When you were waiting for him to learn something as simple as sitting up time seemed to go by so slowly. Plus, we saved a ton of money.It's strange how your baby seems to grow so quickly and yet the hours leading up to him learning something new seem to go by so slowly. There you have it! The best and worst of our last-minute DIY costumes from the last few years may not have won us any costume contests, but we had so much fun putting them together and showing them off. 😂 Throw on a white t-shirt, print a pic of a baby or a baby’s face, wrap yourself up in wide medical tape, and wait several seconds for people to “get it”.
Pregnant Mummy – Well, this is one way to make a pregnancy announcement. Dalmatians: hand-me-down Marshall (Paw Patrol) costume, white tank from the closet colored with black spots (sharpie), and a black headband with white felt ears glued on.
INFANT BOXER COSTUME HALLOWEEN FREE
Firefighters: used fireman’s coat, free hats from Firehouse subs and a previous birthday party, black pants, red suspenders (from mime costume), and neon duct tape from Home Depot. Don’t put these cuties in a box!įirefighters and Their Trusted Pets – This family costume idea was pulled together with lots of freebies, hand-me-downs, and easy crafting. To pull it off, we found striped sweaters and black pants in the closet, red suspenders from Amazon, red bandanas from past costumes, white gloves from our winter gear, and a bit of makeup. Mime – These mime costumes were for a themed day at school, but they work for Halloween as well. Then we added birthday party details from a stash of leftover junk to make ourselves party animals. 😆 My husband and I raided the kids’ rooms for animal masks and accessories. Party Animals – I’m pretty sure you won’t find this last-minute costume idea on the beautiful Pinterest boards. Voila – zombie baseball player! The zombie makeup attempt definitely leaves room for improvement, but this costume could be really great with a better make up artist. Zombie Baseball Player – We took an old baseball uniform, added lots of fake blood, and cut a baseball in half to glue it to his cap. The baby’s football onesie and high socks were purchased used for a couple dollars.įree costume hats from neighbors, red solo cups, foil shaped like a hook, a white shirt cut up with twine strung through the front, and black pants from the drawer made this pirate costume practically free… and very easy! (My husband even made wooden swords with his table saw to complete the pirate look!)
And the kids used items from their closets as well, adding a baseball helmet from the garage and free pom- poms from a recent game. 😆įootball Fans – This family costume idea is easy-peezy! We just found our team tees and accessories to become obnoxious fans. In the past, I’ve added make up, leaves, and branches to be a Skiier who Collided with a Tree. I just grabbed the ski gear out from under the bed. The Skiier – This Skiier costume is about as lazy and last-minute as it gets. Lilo (from Lilo and Stitch) – Lilo (or Moana) is easy to pull together with a red bikini top, a green skirt from a thrift store, and plastic leaf bracelets/anklets from Amazon. Shared by Frugal with Four blog… The Boxer – An old zombie robe with some duct tape accents, boxing gloves from the garage, and a little makeup make this Boxer costume one of the easiest yet! Below I share some of the good, the bad, and the disastrous with you, as well as additional costumes that are so easy to pull off that you, too, may decide to never purchase a pre-made costume again! From our Family’s DIY Costume Album: Sometimes they’re a hit, but a few times, they’ve been straight-up Pinterest fails. This non-purchase declaration has led to some creativity in our family’s costume designs. I’ve made a few exceptions by purchasing high-quality used items, but they have to be re-used for dress-up year round or be versatile and nice enough to hand down to family in the future. Buying three costumes for each of my four kids might equate to two weeks’ worth of groceries, only to be consumed and disposed of faster than those groceries might last.īecause of this wastefulness of both money and material, I announced to my kids a couple years ago that I will no longer purchase Halloween costumes. It worked out well because we attended several fall and Halloween events, allowing them to wear each costume more than once.īut WOAH, costumes have really become expensive … and elaborate … and poorly made. When my older two were little, I used to let them have 3 costumes each for the month of October because I knew it was too hard to decide on just one character to dress up as. They’ve changed their minds at least that many times as well. If your kids are like mine, they’ve probably been talking about their Halloween costumes for the last 6 months.
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