KIDS: Flip Flop

Who said you can’t wear flip flops year round?! Michelle made her daughter a handmade flip flop costume out of cardboard, fabric, glue, and a pool noodle! Genius!

handmade flip flop costume

See all of the handmade flip flop costume details on C.R.A.F.T.

KIDS: DIY kids cupcake costume

Michelle crafted up a DIY kids cupcake costume for little gril! And the cheery on top… it’s a no sew costume! Here are the deets:

  • Cupcake wrapper is a lamp shade turned upside down and spray painted pink
  • The cake part is a white shirt with poly-fil hot glued glued onto a t-shirt
  • Sprinkles are made from foam sheets
  • Hat is winter beanie with poly-fil glued on top decorated with sprinkles
  • Cherry is a Christmas bulb glued on

Check out Michelle’s daughters creative costume last year… I’ll give you a hint it starts with flip

DIY kids cupcake costume

And here’s a family of DIY dessert costumes and a puppy turned Hostess treat too!

KIDS: Pot of Flowers

Bobbie from Clumsy Crafter turned her adorable little girl into an extra cute pot of flowers! She made the flower pot Halloween  costume with a large bucket, fake flowers, a jump rope, and tape. And voila… the cutest pot of flowers you’ve ever seen!

 

flower pot halloween costume

See the step by step tutorial on how to make DIY flower pot costume on the Clumsy Crafter.

KIDS: DIY GI Joe Costume

Rebekah from Wild Ink crafted up this really awesome DIY GI Joe costume for her little boy. She used thrift store clothing pieces, a few parts from the toy store, and some card board she had at home to turn her son into a plastic green army dude! Everything got a shiny coat of green spray paint and voila, meet the real life GI Joe!

DIY GI Joe Costume

See the full handmade GI Joe costume deets at Wild Ink.

KIDS: Troll

Jenn from Rook No. 7 crafted up this troll doll costume after scoring the wig on sale at Target. Jenn bought a turtle neck body suit, but you could  buy a khaki turtle neck from a tthrift store. She also has a handy tip to keep the jewel in place!

DIY Troll costumeSee all of the troll doll costume details at Rook No. 7.

KIDS: Gnome

My Sparkle made the cutest gnome costume I’ve ever seen! She used a pattern to make the purple dress, created an apron out of embroidered cotton ribbon, and sewed the hat  with red felt. Add braided pig tails, and you’ve got yourself an adorable little gnome!

Gnome costume

See all of the gnome costume details at Sparkle Me.

KIDS: American Girl Doll

What little girl would not want to be her very own American Girl doll for Halloween?! Randi from Dukes and Duchesses made her sweet daughter into a Lila American Girl doll with a large box, spray paint, and vinyl stars. And she even won a gold medal for her really awesome costume at the neighborhood costume contest!

America Girl DIY Costume

See all of the really awesome American Girl doll costume details at Dukes and Duchesses.