Autumnal and at the same time typically Halloween: The pumpkin is simply perfect as a motif for dressing up for the scary night and can also be made quickly and easily yourself. You don't even have to sew, you can suggest the vegetables with the right clothing in matching colors and a few accessories. How can you make a pumpkin costume for children yourself?
A homemade tutu, a matching top and the right headdress and everyone will recognize what the DIY Halloween costume for children is all about. With this and similar ideas you will have a perfect disguise in no time, so quickly that you can even make it last minute.
No sewing, no time and no effort - use what you already have in your closet or pick up some quick craft materials to make a quick pumpkin costume for kids.
Disguise for Halloween with a homemade tutu
You need:
- 4 rolls of orange tulle (each 15 cm wide, 9 meters long)
- 2 large, green pompoms
- Rubber, 1 cm wide
- oranges T-Shirt
- possibly green bobble ribbon
- green, wide decorative ribbon
- Scissors
- Textile glue if you want to glue the pompom ribbon (or needle and thread for sewing)
- Hairpiece, Hairband or 2 Hairpieces
Easy DIY Halloween Costumes for Kids 2023 – How to Make This One:
- The T-Shirtis completed very quickly. Simply glue or sew the pom-pom ribbon along the collar. If you want, you can also stick a pumpkin face on the stomach area using black packing tape.
- For the skirtMeasure a piece of elastic that, when tied, has a slightly smaller circumference than the child's waist.
- Cut tulle ribbons of any length. 50 cm is enough for small children. If you are making the costume for older children (over 3 years old), 75cm is fine, but then you will probably need 5 rolls.
- Place the knotted rubber band in front of you. Fold a ribbon of tulle in half, place the loop under the elastic and pull the ends of the tulle through this loop, enclosing the elastic (the whole thing is called an anchor knot, see here).
- Keep doing this until you have covered all of the rubber.
- Finally, you can add green decorative ribbon as a pretty accent.
- For hair accessoriesFor the pumpkin costume for children, stick the pompoms on the headband, clips or hairband. The Halloween costume with pumpkin for girls is ready.
Last minute pumpkin costume for kids for beginners
This pumpkin costume for children wasn't easy enough for you? Then usesimply ready-made clothingand redesign it a little or complement it with matching accessories!
- Orange long-sleeved shirt, often designed with a pumpkin grimace. Alternatively, a T-shirt is also suitable, under which the child can wear a black long-sleeved shirt.
- You can get the grimace very easily by simply cutting out the necessary elements from felt and attaching them to the shirt with textile glue.
- Depending on whether the costume is for a boy or a girl, you can choose a black skirt with leggings or tights or long black trousers. In any case, black is best so that the pumpkin motif can stand out better. This also applies to the shoes.
- As a headdress, for example, you can use a headband to which you glue a small fabric pumpkin (how aboutwith a sock pumpkin). Alternatively, green leaves and shoots made from felt and pipe cleaners are also suitable. For boys, you can use a hat as a base instead.
