My Last Minute Family Halloween Costume You can DIY! 

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First Halloween is always special, you get to dress your little one in cute outfits and click several pictures to reminisce later. I bought my 5 month old son 4-5 costumes from the store to try and see what suits him best. But of course he was extremely uncomfortable in all of them and kept fussing.  (Now I think a simple onesie costume would have worked best )

So just a day before Halloween last year (2016) I decided to make this cute Popcorn costume for my son to create a look that matches the entire family. I definitely felt it was more practical for our First Family Halloween outing..

While some moms blow my mind by putting  hours to building outrageous costumes, I can tell you  there are tons of ideas for creative DIY baby costumes that you can pull off with a little imagination, some basic crafting skills. I believe a baby carrier costume is the best solution if you plan to leave the house for trick or treating. Your baby is cozy and snug against you and you have your hands free!

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“Clothes make a statement. Costume tells a story” Mason Cooley

This DIY popcorn costume is perhaps the cheapest and easiest of ALL the costumes to make! 

Cut, glue, wear. BA-BAM!

You’ll need:

  1. 5-6 sheets of White and Red felt
  2. Scissors
  3. Glue gun
  4. Thread and needle
  5. Baby carrier
  6. A baby bonnet or cap
  7. White infant and adult clothing
  8. Matching adult shoes optional
  9. Red bow ties
  10. 1 red or white apron
  11. Real popcorn

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The steps are extremely simple. 

Wear your baby in the carrier and measure the length and breadth to decide how many white felt sheets you will need to glue together to make the base.

Cut Red felt into thin stripes and glue them on the white felt base.

For the popcorn alphabets I drew the letters with a pencil on the felt and cut them out. You can use stencils too.

Glue the red alphabets on a rectangular strip of white felt that cover the top part of  the base of the costume.

Stitch the felt base loosely with the carrier

Glue real popcorn on a  bonnet or baby cap

And lastly, don’t forget to dress your fur baby in a hot dog outfit to complete the Family Costume  !

Happy Trick or Treating!!

Arushi (2)

22 thoughts on “My Last Minute Family Halloween Costume You can DIY! ”

  2. This is great! It makes it so much easier to be able to use the carrier with your costume. I’m 37 weeks pregnant so I think i’m going to just slap some paint on my stomach this year and be done Lol.

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  14. This is a super cute idea! My mom used to make all of our costumes when I was growing up. Alas, I have always gone the store bought route, but I might have to try this! I think my kids would love it.

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