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This Halloween, let kids show off their personalities with customtrick-or-treating apparel.
Skip the store and choose one of our favorite DIY Halloween costumes for kids instead.
Create an adorable animal or try a fresh take on a more traditional character.
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These creative and whimsical costumes can be assembled in less than an hour.
Glue the antennae made of pipe cleaners to a black knit hat for an even more adorably realistic appearance.
DIY Deer Costume
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Cardboard antlers and ears make for the cutest deer costume ever.
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)kids' bird costume.
Use three wooden dowels and string to create a spot for a large balloon or ball to sit on.
Attach brown paper bags to the sides with string for a more realistic look.
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Don’t forget to wear goggles and a scarf!
Top it off with a cake hatwhich cleverly serves as the top tier.
DIY Knight Costume
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This might be the easiest suit of armor ever!
This costume allows your trick-or-treater to add their flair by designing their shield and picking their outfit underneath.
Glue or staple strands of colorful yarn as the mane and tail.
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Use elastic straps to keep the costume on the child’s shoulders.
This costume is seriously so easyand so cheap!
Plus, by safety-pinning the pom-poms and accessories, your child can re-wear the pajama set later.
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Create a matching skirt and floral brooch set by wrapping and crinkling plain brown paper.
Add a papier-mache crown to complete this fit-for-a-princess look.
This cardboard airplane is ready for takeoff!
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It’s really that easy!
Cut a hole for your child’s face and cover the star in glitter.
Pair it with a color-coordinating outfit, and your costume is ready!
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DIY Witch or Warlock Costume
Thishomemade witch costumeis so easy, it could be magic!
Add a rope belt around the waist to tie on pouches of magical items, like colored glass stones.
DIY Doll Costume
This paper doll costume is too cute for words!
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Dress your child in all black and add flat cardboard cutouts, decoupaged with fabric to create the clothes.
Add cardstock or cardboard tags to finish this fun costume.
DIY Skunk Costume
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This skunk is far from stinky!
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Use fabric glue to attach black and white faux fur fabric in a skunk-like pattern to a black hoodie.
Don’t forget to leave some fabric where a tail would be!
Spots of pink fur create ears on top of the hoodie.
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DIY Bat Costume
This DIY kid costume proves that not all bats have to be scary.
Use gray sparkly fabric to cut a cape that resembles bat wings.
Use the remaining fabric to create small fuzzy ears.
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Bright colors and funky patterns are the key.
Don’t forget to accessorize with bangles, sunglasses, and a microphone!
Layer a red turtleneck sweater with a black vest.
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Hot-glue gold ribbon trim to its edges.
Tie a pirate-inspired bandana around the child’s head and top it with a felt-made pirate hat.
Add black pants, boots, and a belt to finish the look.
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Attach a yellow-green felt belly with fabric glue to the front of the shirt.
Cut out dark green felt circles and glue them all over the costume.
A thin strip of pink felt with a rounded end imitates a frog’s tongue.
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DIY Fairy Costume
A whimsical fairy costume can be put together with little supplies or time.
Embellish any plain long-sleeved shirt with paper or felt flowers and leaves for a woodland fairy theme.
Continue the florals onto a headband and tulle skirt to complete the costume.
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Wrap any wand-like item with ribbon for a magical accessory.
This is a great DIY kids' Halloween costume with little sewing skills required.
DIY Beaver Costume
This woodland beaver costume is so adorableand it’s so easy!
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Plus, with our easy how-to instructions, you’ll be finished in minutes!
DIY Beast Costume
A child-size black hoodie and wire coat hangers form this spiked fire-breathing dragon.
It’s so easy, and it’ll be ready in minutes.
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Since all you have to buy is sweats and a few pieces of felt, it’s super budget-friendly!
Cute, easy, and very budget-friendly.
Plus, since it’s made from sweats, your little one will be warm on Halloween night!
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