Jump into a Halloween costume as if it were a pavement drawing with this awesome collection of DIY costumes. If you wished Mary Poppins would float into your house on her umbrella, these homemade costumes are a must-see. So, laugh your way to a tea party on the ceiling with these practically perfect in every way, homemade Mary Poppins costumes.
You don’t need to sing to become everyone’s favorite nanny. All you need is an element of fun and your homemade costume making will be a snap this year! Check out the tutorials for these DIY costumes in order to make a spit-spot costume that even Mary would approve of.
Going as a group? Have a jolly holiday with the many chimney sweep costumes in order to dress up as the endearing Bert. Or clean him up with a red and white jacket for a jaunt in the park.
So, take your spoonful of sugar and get crafting to make your best movie-inspired, homemade costume.
I started to make a costume for my dogs for Halloween and my idea was penguins. Shortly after I started the project I just couldn’t stop. Hence I made a Mary Poppins costume for the 3 of us to hand candy out to all the kids that came to our door. It is a blast … Read more
I had planned on Being Mary Poppins for a long while and began the hunt for items (SPOT ON DETAILS). Going to antique stores are helpful. We found the hat which was plain and glued the berries and flowers on, as well as the gloves. The carpet bag jacket at Burts hat were purchased at … Read more
My park district was doing a Sing-a-Long with Mary Poppins event and I got nominated to portray Mary Poppins. I decided to make the Mary Poppins costume she arrives in. I sewed everything but the shirt and scarf. I found the hat on eBay and added flowers and cherries from a craft store (you can … Read more
My son always loved to watch Mary Poppins so therefore we had the idea to dress all the family in a Homemade Mary Poppins Family Costume following the theme. For Mary: I was sewing myself with my mum’s help the skirt (blue, adding light violet ribbon) and I have adjusted the collar of an existing … Read more
“It’s true that Mavis and Sybil have ways that are winning and Prudence and Gwendolyn set your heart spinning! Phoebe’s delightful Maude is disarming… Janice Felicia Lydia…charming! Cynthia’s dashing, Vivian’s sweet! Stephanie’s smashing Priscilla a treat. Veronica Millicent Agnes and Jane… convivial company time and again. Dorcas and Phyllis and Glynis are sorts I will … Read more
I was performing in a concert and all of the people performing needed to dress up as a Disney character. My favorite movie when I was little was Mary Poppins so I decided of course that I wanted a Mary Poppins costume, the dress that Mary wears during the “Jolly Holiday” sequence. I found a … Read more
I was a student of Esthetics and the dress code was black and white only. So… since I love costumes I came up with this Mary Poppins costume. I downloaded a picture of Julie Andrews in the Movie stills and copied as well as I could. During the day I took off most of the … Read more
My family loves Mary Poppins and the kids’ grandmother and me put this Mary Poppins and Bert costume together. My mom made the coat as well as the little pleated collar with the bow at the neck. I found a cheap straw hat and died it black. When I died it the hat kind of … Read more
I used items from my wardrobe and a piece of red ribbon for the necktie. The only item I had to buy was the hat which was 99p from eBay and I customized it with a homemade flower. This is the perfect costume for me as I am a real life Mary Poppins, looking after … Read more
Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down… Who would not be able to recognize this costume? I wanted to pick a costume that would be easily recognizable and bring back some childhood memories. A Mary Poppins costume was able to achieve just that! When I was at a party with this costume, … Read more