DIY Halloween Costume Ideas for Busy Parents
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photo by Ari Michelson
I worked with Parents magazine to come up with easy DIY costumes for busy parents for their October issue …like these sweet donuts! I love working with Parents…and I love the concept of this story! I may be a professional crafter, but as a busy parent, quick and easy costumes have always been my go-to! Here are a few (messy) behind-the-scenes shots of my prep…but do click over to Parents to see all the pretty final photos!
Starting with a store-bought cardboard cake circle makes the donut costume easier than you’d think! Instructions here.
I used these fun “craft noodles” (which are made of cornstarch and are biodegradable) to make the sprinkles!
I cut the craft noodles in half the long way and hot glued them to the donut.
photo by Ari Michelson
The gorgeous and talented Amber Kemp-Gerstel of Damask Love and her son, Markus, were the cover models…and stars of the whole story! Here she is wearing an easy snake necklace and headband that I made using black zip ties to hold the plastic snakes together or to the headband. My kind of quick and easy costume! Full instructions here.
photo by Ari Michelson
Instructions for this no-sew baby shark costume is here.
photo by Ari Michelson
And here is Amber’s adorable son, Markus, dressed up as the Lorax! Instructions here.
I cut the center out of a store-bought mask and glued on yellow fake fur eyebrows and whiskers. Super easy! (I can’t find the mask that I originally bought from Joann’s but here is a similar one from Michaels.) Full instructions on the Parents website.
photo by Ari Michelson
Every little Lorax needs a Truffula Tree nearby! For Amber, we made a fashion-y reinterpretation of the puffy Truffula with a pom-pom necklace and headband. Full instructions here. You can use a mix of classic craft pom poms with these and these giant faux fur pom-poms!
photo by Ari Michelson
Markus also dressed up as a dragon to match his mom’s Unicorn costume! Full instructions are here.
Happy Halloween….and happy costume-making!