30 Blogs That Feature Fun Easy DIY Halloween Costumes

Few holidays inspire as much excitement in young hearts as Halloween does, due largely to the fact that kids are able to become their favorite characters for one night and are encouraged to collect candy from neighbors while dressed up in these disguises. For parents, Halloween often seems to spring up before you’re prepared, leaving you scrambling to create the perfect costume in record time. Rather than paying far too much for a pre-packaged costume that half of the neighborhood will be wearing, check out these 30 blogs for interesting and relatively easy do-it-yourself options.

Boys’ Costumes

The following five blog posts offer great DIY costume ideas for boys (or tomboys!) that can be made fairly quickly and with little hassle. From miniature Vikings to dinosaurs, here are some of the best boys’ costume ideas that the blogosphere has to offer.

• Guest Project — Dragon Tails {sewing tutorial}
• Viking Costume
• 10 Awesome Costume Ideas for Little Dudes
• Make a Kid’s Muscle Man Costume for Halloween
• DIY Child Halloween Costume: Astronaut

Girls’ Costumes

Dainty, frilly, and feminine favorites are the costume stars of these five blog posts, offering something for every little princess and girly-girl. Most require very little in the way of a cash investment, and are sure to thrill the little girls in your family.

• Tutorial: Pink Owl Costume
• Kid Craft: Rapunzel Hair
• Pink Flamingo Costume
• Tutorial: Ghost Pillowcase Dress Costume
• 15 Awesome Costume Ideas for Little Ladies

Infant Costumes

The first couple of Halloween celebrations that your little one attends are sure to be more fun for you than for him, but that doesn’t mean that you should pass up the opportunity for adorable family photos. These five infant costumes can be made at home, and are cute enough to do even the most cherubic youngster justice.

• Peacock Costume
• 31 Days of DIY Halloween – Ba Ba Black Sheep Costume
• Thrift Store Thursday: Sock Monkey Baby Costume
• Cheap DIY Infant Halloween Costume
• Handmade Dress Up Series: DIY Baby Yoda Costume Tutorial

Toddler and Preschooler Costumes

During the toddler and preschool years your child will just be starting to understand the concept of Halloween, costumes, and politely robbing the neighbors of candy. To mark this all-important milestone, here are five easy and adorable DIY costumes.

• Handmade Owl Costume
• Do-It-Yourself Kid’s Bat Costume
• It’s the Modern Kiddo Costume Parade!
• Make 1,000 Lovely Things: Fishy and Jellyfish Costume
• Easy Halloween Costumes

Big Kid Costumes

Older kids and adults that are still young at heart will flip for these impressive do-it-yourself costumes. From army men to rag dolls, these five bloggers’ suggestions get the whole family in on the seasonal fun!

• Toy Green Army Man Halloween Costume
• DO: The Best DIY Halloween Costumes! (BIG BOY EDITION)
• Rag Doll Halloween Costume DIY
• Halloween Anyone?
• Inspector Gadget Costume with Motorized Helicopter

Famous Character Costumes

While there are plenty of generic costume ideas on the Internet, there’s no denying the appeal of becoming a favorite character for one night. These five character costumes are fairly simple, but offer plenty of escapist excitement.

• Lego Indiana Jones Costume
• Cinderella Dress – Halloween Costume
• DIY Tinkerbell Fairy Costume
• Coolest Homemade House That Fell On The Wicked Witch of The East Costume
• Homemade Bratz Costume

Taken From Au Pair Jobs