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9 Homemade Halloween Costumes for Kids

October 7, 2014 in DIY & Crafts, Fashion

9 Homemade Halloween Costumes for  Kids

Almost every child likes to get dressed up in costume and go out Trick or Treating. Store bought costumes can be rather expensive and are massed produced. Many parents get creative and make a Halloween outfit for their child to wear. These 9 Homemade Halloween Costumes for Kids will give you some ideas or what to create and how to create them.

  1. Umizoomi Costume– My Mommy World
  2. Wonder Woman– The Sewing Loft Blog
  3. Lady Bug Costume– Yesterday on Tuesday
  4. Skeleton Costume– Yesterday on Tuesday
  5. Kids Zombie Outfit– Poofy Cheeks
  6. Pippi Longstocking– Mom 4 Real
  7. Fisherman– Creative Green Living
  8. Mermaid-733 Blog
  9. Captain America– Hobbies on a Budget

What are your kids dressing up as for Halloween this year? Share your costume ideas in the comments section below.

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  1. erin@mymommyworld.com'Erin @ My Mommy World says

    October 7, 2014 at 4:11 pm

    Thank you so much for featuring my Team Umizoomi costume! Hope you have a happy Halloween 🙂

    Reply
  2. aimeefauci@gmail.com'aimee fauci says

    October 10, 2014 at 12:40 am

    Thank you for this. My girls want to be Zombies and this is perfect.. I did not know where to begin.

    Reply
  3. loisaltermark@gmail.com'Lois Alter Mark says

    October 10, 2014 at 12:41 am

    Those are so cute! The DIY costumes are so much more interesting and original than the store-bought ones!

    Reply
  4. massmommie@gmail.com'Robin (Masshole Mommy) says

    October 10, 2014 at 9:28 am

    Those are all awesome ideas. My boys had their hearts set this year, so I spent big bucks on costumes.

    Reply
  5. JellyRoseYate@gmail.com'Viccy Howe says

    October 10, 2014 at 12:39 pm

    So cute & adorable! I love the ladybug one – my 2.5yo Scarlett would look so cute in that one xxx

    Reply
  6. rm29303@gmail.com'Rena McDaniel-The Diary of an Alzheimer's Caregiver says

    October 10, 2014 at 3:28 pm

    My kids are long past the days of dressing up but I have fond memories of making them costumes when they were little. This looks great!

    Reply
  7. khourtniey@gmail.com'LifeAsAConvert says

    October 10, 2014 at 3:31 pm

    These are all cute and look simple too… unlike some of the outrageous homemade ones I have seen around.

    Reply
  8. editor@canadianmomeh.com'Fariha says

    October 10, 2014 at 4:12 pm

    My daughter is so excited to be Merida from Brave and my son is happy to be batman!

    Reply
  9. chrissy4gordon24@yahoo.com'Chrissy says

    October 10, 2014 at 5:06 pm

    Omg so cute! Costumes are so expensive and for only one day for a couple hours it does get ridiculous. I Love these ideas, thank you!

    Reply
  10. Coolchillmom@gmail.com'Coolchillmom says

    October 10, 2014 at 6:55 pm

    My kids will be firefighters. All I need I a fire truck!

    Reply
  11. thrillofthechases@gmail.com'Alice Chase says

    October 10, 2014 at 7:30 pm

    I love making Halloween costumes. It just seems to make it more special.

    Reply
  12. pamwattenbarger@yahoo.com'Pam says

    October 10, 2014 at 8:43 pm

    I love that Captain America costume! I’ve made homemade costumes several times in the past and they always went over even better than the storebought ones!

    Reply
  13. racheldmorris@gmail.com'Rachelle J says

    October 10, 2014 at 9:07 pm

    I love that homemade zombie costume! My daughter has been on a zombie kick lately and I bet she would love that lol!

    Reply
  14. chrystal@yumeating.com'Chrystal @ YUM eating says

    October 10, 2014 at 9:22 pm

    My husband, who is 34, was Captain America when he was about 4. His mom sewed his outfit. She still has his mask. A few months ago we were all over there and he put it on. It was pretty funny. I love homemade budget friendly costumes. I know a lot of people can benefit from this post.

    Reply
  15. Sixtimemommy@gmail.com'Jeanine says

    October 10, 2014 at 10:42 pm

    I really wish I was crafty. I’m really terrible though. My girls want to be mermaids and that one you have posted would be perfection. I just am so awful!

    Reply
  16. Kristen@theroadtodomestication.com'Kristen from The Road to Domestication says

    October 11, 2014 at 12:52 am

    These are great! I LOVE Halloween costumes that are homemade – because they all have a unique flair to them!

    Reply
  17. krystalsousa@gmail.com'Krystal's Kitsch says

    October 11, 2014 at 3:07 am

    A zombie costume on a kid is too adorable. I love these ideas! My son doesn’t have a costume just yet.

    Reply
  18. Hbludman@gmail.com'Helene Cohen Bludman says

    October 11, 2014 at 11:27 am

    These are great ideas. I love seeing all the creative costumes parents come up with.

    Reply
  19. amandalove1976@outlook.com'Amanda Love - Growing Up Madison says

    October 11, 2014 at 3:25 pm

    Great costume ideas. I’ve already purchased mines but may do this next year.

    Reply
  20. dragonfly1611@gmail.com'Sarah Bailey says

    October 11, 2014 at 3:33 pm

    Oh I love them what some cute ideas I think the Captain America one is my favourite.

    Reply
  21. seraphimfriend@gmail.com'Mel Cole says

    October 11, 2014 at 4:14 pm

    Wow! That’s a lot of costume ideas. So cute! WTG guys!

    Reply
  22. mrs198128@yahoo.com'Melissa Smith says

    October 11, 2014 at 5:26 pm

    What cute & creative ideas! I’m pretty sure my kids would love to be zombies though since they’re always acting like it at home.

    Reply
  23. msvip213@yahoo.com'Danielle Stewart says

    October 11, 2014 at 7:19 pm

    I am in awe of creative moms. The most creative I ever got was aghost or hippie. You could easily do that with very little money or supplies.

    Reply
  24. annb10@rogers.com'Ann Bacciaglia says

    October 11, 2014 at 7:42 pm

    My kids do not dress up anymore. Last year i painted my face like a sugar skull. I have a feeling we will be seeing a lot of Frozen princesses and Zombies this year.

    Reply
  25. soaringplaces@gmail.com'Rosey says

    October 12, 2014 at 11:53 am

    The Captain America made me laugh. I’ve got a Cap here that runs around quite a bit. 😉

    Reply
  26. farrahafm@gmail.com'Farrah says

    October 12, 2014 at 1:13 pm

    The ladybug costume is super cute! I’ll share this post with my mommy friends.

    Reply
  27. sweetcheeksandsavings@gmail.com'Ashley Gill says

    October 13, 2014 at 2:16 pm

    My daughter is going to be a Kitty. She found one of my SIL’s old tails and masks. we are going to add to that with things around the house. I love that this costume is costing me NO money!

    Reply

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