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Easy Halloween Costumes for Babies
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by Amanda Formaro
Children look so cute dressed as fuzzy and furry creatures. Especially
with whiskers painted on their chubby little cheeks! Here are some fun
animal costumes that are perfect for infants and toddlers, as well as
children of all ages. Read the first part of this article here.
Note: For all of the costumes below, use this make up recipe and paint on
a cute nose and whiskers! Almost any animal costume can be made with a
little imagination and a sweatsuit!
Tiger
Yellow hooded sweatsuit
Black or brown fabric paint
Yellow felt
2 Pairs of black socks
Paint black or brown stripes on the sweatsuit. For the ears, cut two
triangles from felt. Either hand sew or hot glue onto the hood. Keep in
mind that hand sewing will make the ears easily removable so you can
reuse the sweatsuit after Halloween! Cut a long tail from the remaining
felt and attach to the back of the pants with a safety pin. Have child
wear one pair of black socks on his hands and one pair on his feet.
Cow
White hooded sweatsuit
Black fabric marker or black fabric/felt circles
Short piece of rope or 10-12 strands of black yarn, braided
Dog collar or old belt cut to size
Bell
2 Pairs white socks
Draw black splotches onto sweatsuit with a fabric marker or cut and sew
on black felt or fabric circles or spots. Add a tail by unraveling one
end of the piece of rope and pinning the closed end to the back of the
pants. If using yarn, be sure to leave a section unbraided toward the
end of the tail. For the ears, cut two large triangles from felt. Either
hand sew or hot glue onto the hood (or a headband). Keep in mind that
hand sewing will make the ears easily removable so you can reuse the
sweatsuit after Halloween! Use dog collar or an old belt and attach "cow
bell" for the finishing touch. Have child wear one pair of black socks
on his hands and one pair on his feet.
Pig
Oversized pink hooded sweatsuit
Cotton batting or receiving blankets
Pink felt
Hot glue
Long pink chenille stick
2 Pairs of pink or white socks
Plastic pig nose (optional)
For the ears, cut two triangles from felt. Either hand sew or hot glue
onto the hood. Keep in mind that hand sewing will make the ears easily
removable so you can reuse the sweatsuit after Halloween! Twist chenille
stick into a corkscrew tail and attach with a safety pin. After child is
dressed, stuff sweatsuit with cotton batting or receiving blankets
(anything soft that will not irritate skin). Have child wear one pair
of socks on her hands and one pair on her feet.
Dinosaur/Dragon
Green hooded sweatsuit
Sheet of red felt
Sheet of blue felt
Sheet of purple felt
Sheet of orange felt
Two or three sheets of yellow felt
Plastic grocery bags (for stuffing) or cotton batting
Long piece of green felt or fabric to match suit
Fabric glue
From the red, blue, purple and orange felt, cut triangular scales. Glue
to the front of the sweat jacket in overlapping scale pattern. From the
yellow sheets of felt, cut large triangles, roll into cone shapes, glue
together to form the cone. Allow to dry. Stuff cone shapes with plastic
bags or cotton batting and glue to the back of the suit for spikes. Make
smaller versions of the yellow cones for the hood. Add a large pointy
tail on the back hem made from long piece of felt or fabric. Hand sew on
to back of pants or bottom of jacket.
Mouse
Gray hooded sweatsuit
Gray felt
Double sided tape
2 Pairs of gray or black socks
Cut two circles for ears from the felt and either hand sew or hot glue
onto the hood. You may alternatively use a headband. Keep in mind that
hand sewing will make the ears easily removable so you can reuse the
sweatsuit after Halloween! Cut a long tail from the second sheet of felt
and attach to the back of the pants with a safety pin. Have child wear
one pair of socks on her hands and one pair on her feet.
Ladybug
Red hooded sweatsuit
2 Pieces red poster board
Scissors
Black craft paint or black marker
Hot glue
2 Black chenille sticks
Red or black plastic headband
2 Pairs of red or black socks
Cut one piece of the poster board into a large oval. Draw or paint black
circles onto oval. Cut two long, fairly thick strips (between one and
two inches depending on the size of the child) from the second piece of
posterboard the full length of the board. Using hot glue, attach these
strips to the top of the back side of the shell, then run over child's
shoulders as straps. Hot glue straps in place. Leave enough room for
"give" so child can move his/her arms without tearing or breaking the
straps. Wrap chenille sticks onto headband for antennas. Have child wear
one pair of socks on her hands and one pair on her feet.
Bear
Brown hooded sweatsuit
Brown felt
Double sided tape
2 Pairs of brown or black socks
Oversized plastic margarine tub
Blue construction paper or craft paint
Black marker
Cut two circles for ears from the felt and either hand sew or hot glue
onto the hood. You may alternatively use a headband. Keep in mind that
hand sewing will make the ears easily removable so you can reuse the
sweatsuit after Halloween! Have child wear one pair of socks on her
hands and one pair on her feet. Paint or glue construction paper around
margarine tub. using black marker, write the word "HONEY" across the
front.
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Butterfly
Black hooded sweatsuit
2 Black chenille sticks
Black plastic headband
Poster board, any color except black
Fluorescent craft paint, different colors
Sequins
Glitter
Craft glue
Pair of long boot laces
2 Pairs of black socks
Cut posterboard in half, with scissors shape each half as a wing of
butterfly. Being sure to leave enough room for a border around the wing,
paint wings with fluorescent paints in different shapes and patterns.
Paint a black border around edge of wings. Add sequins and glitter to
the border. Poke a hole at the top inside seam of each wing, and at the
bottom inside seam. Run boot laces through and criss cross over child's
body and tie. Wrap chenille sticks onto headband for antennas. Have
child wear one pair of socks on her hands and one pair on her feet.
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About the author: Amanda Formaro is the entrepreneurial mother of four children. She and her husband live in southeastern Wisconsin. She is also the owner of FamilyCorner.com Magazine. Subscribe to her free holiday newsletter, Family Holidays, by sending any email message to
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