ADULTS: Tic Tac Candy Costume

Did you know that Tic Tac was created in 1969 and they got there name from the ironic sound the plastic container makes when you pop the top of the container!  

DIY Tic Tac Costume

 

 All you need for this DIY Tic Tac candy costume is a vertical clear storage container, plastic easter eggs, and green duct tape. You’ll need a few basic supplies too, like white poster board to create the top of the container and a printer to print the Tic Tac label. The Tic Tac container slips easily on and off of his body with elastic straps. The Tic Tacs are Easter eggs covered in green duct tape! For more details and pictures check out Kathy’s site at Heart and Hand Creations.

DIY Tic Tac Candy Costume

KIDS: Cardboard Box Train Costume

If you have a little train lover on your hands, this cardboard box train costume is perfect for Halloween or a super fun addition to the dress up box. Jamie at C.R.A.F.T. used an old diaper box as the main part of the train. The train decorations are made out of things you likely have on hand like other cardboard boxes, a paper plate, and a plastic cup! All you need is spray paint and a hot glue gun to attach everything together and you’re train is ready to leave the station on it’s next adventure.

Cardboard Box train costume

 

For more pictures and the complete tutorial check out C.R.A.F.T.

KIDS: Last Day of School T-Shirt

Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts came up with the cutest last day of school “costume” for her kids! I love that he last day of school t-shirts are a wearable souvenir of each child’s school year. It’s like a yearbook, but better!  She provides a free cut file that says, “X Grade Last Day of School autographs” complete with the current years for any cutting machine. You could easily recreate this idea without a cutting machine. A plain color t-shirt and these white iron letters would be perfect for a last day autograph t-shirt. I also love that Mandy had the kids tye dye t-shirts for their last day of school t-shirts!

DIY Last day of School T-shirts

Kids: DIY Scuba Diver Costumes

There’s nothing cuter than matching brother and sister costumes. And these DIY scuba diver costumes by Amy of Delineate Your Dwelling are just perfect. She put them together with just a few simple supplies like two liter bottles, electrical tape, and plain black shirts, and they look amazing.

DIY Scuba Diver Costumes

Stop by Delineate Your Dwelling for more details on how to put together these little scuba divers.

GROUPS: Monster Family Costume

It’s hard to believe that it’s already September! All of a sudden it starts to feel like fall, and in my house at least, my kids start brainstorming ideas for Halloween costumes. Sometimes I think that planning what you’re going to wear is half of the fun! We’ve never done a coordinated family costume, but I just love the idea. I especially love it when the baby of the family matches everyone else. Plus kids get a kick out of it when their parents dress up too.

Well how adorable is this monster family costume by Tell Love and Chocolate? The whole family includes: Frankenstein, the Bride of Frankenstein, an adorable little mummy, and a cute baby bat. You can check out all of the details and tutorials of each of these costumes, plus helpful links to some make-up and face painting videos.

Monster-Family-Costume-DIY

KIDS: Llama Costume

I just love seeing kids dressed up as animals. This DIY llama costume by Oh Happy Day is just too adorable! The hardest part is making the llama’s head, but otherwise you could pair it with a super cute furry jacket and leggings like this girl is wearing, or you could even just use simple tan leggings and a long sleeved tshirt.

llama costume

 

What’s so clever is that this costume is made mostly from a knitted beanie (filled with stuffing), and an old mop head. You can use felt to create eyelashes and rubber bands to create ears. Be sure to stop by Oh Happy Day for the full tutorial.

KIDS: Easy Lion Costume

Not only is this lion costume by A Night Owl Blog ridiculously adorable, it’s also super easy to make. There is absolutely no sewing required, and all you really need is yarn and scissors to make the mane. Then just add on a nose ans whiskers with brown eye liner or face paint, and pair it with a yellow tshirt and jeans.

Lion Costume

All you really need to know how to do is to make pom poms out of yarn. This lion costume would be perfect for Halloween, or a special costume party, but it’s also so cute and simple it would be a fun craft to make and to add to your kid’s costume collection for fun and creative dress-up play.

Be sure to stop by A Night Owl Blog for more adorable pictures and a great step by step tutorial.

Adults: DIY Stick Figure Costume

This costume idea is super fun, especially for someone going out in the dark: a glow in the dark DIY stick figure costume. In general, this is a pretty easy costume to put together, but there are also a few tricky things about it that can go wrong, so you want to be prepared. Check out the full tutorial here, and see all of Jamie’s great tips and experiences when putting together and wearing this costume.

DIY Stick Figure Costume

 

A few important things to remember:

1. Get the extra large glow sticks, and get extras. Some don’t work well, or burn out quickly.

2. Bring extra tape with you, just in case it starts to fall off.

3. Use clear tape so that it doesn’t cover up the light of the glow sticks.

This costume is hilarious and would be a huge hit. It’s great for an adult, but also would be fun for kids. Be sure to check out the full post, and watch the hilarious video!

KIDS: DIY Bunny Rabbit Costume

This DIY bunny rabbit costume by Parenting.com would be fun for dressing up for Easter, or it would make a cute Halloween costume for a kid. What’s great about this costume is that all you really need is an oversized white sweatshirt, scissors, a hot glue gun, a white boa, and some pink felt. No sewing is required!

bunny rabbit costume

Stop by Parenting.com to see the full tutorial. This white rabbit costume would also be super cute paired with this carrot costume.

ADULTS: Conversation Heart Leggings

If you’re thinking about making a costume for Valentine’s day, but you want to keep it somewhat low key, these conversation heart leggings by Studio DIY are perfect. You can easily transform plain white leggings into festive Valentine’s leggings with the free printables and iron on transfer paper. (I’ve used iron on transfer paper before for a few projects and I was surprised at how well it worked. Just make sure that you iron around the edges of your hearts for a long time to prevent peeling.) These leggings would be fun to wear to work or school on or around Valentine’s Day, or would be a cute and simple costume to wear to a Valentine’s party.

DIY Conversation Heart Leggings

 

Check out the full tutorial at Studio DIY. You could also pair these leggings with these conversation heart glasses or these candy heart necklaces.