Halloween has quickly gained a place of honor among the most popular holidays for young and old: whether it’s a themed party, a party at a friend’s house or the classic door-to-door trick or treat look forward to donning their spooky costumes and spooky make-up to go out and stock up on candy on the scariest night of the year. The shops generally offer dozens of different costumes to choose from, from classic monsters to more daring disguises. However, it is also possible to create wonderful costumes at home: Halloween is the perfect opportunity to give free rein to the imagination and put your creativity into practice., involving your little ones in the realization of the costumes of their dreams!
To create original costumes, simple but of great scenic effect, it will be sufficient to recover from the wardrobe some old unused clothes, some fabric, some colors and some simple materials to find such as cardboard, foam rubber, ribbons and elastic. If you can’t wait to get to work turning your kids into cute little monsters, here are 10 DIY Halloween costume ideas to make at home.
Index
- Halloween pumpkin
- DIY witch
- Vampire costume
- Pirate costume
- Zombie do-it-yourself
- Glitter unicorn costume
- Superhero costume
- Minions of Despicable Me
- 80s costumes
- Costumes for the whole family
Halloween Pumpkin
A timeless classic that your kids will love to show off on the scariest night of all and definitely the Halloween pumpkin costume! The pumpkin is in fact one of the main symbols of this anniversary, and creating an adorable costume for the little ones will be very simple: all you need is orange fabric, black adhesive paper and a few meters of elastic. First of all it is necessary to fold the orange fabric in two and cut out the shape of a trapezoid; at this point, sewing along the edges of the major base and the minor base of the trapezoid, you need to create a flap in which to pass the elastic.
By joining the two ends of the rubber bands you will then obtain two openings, a smaller one for the head and a wider one for the legs. To give the costume more roundness, it is possible to insert crumpled newspaper sheets, foam rubber or cotton wool inside the pumpkin. Finally, to give a more menacing touch to your pumpkin, cut out the eyes, nose and mouth in a zigzag pattern with sticky paper or black fabric, or alternatively draw them directly on the fabric using a marker or tempera. Do-it -yourself
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Another great classic that cannot be missing at any self-respecting Halloween party is the witch costume, perfect for little girls of all ages; to make one at home you will only have to retrieve a black dress, a shawl with fringes and leather boots from the wardrobe. To get the characteristic hump just slip a folded pillow under the dress and for a more original costume you can draw with the white tempera of the bones or cobwebs on old stockings or black leggings. The final touch will be the inevitable pointed hat and the broom . Vampire costume
Perfect for both girls and boys, the vampire costume is always one of the most popular on Halloween. To recreate an old-fashioned look, just wear a black lace dress for girls or a classic suit for boys; draw a few drops of blood on the clothes and don’t forget the make-up: a little white tint to recreate the paleness, black pencil around the eyes and red lipstick. Complete the costume with a large black cape and some themed accessories such as a headband with a veil, a necklace with crosses or bat -shaped pins . Pirate
costume A very simple costume to make at home but which always has a great charm for young and old, and the pirate one. Wide trousers, shirt, vest and high boots will be indispensable for this suit: trim the shirt and trousers along the edges for a fringed effect, then add some colorful details such as a scarf tied at the waist, a bandana at the neck, gold bracelets and pendants . To complete the look, add a sword belt , captain’s hat and an eye patch. For an extra touch you can draw fake mustache and goatee with black pencil. DIY Zombie
If you’re looking for a last-minute idea to make a simple Halloween costume by hand, the zombie disguiseand the perfect solution. As a basis you can use any old clothes, to which just add a few simple details to make them really scary: once you have chosen the right clothes you just have to make vertical cuts along the garments, tears and irregular holes. To make the disguise more believable, indulge your imagination with makeup: white face paint, black-rimmed eyes and bloodstains. Get a plastic brain or make one out of papier mache to take some unforgettable photos! Sparkling Unicorn Costume
Little girls are sure to love wearing a flamboyant unicorn dress, and making a truly amazing one at home is not at all difficult: first of all you will need a body and a white or pink tights, colored tulle , ribbons, a headband, cards and lots of glitter .
First, fold the card into a cone shape, decorate it with glitter and glue it onto a circle. Then get some cardboard triangles to recreate the ears and also glue these to the sides of the horn, adding colored ribbons to simulate the mane. Finally, for the tail you can make a tulle skirt by sewing portions of pastel-colored fabric around a wide elastic. Top it all off with a sprinkle of glitter around the eyes and on the clothes. Superhero costume
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knows that all kids love superheroes and anyone who has ever dreamed of being one of them – it’s possible to recreate a DIY version of your little one’s idol with just a few simple steps. An example can be the Superman costume , for which a blue tights and body, red shorts, and foam rubber sheets on which to draw the S of Superman will be enough; after having cut out and glued the superhero logo on the body, all that remains is to make a cape with red fabric and that’s it! Despicable Me Minions Despicable Me has undoubtedly become one of the animated filmsmost loved by boys and girls of all ages; The undisputed protagonists of the film are the Minions, the little yellow creatures helping the protagonist. For the little ones of the house, turning into Mionions for a day will be a dream come true and making the costume is child’s play at home: all you need will be a yellow shirt and cap, denim overalls and, to create the characteristic glasses, an elastic band and some cards.
To create the glasses, first cut a 15 cm wide strip of gray cardboard and join the ends with the stapler to form a tube; close both sides with a circle of white cardboard and on the front side draw a black eye, while the other side will be glued to the elastic band. For a more complete look, you can paint the faces of your little ones yellow. 80s costumes
A very original idea that your little ones will surely love, can be to turn into mom and dad for a day: recover old clothes from when you were young from the closet and have fun recreating an 80s lookthat you look straight out of old family photos! Colored jumpsuits, wide skirts and oversized denim jackets will be perfect for this outfit; using clothes of a few sizes larger the comic effect is assured. Finally add some details like big sunglasses, downy hairstyles and a stereo on the shoulder. Costumes for the whole family
If you’re planning on joining the little ones this year to accompany them on a trick-or-treating and you can’t wait to be a kid again for the night, there’s no better idea than to get the whole family involved with coordinated costumes! You can take inspiration from the most famous families on the big screen, such as the Simpsons or the Addams Family, or you can recreate the costumes of famous people.
With a black coat, a magic wand and a striped tie, you and your family can play the wizards of Hogwartz as in Harry Potter . Or you can transform yourself into the characters of the Wizard of Oz : get yourself a blue checkered dress with red shoes for Dorothy, denim overalls and some hay for the scarecrow, clothes covered with tinfoil for the tin man, and finally a wool mane and fake mustache for the lion.
