If you aren't crafty, but still want a unique, funny costume for your child, we have some ideas! Why make your own Halloween costume for a toddler? Let's face it, Halloween costumes are an investment? I mean, we can definitely catch a good deal every now and then, but they are a bit pricey for being only worn a handful of times. Even if my kid loves dress up and might wear them more often, he still grows like a weed! The costume may only be good for a finite amount of time! That being said, I was absolutely set on buying a costume this year. I even did a post on the best toddler Halloween costumes at Spirit Halloween as soon as their stores started opening. I saved up all the Spirit Halloween 20% off coupons that we got in the mail. I also kept my eyes peeled for Target Circle deals where costumes went up to 30% off. I shopped early (heck, it's only September 26 so far). I was ready to get a good deal and save myself the headache of making a costume! But sometimes buying a costume can feel cliche. While we have more options now with online shopping, we are still limited by what's currently on the market, what's in stock in the right size, and what that return policy is. Chances are that whatever costume you purchased, you'll see a few duplicates of them on Halloween trick or treating or at the school's Harvest Festival. Depending on the moment, this wouldn't bother my kids too much. They might think it's cool to be in a popular costume. However, I can also seeing it go the other way and them being frustrated to be in the same costume as so many other kids. I mean, they are kids, we never know what we are going to get in the moment, right? Buying a costume for a toddler really has its advantages and disadvantages. An advantage is definitely the ease of use. Sometimes pulling one together on my own ends up being more work and even more expensive to purchase all the individual components. But buying a complete costume can also be a costly undertaking depending on how much you want to spend. And let's be honest, the mass-produced Halloween costumes today are not exactly quality craftsmanship for what you purchase. In fact, I did indeed purchase a Halloween costume already this year with my 20% off coupon. Teddy was dead-set that he wanted to be a skeleton (see what I did there with the play on words). He had to get a boys' size costume...not a toddler sized costume. The costume was a mass produced one from a popular store. It came with skeleton hand gloves. Unfortunately, while the costume fit fine, the gloves were sized for babies. They definitely weren't going to fit his hands or any Size 6-8 boy. At this point, we had paid a bit more than I'd like for this costume already and a component of the costume was cheaply made and didn't fit. What an investment, right? But what if there were some DIY costumes that required literally no effort? I mean, we are talking no cutting, no gluing, no sewing. There are some really great DIY costumes that don't require a huge investment of time or money. You might not even see these ideas on Pinterest if you Googled "unique Halloween costumes" or "unique toddler Halloween costumes." You can gather the items from the closet or purchase some cheap ones if you are missing something. Here are our ideas for unique, easy, DIY Halloween costumes for toddlers: 1. ForRest GumpYou can really be two versions of Forrest Gump. You can be fancy Forrest Gump in a button up and khakis or you can be running Forrest Gump. (The running version may require some more effort to find a beard.) For our version of Forrest Gump, we pulled out an old pair of khakis. They were a little snug, but still fit. We grabbed a collared shirt (white and blue preferred) and a red baseball cap. Now Forrest's hat wasn't Nike branded. His shirt didn't have the same pattern. And his khakis had a bit more room in them. That's not the point. The point is that we are making our easiest, DIY version of Forrest with what we have. And we, the adults, had a blast dressing him up as this. For props, grab a box of chocolates, a ping pong paddle, or a feather to hold! For running version of Forrest, grab red shorts, a yellow shirt, a fake beard, soccer socks and keep that red hat! Everything we had for this costume, we already had in the closet, so it literally cost us nothing. Try these items:
2. Pugsley Addams |
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Try these items:
- Striped Shirt ($7 Target)
- Black Shorts ($5 Target)
- Plastic Rat ($1 Dollar Tree - as long as still in stock! We got ours in early September)
- Soccer Socks ($5 Amazon)
3. Risky Business
This one we have yet to try out, but how easy does this sound? You can borrow one of mom or dad's Oxford shirts. Toss on a pair of Dollar Tree kid sunglasses and throw on some long socks.
Don't forget the candlestick for props! I draw the line at the haircut though!
Don't forget the candlestick for props! I draw the line at the haircut though!
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