DIY-Homemade Halloween Costumes

October 10, 2010

all of these images and ideas are 
from the amazing marthastewart.com
they never cease to impress me over there. :)

Little Red Riding Hood and The Big Bad Wolf Hoodie Costumes.
Some easy crafting with felt and yarn and you can create these warm cute costumes! I think the pairing up is adorable.
Cowboy.
brown paper grocery and trash compactor bags and you got yourself a cowboy!
Glamour Girl.
Faux-Fur Wrap, Flea Market Brooches, grown up wardrobe and jewels and an elegant updo and your little fashionistas are good to go!
Pillowcase Pumpkin.
make with an ordinary pillowcase in an hour 1/2 tops!
Frog Prince and Princess Hoodie Costumes.
Perfect for those cold trick or treating nights! i love how this is put together..
Space Invader.
Egg cartons and foam cups bring this space age adventurer to life! 
Wind.
So cool. how fun to style this.
Flower Bouquet.
I think this idea would be so cute for a group of neighborhood girlfriends/classmates. Or have your kids dress as little flowers and one of them a bumblebee..cute cute.
Woodland Creatures.
Take your basic earth tone knit clothing and attatch with 
Cheerleader.
Love how they created the pleated skirt out of strips of yellow sponge cloths and blue tape. the pom poms are made from checkered mop heads!
Knight and Dragon
Everything you need for this knight costume is a visit to the baking isle!
 and the dino spikes are made from sponges. how clever.
Little Lambs.
I love the cotton hat with the floppy felt ears! They used wool batting, gathered and sewn to a sleeveless leotard.

Hope these gave you some ideas to create a fun budget friendly halloween costume for your little ones! Even if you don’t have time to create one and end up grabbing one last minute at target haha.. it’s fun to see these cute ideas!