Cute DIY Halloween Costume Ideas to Try For Your Kids This Year

Cute DIY Halloween Costume Ideas to Try For Your Kids This Year

With Halloween right around the corner, it’s time to peg down what your child will wearing for a costume this year. Instead of spending a bunch of money on a store-bought set they only wear once and outgrow, why not get creative and opt for one of the adorable DIY costumes below.

The Man in the Yellow Hat

You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t remember the adorable life lessons taught to them by Curious George and his caretaker, the man in the yellow hat.

It’s easy to replicate these beloved characters for a Halloween costume. To get the look, start with a yellow long-sleeved shirt, pair of pants, and of course, wide-brimmed hat. If you can’t find any of these items in yellow, shoot for white clothing and turn them yellow with some inexpensive fabric dye.

Next, accessorize the outfit with a dark-colored belt and shoes or boots. You can fashion the man in the yellow hat’s black polka dot tie out of construction paper and fasten it to your child’s neck with a few bobby pins.

For the final touch, pin a small monkey stuffed animal somewhere on your child’s costume.

The Man in the Yellow Hat – Halloween Costume

Elliot

Elliot, the young man from the classic movie ET, wore blue jeans and a red hoodie sweatshirt. If your child’s wardrobe doesn’t consist of a red sweatshirt and you can’t find one at a store near you, search for Nordstrom coupons from Discountrue.com or other online savings store.

Fasten a basket to your child’s bike or tricycle handlebars and allow them to push their wheels along on Halloween night. Make it look like your little Elliot is smuggling ET around in the basket by wrapping up a stuffed animal in a white towel with just its face sticking out. Throw a few bags of Reese’s Pieces in the basket, and the look is complete.

Elliot – Halloween Costume

Scuba Diver

If your child is more interested in the ocean than classic cartoons or movies, deck them out in pretend scuba gear for Halloween.

Start by dressing your child in a black long-sleeved shirt and pants. Create oxygen tanks by spray painting 2 empty 2-liter bottles and fastening them together with some duct tape. Fasten the make-shift tanks to your kid’s back with a belt or tied strip of fabric, and give them an inexpensive set of goggles and snorkel.

Your child will feel like an authentic deep-sea scuba diver while they’re out trick-or-treating, and can continue to wear the black shirt and pants throughout the school year.

Scuba Diver – Halloween Costume

This year, forget about rushing out and buying your kid a Halloween costume they’ll only wear once. Instead, take a cheaper and more creative route by crafting one of the above DIY costumes. Each costume utilizes a base outfit that can be worn again in the future, and accessories that can be easily found around your house.