Costumes & Dress Up
Awesome Costumes for Kids
Our house is all about costumes — every day, all year. Bambino is seriously into dress-up and often even goes to school in costume (I know. His teachers are fabulous). So, Halloween is pretty important around these parts. We don’t do scary Halloween. We do fun Halloween! And we don’t spend a ton of money on costumes, either. I usually make Bambino’s costume, so I am all about inexpensive DIY Halloween costumes.
I sew, but everything you see here could be done without sewing a stitch. Just makes some substitutions and pull out that glue gun, and you have a no-sew Halloween costume.
Here’s my biggest tip: start with a basic unitard. They are inexpensive, come in a ton of different colors, and you can add lots of different pieces to them to create different looks. Plus: they are fun for dress-up after Halloween! Another option I love: Primary Pajamas. They come in great colors, and your kids can wear them to bed afterwards!
Click on the links below for instructions and more photographs of each of these costumes!
Dress up and Halloween are a BIG deal in our house! And I make almost all of the costumes. I work very hard to make them from simple, easy-to-find materials and make them as cheaply as possible. I also want these costumes to be multipurpose — each piece can also have other dress up functions after the big event. I have gathered a few of our favorite costume ideas here to give you some ideas for your own.
