Your baby’s first Halloween is a milestone as beautiful as it is unforgettable. While you can certainly throw on a Halloween-themed onesie and call it a day, if you’re feeling inspired to break out the hot glue gun and let your creativity fly, there are some fun DIY baby Halloween costume ideas floating around around. use as inspiration. Here are some to make you smile.
When the theme of the night is candy, you can also lean on your baby’s costume. All you need is to create your own lovely Baby Ruth is a blue baby onesie, a red bow or beanie (optional), some gray felt, and a Cricut maker.
If you don’t have a fancy machine, I think you can also totally handle the logo with some fabric paint. Stick some velcro on the back of the felt, wrap it around your baby, and you have a deliciously simple costume. Head here for full instructions.
My favorite DIY Halloween costumes are the ones that don’t require sewing, gluing or (perfectly) shopping. Transform your baby into a blast from the past by pulling a snuggly little animal outfit from their closet, printing or painting a heart, and attaching it to the ear of the costume. Regardless of whether they are a little lamb, lion, or bear, your little one will be the cutest little one Beanie Baby there.
There aren’t a ton of easy printables for Beanie Baby Tags, so I made one that you can download for free. Print them on heavy paper stock, cut them out, glue them to the back of each one, punch a corner, and attach it with red thread, thread or a safety pin.
For the super little trick or treater who doesn’t mind staying wrapped up for Halloween, pull out a white bodysuit or blanket and cover, find some fabric, black felt and fabric glue to make your toppings, and voila! An order of sushi, coming soon!
There’s something about a baby with a meatball on their head that’s impossible to resist. The basic ingredients (see what I did there?) for this DIY costume idea are: a cream colored hat and onesie, a big ol’ roll of cream yarn, velcro, a hot glue gun, styrofoam balls and red and brown paint for your meatballs, a large rubber tub, spray painted whatever color you want your plate to be, and a cream baby blanket. If you need a little tutorial to put it all together, head over here!
More sprinkles, please! For a DIY baby costume that’s quick, easy and relatively inexpensive to throw together, pull out a white onesie, some beige pants and puff paint, and pieces of colorful ribbon, felt or fabric (your sprinkles).
Cut and glue your colorful pieces to your baby’s ice cream shirt; add some criss-crossed stripes of puff paint to their pants to become your ice cream cone, and, for the cherry on top, add a red beanie and a thin piece of felt for the stem.
Coffee lovers will love this latte costume, especially since it’s pretty easy to DIY. To make your baby the sweetest little frappucino, you can use a cream colored sweater or shirt, some tan felt, and a printed or drawn Starbucks logo to make your cup. You can also throw felt in your baby carrier if you know you will be wearing your baby for the night.
For your foam, you’ll need some fleece fabric or scarf, and a needle and thread (or sewing machine) to create the ruffled look and some caramel-colored ribbon for your drizzle. Roll up a tube of green cardstock to put a straw in, and your drive-thru frapp will never be the same. For full instructions on putting it all together, head here.
Halloween wouldn’t be complete without at least one sweet little chicken clucking. At first I had visions of ripping out a feather pillow to put it together, until I realized that all you need is a pair of white feather boas.
For your chicken legs, find some yellow pants and shoes, boots or socks, and for your chicken’s head and beak, track down a white beanie and some orange felt. I think you could totally use a similar process if you were going for an owl (à la Harry Potter’s Hedwig). For the full rundown on how to put it all together, head here.
What better costume for a bald baby than Charlie Brown and Snoopy? This is the ultimate outfit, in my humble opinion, because all it takes is some black pants, a yellow zigzag shirt, and a Snoopy clog if you really want to go the extra mile.
Get mom in on the act of trick-or-treating this year with a costume that practically speaks for itself. Get ready for both hearty nods and hilarious laughs with the ultimate baby shark costume.
Kids, toddlers and babies can turn into a gumball machine in just minutes thanks to some pom poms and hot glue. Use any hat that you don’t mind turning into a permanent rainbow, and stick! Older kids will probably love joining in on this craft (if you have the patience!) A red onesie and a 25 cent label made of felt, or even paper is all you need to complete the look.
Dress up your newborn as the cutest grandma in the world and let the delighted squeals of passers-by begin. Stick some cotton balls in a hat for your grandma’s hair, find some glasses (secure to the hat if you need to) and beads for the ultimate grandma detail, dig through your closet for anything that screams “nana” and your baby will cry. out for the crossword puzzle in no time.
If you want to make a family costume that’s both simple and adorable, remove the yellow thread and the glue to turn your baby’s head into a life-sized Cup Noodle. Add some green pom poms to mimic those delicious freeze dried peas!
You can take things up a notch by transforming a white onesie into a cup using a Cricut or even freehand fabric paint or makers. Use wooden dowels or drum sticks for chopsticks for adults (or just go for the real deal!) Here are the full instructions in case you need them.
Turn your babe into a juicy lil’ strawberry with white felt seeds and a red onesie. Cut green leaves from the felt for your strawberry leaf hat and collar. Leaves can be attached to a pilot’s hat for your headgear, and to a bib or ribbon for a collar. The tights are completely optional, but these are so cute, I’m definitely going to try to track them down on Amazon. Here are the instructions for the full DIY!
Who can forget the Cabbage Patch Kids hysteria? Even though they were before your time, these iconic dolls make the perfect costume in any decade. A ton of yarn, a headband, some overalls and a onesie are pretty much all you need to bring your Cabbage Patch doll to life. There are plenty of DIY tutorials online if you need a little guidance and you can buy premade ‘wigs’ on Amazon and Etsy.
Few parents can resist the urge to dress up their newborns for Halloween, and it’s easy to see why.
There really is nothing cuter than a baby in a costume, whether it’s store bought or DIY. Making homemade Halloween costumes for your kids can be a ton of fun and more often than not, it’s easy and relatively inexpensive.
Are you planning to dress your baby in a DIY costume this year (or have you in the past?) I’d love to hear your ideas and see your cuties in the comments!
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