This year we’re featuring a roundup of our favorite DIY Halloween costumes for kids. Along with lots of creative costume ideas, don’t miss our tutorials on how to make masks, wings & tails!
Updated September 2024
It’s almost Halloween and the whole Artful Parent team is so excited! We have lots of ideas for great Halloween decorations, fun Halloween arts & crafts for kids, and of course, creative DIY Halloween costumes for kids.
Today we are sharing some of our favorite handmade kids’ costumes, both from the Artful Parent and from some great Instagram accounts.
We love a good Halloween costume, especially a homemade one. It’s fun to brainstorm the perfect costume, gather materials and make a handmade kids costume–the end result always expresses so much creativity!
A fun way to get into the Halloween costume-making spirit is to host a costume-making party for kids.
If you’re stuck for a great costume idea or just like looking at other folks’ creativity as much as we do, you are going to love this roundup of our favorite DIY costumes for kids from Instagram.
DIY Halloween Costumes for Kids
1. Butterfly Wings from @minimadthings
These gorgeous butterfly wings from Mini Mad Things are made with recycled materials and are totally customizable!
2. The Easiest Glow-in-the-Dark Skeleton Costume
This is the easiest glow-in-the-dark skeleton costume! All you need are a black shirt and pants, scissors and glow-in-the-dark tape!
3. Dinosaur Masks from @zygote_brown
We love these amazing cardboard dinosaur masks from Alicia Brown of Zygote Brown Designs. Your dino lover will feel like a real T-Rex wearing one!
4. Spider Web from @coastal_babysitters
This is a perfectly spooky and very easy costume to put together. Simply wrap your child in webbing and attach as many spiders as you’d like!
5. Paper Wings
If you need some amazing paper wings (think bird, angel or dragon) Danielle Falk of Little Ginger Studio wrote our post on how to make Easy DIY Paper Wings for Kids.
6. Red Fox and Arctic Fox
These sweet fox costumes are super easy to DIY. Source solid color clothes from the bureau and pair with paper plate masks and some furry accessories.
7. Spaceship and Sun from @happytotshelf
If you’ve got siblings who love to dress up together, this spaceship and sun pair from Fynn at Happy Tot Shelf is an easy option. All you need is cardboard and paint, and two little faces!
8. DIY Paper Plate Masks
These paper plate masks are easy to make and super versatile, so they’ll go with any costume your kids might think up!
9. A Swan Princess from @mer_mag
This stunning swan princess costume from Merrilee Liddiard at Mer Mag is lovely for Halloween, or anytime your child wants to dress up.
10. Masquerade Masks from @makermint
All you need for these magical masquerade masks from MakerMint are paint stirrers, black cardstock or paper, and some fun decorations.
11. Colorful and Creative Cardboard Masks
We love these big and vibrant cardboard masks from Danielle Falk of Little Ginger Studio. They’re fun for Halloween or any time of year!
12. DIY Kids Costume from Recycled Materials
If your kids aren’t sure what they want to be for Halloween, let them dig through the recycling bin and see what costume they can come up with! You’ll be amazed at the creativity!
More Halloween Fun for Kids
- 31 Days of Halloween Activities for Kids
- 10 Easy Halloween Crafts for Toddlers
- 7 Halloween Sensory Bin Ideas for Kids
- A Halloween Art Project with Black Glue Resist
- A Pounding Pumpkin Activity for Kids
- 13 Awesome Halloween Craft Ideas for Kids
Want even more Halloween fun?
Check out our Halloween Creativity Pack!
This 45-page printable eBook is full of seasonal coloring pages, drawing prompts, games, and art projects. It’s the simplest way to enjoy an October full of creativity!
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