This Paper Doll Costume is SO fun and simple to make! Have your little one…
50 Easy DIY Halloween Costumes for Kids
Thanks for stopping by to check out my list of Easy DIY Halloween Costumes for Kids! I have always lovvvvved Halloween! As a child, I remember when my parents would dress up with me and we had a great time trick-or-treating together. My most memorable Halloween was when my dad wore a dress! I was Pippi Longstocking that year, and my Mom wore overalls, and had straw in her teeth. I loved that my Mom was so creative with our costumes, and I've tried to carry that on with my girls.
This post was created in 2013. If you see any broken links, please let me know. I've added to it every year and it's grown to well over 100 costume ideas – not just for kids but for families, couples, and even pets!
I've compiled this list of 50 Easy DIY Halloween Costumes for Kids to hopefully get your creative juices flowing. I'd love to see what you come up with – and don't forget to check out my Pinterest Halloween board while you're looking around!
Easy DIY Halloween Costumes for Kids
No Sew Lion Tutu | $1 Paper Doll Costume | Creepy Dolls
Easy Superhero Costumes | No Sew Treasure Troll Costume
Queen of Hearts Makeup | Medusa Costume | Sugar Skulls | More Sugar Skulls
Tardis (Dr. Who) Costume | Minecraft Creeper | Ash Ketchum Pokemon Costume | DIY Yarn Wig
10 Costumes to Sew for Halloween
25+ Adorable DIY Costumes for Babies
1. Tutu Dresses (Tutorial + Photos)
2. CUTE Paper Doll (Tutorial + Photos)
3. Chocolate Chip Cookie (Tutorial + Photos)
4. Baby Money Bags (Tutorial + Photos)
5. Rainbow and other costumes (Photos)
6. Robot (Tutorial + Photo)
7. Pink Poodle + 17 other costumes (Tutorials + Photos)
8. Baby Raggedy Ann (Photo)
9. Cute Bunny Rabbit (Tutorial + Photos)
10. Simple Duck Costume (Tutorial + Photo)
11. Circus Acrobat (Tutorial + Photos)
12. Baby Octopus (Simple Tutorial + Photo)
13. Little Red Riding Hood (Tutorial + Photo)
14. Cupcake (Tutorial + Photo)
15. Super Mario Bros (Photo)
16. Little Devil (Tutorial + Photo)
17. Little Gnome (Photos)
18. Lego Indiana Jones (Tutorial + Photos)
19. Banana Split (Simple Tutorial + Photo)
20. Monarch Butterfly (Tutorial + Photo)
21. Pig in a Blanket (Tutorial + Photos)
22. Prince Charming (Photo)
23. No-Sew Jack-O-Lantern (Tutorial + Photos + Video)
24. Muscle Man (Tutorial + Photos)
25. Angry Birds (Tutorial + Photos)
26. Mummy Baby (Tutorial + Photos)
27. Beautiful & Bright Peacock (Basic Tutorial + Photos)
28. Bat (Photo)
29. Skunk (Tutorial + Photo)
30. Can of Soup (Tutorial + Photo)
31. Super Heroes (Tutorial + Photos)
32. Cute-A-Saurus (Tutorial + Photo)
33. ADORABLE Pink Owl (Tutorial + Photos)
34. King & Queen (Tutorial + Photos)
35. Magician (Tutorial + Photo)
36. Unisex Sock Monkey (Tutorial + Photos)
37. Rapunzel Hair (Tutorial + Photos)
38. Maggie Simpson (Basic Tutorial + Photo)
39. Little Lamb (Tutorial + Photo)
40. For the Unborn Baby: Skeleton Costume (Tutorial + Super Cute Photos)
41. Alice in Wonderland (Tutorial + Photos)
42. Grocery Bag Costumes (Lots of tutorials)
43. Snowball (Tutorial + Photo)
44. Raining Cats & Dogs (Tutorial + Photo)
45. Sunflower (Tutorial + Photo + Video)
46. Lego Block (Tutorial + Photo)
47. Recycled Witch Costume (Simple Tutorial + Photo)
48. Knight (Tutorial + Photo)
49. Three Blind Mice (Tutorial + Photos)
50. Statue of Liberty (Tutorial)
51. Cleopatra (Tutorial + Photos)
52. Care Bears (Tutorial + Photos)
Be sure to check out my Sugar Skull posts!
I love finding Easy DIY Halloween Costumes for Kids, what are YOUR kids going to be for Halloween?
Crystal says
Thanks for including a link to my Rapunzel hair tutorial (#37)! Best Wishes, Crystal
Kelly says
Wow, I can’t believe you don’t have more comments on this post! I love the Rainbow outfit! I have to have my sewing friend make it – thanks.
Heather Beyant says
Love these!
Jacqui Odell says
I liked your paper doll dress the other day! Great ideas!
Pennie says
Great ideas!
Adriana Lopez says
Do you have the tutorial for the rainbow costume? If so can you post it?
SlapDashMom says
The tutorials are posted, if they’re available. That one looks like it’s just photos for inspiration. Sorry!
Planet Mommy says
Hey! I just featured you on my blog and joined your site. Stop by and say hello anytime!!
SlapDashMom says
Thanks, going to check it out now! :)
Lacey Crochet says
I have to say I came to this “knowing” what I wanted to see…(The rainbow) And NOWWWW I can’t decide which one I want to do. Haha. Thanks so much for this <3
Carol says
Hi there,
I always love Halloween too and my most memorable Halloween was when my mom bought me my all time favorite strawberry shortcake costume complete with all accessories and I felt I was the luckiest kid in the world.
Thanks for taking time to research on the top 50 Easy DIY Halloween Costumes for Kids, the list is very helpful.
Carol
Laura says
Awesome list! Thanks so much for compiling it! I couldn’t resist pinning it. So many great ideas!
Geri Fink says
Love these ideas! Thanks for these links!!
Geri Fink says
Love the chocolate chip cookies! How cute is that to use them for seat cushions when you are done with the costume!!
Jackie says
We got a pretty cheap tutu from powercapes.com that was black and yellow since we’re steeler’s fans. Last year we made a bumble bee costume from it, this year a black and yellow butterfly or fairy!
Ed says
Great Ideas. I’m making myself a Halloween costume as I’m a professional magician and children’s entertainer and I have lots Halloween shows coming up later this month. I’ll have to adapt one of these designs to make something for myself.
johannah says
I featured this awesome list of costumes on my blog
here http://www.jolynnshobbyshop.blogspot.com/2012/10/50-diy-halloween-costumes-list-tutorials.html These are great ideas love them!
Marianne says
Thank you for putting this list together. Bloggers like you often save me. My grandkids, neices and nephews will be glad I found you on Pinterest. Keep up the good work! Have a Happy and Spooky Halloween!
Astro Gremlin says
DIY costumes are so much more fun than store-bought ones. You can do so much with make-up and some old clothes.
Alyssa McVey (Giveaway Overload) says
Wow, thanks for the list! I love the Rapunzel hair. I can’t believe how creative some people are!
Zach Amellio says
What are some CREATIVE Halloween costume ideas
for two girls?
Sarah says
I clicked on this article, when I saw the Raggedy Ann costume, because I pinned this image a year ago and thought you might have more cute costumes up my alley. Love these ideas! I noticed that your Raggedy Ann pic is credited to the wrong person, though.
Also, if you’d like some leisure reading on Recipes, Tutorials, DIY, etc, check me out :)
danielethan says
Excellent post! I like this…Thanks for sharing!
Jen says
Thanks so much for including my Cleopatra costume!
Orange County Babysitters says
Thank you so much for the ideas you posted here. Some of our babysitters are being asked to help moms with Halloween costumes and we’ll be giving them this blog post as a resource.
Creative Costume Shop says
Great list you have here!! I especially love the Rapunzel and the Care Bears :-)
Halloween Pictures says
Your all ideas are perfect i just loved it. I hope you will keep sharing these kind of useful stuff on your website and i will do keep visiting you. Happy Halloween 2017