felt, glue, and a stick. This also makes a great DIY Harry Potter Quidditch broom. A couple of years ago, I did a simple Harry Potter birthday party for my son. We played Quidditch in our backyard for most of the time, so I needed to…
Learn how to make a DIY dog ghost costume with some white fabric and a white baseball cap. Depending on the nose it can even be a Zero ghost dog. This is our first year having a dog at Halloween, and I was so excited to make him some simple dog costumes. My kids have…
Learn how to make an easy DIY grim reaper costume. Make a simple black cloak, wear black clothes, and add a DIY scythe for a quick costume. My son asks to be a scary, classic Halloween character almost every year. He’s been a ghost, a vampire, and a werewolf. He has mentioned wanting to be…
If you want to wear a mask for Halloween choose from one of these characters that wear a mask or would work well with a mask. If you or your kids are starting to think about Halloween and how masks will work with the costume, I’ve put a giant list together of all the ways…
Learn how to make a DIY scissors costume that can be worn over your clothes. This is great for rock, paper, scissors, or a sewing inspired costume! One of the most used tool in the sewing room is the scissors. I’m always using, losing, and looking for my scissors. The classic scissors are the orange…
Learn how to make a DIY pincushion costume with a red t-shirt and a strawberry headband. Wear a t-shirt and jeans for this sewing inspired costume. The red tomato pincushion is something classic in the sewing room. It has been around in sewing rooms and drawing rooms for over a hundred years. (I read the…
Learn how to make a DIY spool of thread costume with yarn, paint, and cardboard. It’s fun to make and easy to wear over your clothing. Every year I make fun DIY costumes for my kids and husband, but I’m often exhausted by the end and never make costumes for myself. This year I decided…
Learn how to sew a DIY mermaid skirt with knit fabric. This is a simple two tiered skirt that is a beginner sewing project! I’ve made my daughters lots of mermaid skirts and dresses. They wear them almost everyday until it has holes and stains. They just loving wearing dressups everyday. When I make them…
Get inspired by one of these fun and pretty mermaid sewing or craft projects. Some of these are for Halloween, and some of these work all year! I love themed sewing projects. I often sew using animal themes or magical creatures like unicorns and mermaids. My daughters are in a fun mermaid-loving stage, and I…
Make a DIY Gryffindor inspired t-shirt with the Cricut Maker and Cricut Access. Only true Harry Potter fans will recognize this design. We’ve been reading the Harry Potter series to our kids, and I can often hear them acting out the characters as they play. I love hearing them play together. They all talk about…
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! When your daughter wants to wear dress ups and costumes all day everyday, it’s important to make the dress ups of their favorite characters while making it…
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. We have a disney trip coming up in the next couple of months, so I decided to make my daughter a simple DIY mermaid inspired dress. I never need an…
Make a DIY Anna cloak that she wears as she travels into the Enchanted Forest. This is an upcycle so it’s easier and cheaper! When I saw Anna’s travel cloak in Disney’s Frozen 2, I just kept thinking how easy it would be to make from a skirt. It’s essentially a skirt in a bunch…
Make a DIY Anna Dress out of two men’s button up shirts and some trim. Sew and upcycle the dress that she wears to travel to the Enchanted forest. Since I made Elsa’s dress and jacket for my youngest daughter, I just had to make Anna’s dress and cloak for my other daughter. She patiently…
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