Have you thought about creating a Halloween costume for your child based on a favorite children’s picture book? Thanks to Sherri Osborn, Guide to
Family Crafts and her readers, I have information about, and photos of, a number of homemade Halloween costumes that relate to children’s books. Many of them are even no-sew costumes. Since a lot of the materials needed can be found at Goodwill, DAV, or similar stores, most of these costumes are both easy-to-make and low-cost.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Halloween Costume
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is a favorite read aloud for younger children because of its infectious rhyming text and the exuberant illustrations. It’s an alphabet book about the adventures of a group of young (lowercase) letters climbing up a coconut tree. I was delighted when I saw the clever costume (see photo above) that Ann Stafford devised. Even better, if you’d rather use a glue gun than sew, you can make this a no-sew Halloween costume. Ann has provided both a materials list and detailed instructions for the
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Costume.
Pippi Longstocking Halloween Costume
Pippi Longstocking by
Astrid Lindgren has been a favorite with kids for more than 60 years. As you can see from the
cover of Pippi Longstocking, Pippi is known for her red hair, braids that curve out from her face and crazy socks. This makes it pretty easy to make a no-sew Pippi Longstocking costume. In fact, it’s more a matter of makeup and a wig with wire in the braids to make them stick out, plus fun long socks, than an actual costume. But whatever you call it, the end result is cute, as you can see from the
Pippi Longstocking photo submitted by Meillyn Gustar.
Max From Where the Wild Things Are Halloween Costume
My review of
Where the Wild Things Are is one of the most popular articles on
About Children’s Books. Many 3- to 6-year-olds enjoy hearing the story of Max and the Wild Things again and again. Although there is no photo included, we’re indebted to tela1999 who submitted a materials list and specific instructions for an
easy-to-make Max Halloween costume. She made it for her son and said, “It was adorable!"
Scarecrow and Tin Man from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Many kids are familiar with
The Wizard of Oz in the movie version while others have enjoyed
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz book, or both. Of the two, the Scarecrow costume is much easier to make and is also a low cost Halloween costume. The photo and directions for the
Easy to Make Scarecrow Halloween Costume were submitted by Bobbye Barthe, with additional suggestions from Lori Gidopoulos. Even though the Scarecrow Halloween Costume is quite easy to make, it is still a very appealing costume.
While the the Tin Man from Wizard of Oz Halloween Costume, which was submitted by the Fanning Family, requires quite a few purchases and some painting, it looks great. If your two kids want to trick or treat together, they may enjoy teaming up as the Scarecrow and the Tin Man.
A Scarecrow with a Pumpkin Head
If you kids enjoy the picture book
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything (see my
Best Children's Halloween Books list), one of them may want a
Pumpkin Head Scarecrow Costume. If so, you are in luck because this costume, which was submitted by K. Sexton, is a no-sew, easy-to-make costume.
Other Easy-to-Make Halloween Costumes
Share
Lady Liberty: A Biography with your tweens or teens, and they may decide to be the Statue of Liberty for Halloween. Take a look at this
photo of a No-Sew Lady Liberty Costume for ideas. It looks like you could just drape and pin old bed sheets to create the costume. The bulk of the work is in creating the paper mache crown, tablet and torch. However, if you can’t find sheets the right color, you might need to dye old white sheets or buy fabric.
If your youngster loves flowers and gardens, share some Picture Books About Gardens and Gardening with her and then, create an Easy-to-Make Flower Garden Costume. It’s a colorful and unique Halloween costume, one that should brighten the day of everyone who sees your child dressed up as a flower garden.
If your little one loves Rosemary Wells' bunnies, such as Max in Max's Halloween (see my Top Halloween Board Books for more about the book), the Sewing Guide provides a photo, a pattern, and step-by-step instructions you can use to make Bunny Ears. With the bunny ears, drawn-on whiskers and a fuzzy footed-sleeper, your toddler will become an adorable bunny rabbit.
If you need still more suggestions, see Sherri Osborn’s Home-Made Halloween Costume Photo Galleries on the About Family Crafts site.
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