Enjoy reading about my cotton candy inspired homemade Halloween dog costume here! I’ve written out my DIY costume steps so you can try this too. Homemade Halloween Dog Costume Materials -Poly Fil Pillow Stuffing (about 6 lbs for 25 lb dog) -Spray paint in light yellow, light blue, and light pink (1 can of each … Read more
This Cotton Candy costume was for my daughter. We all went as baseball themed. I started with an old t- shirt. I bought tights that had cotton candy and ice cream on them. I used pillow batting and hot glued it to the pants and shirt. Once dried I sprayed it with candy pink spray paint. Her … Read more
This year, I wanted to dress as something pink, poofy, and sparkly for Halloween. Upon brainstorming, I came up with the perfect idea for a costume: cotton candy! I knew it would be fun to make, and it would be creative because cotton candy is definitely not a common Halloween costume. The base of the … Read more
My best friend and I are really into making our own costumes. We save ideas in our phones all year. This cotton candy couple costume idea came to us at a Red Sox game. We purchased an over-sized tube top that worked as a dress (we’re both 5 feet tall) and then bought cotton stuffing, … Read more
This is my 4 yr. old daughter. Every year I ask her what she wants to be for Halloween. I have been making my kids’ costumes for them since their first Halloween. My mother used to make mine as a child and I have since decided to carry on the tradition. She loves the color … Read more
I love Halloween! I always love to come up with creative and new ideas that will wow people. My girlfriends and I collectively came up with the idea to make cotton candy girls costumes. The instant we figured out what we were going to be, my wheels started turning. I could envision it immediately. First … Read more
This costume has been recreated because of it going viral and also by request. So here we go again! This was just as fun to make the second time around, and I may be partial, but I think Journey looks even cuter this four years later. ;) Originally, I was with my daughters at the … Read more
This is my 7 year old daughter she wanted to be her favorite treat for our Halloween day at our campground so I hand made this Pink Cotton Candy costume. It started with a blue Jean dress from the thrift store. I used cheap pillow about 5 cut them open on sprayed dress with spray … Read more
I work in an outpatient building at a local hospital and we were permitted to dress up for Halloween as long as it was deemed tasteful and appropriate to carry out work duties. As I was contemplating what to wear, I remembered a costume that I had helped a friend do for her daughter. It … Read more
To make this costume I started with the cottom candy tutu. I bought light pink and light blue tulle. I first bought 3 yards of each color but has to go back for 2 more yards of each. I probably wouldn’t have needed so much tulle if I didn’t want the tutu to be so … Read more
Making this cotton candy costume with tutu and corset is actually a lot easier than it seemed like it would be. It’s a little tedious, but I promise you, people will not forget how awesome you look. I even had a couple people ask if I had real cotton candy on my tutu! It would have … Read more
It was 8 pm the night before Halloween and I sat crying in a heap of pink tulle and no closer to getting my initial Glinda costume idea done. When, knowing I would never finish the costume in time for the next day, I decided I would use the tulle and make myself a bag … Read more
I was inspired to make this cotton candy costume when I had seen a sorry attempt at it the year before and was determined to make my version a little better. Cotton candy 2.0! Materials: White tube top, white tool mini skirt, white tights, 1 bag of fluff (I used maybe a quarter of the … Read more
For my daughter’s fall fair parade her class dressed up as circus food. And like every 5 year old she loves pink so a bag of cotton candy costume was her choice. I sprayed pink spray paint onto cotton batting and let dry. I put two clear garbage bags together and made arm and leg … Read more
When I was pregnant, I wanted something cute and original. I worked at a company that takes Halloween very seriously, so I knew it had to be good! I bought a plain white shirt, white cotton batting from Walmart, and pink dye and threw them all in the washer. The darker color pink worked the … Read more
Here is the How To for one large cotton candy on a paper cone costume! Supplies: One Roll Clear Cellophane Wrapping ($2.99) One Yard Pink Felt ($2.50yrd.) One White Poster Board ($.50) Clear Packing Tape ($2.99) Arm Length or White Ribbon ($1) Tissue Paper Optional: Spray adhesive to glue Logo to bag Scanner/Copier/Printer to make … Read more
My kids always want to have very original costumes. My 10-year-old came up with such original costumes that I had no idea how we would make them. She finally decided on Cotton Candy and I thought we could handle that. We started our Homemade Cotton Candy Halloween Costume with some pink flannel that I used … Read more
I went to a thrift shop and found cotton batting for pennies. I filled a spray bottle with washable paint and water and sprayed the batting to look like cotton candy. The batting had to dry for a day before I could put the Cotton Candy Homemade Halloween Costume together. I used packing tape rolled … Read more
This Homemade Cotton Candy Costume is 2 dry cleaning bags filled with dyed batting, 1/2 powder blue and 1/2 baby pink. I sprayed adhesive on the 2 bags and attached the cut out label from a real cotton candy treat on front and ingredients on the back. I stuck a little in her hair with … Read more
My 10 year old daughter did not want a store bought costume this year! After being at a recent carnival, she decided to be a bag of cotton candy! We bought a bag of poly fill fluff from the craft store and 2 cans of spray paint, pink and blue. I put out plastic tarps … Read more
While preparing cotton candy at a street carnival during the summer, I realized that a cotton candy cone would make an excellent Halloween costume for my 8 year old daughter. The “cone” portion was made using two cone shaped pieces cut from white canvas and glued to a black skirt (one in front and one … Read more
I wanted my kids to have a theme, and we chose dessert. My son is Owen 6, and he wanted to be BLUE cotton candy. My daughter Charlie is 3 and wanted to be a birthday cake. The baby is 1 1/2, and she was a cupcake. I wanted to make this as cheaply as … Read more
I wanted to be something very creative for my aunt’s annual Halloween part at her bar. I looked through other children Halloween costumes and somehow I decided to be a bag of cotton candy. To make the cotton candy I bought a bag of poly-fill blue and pink spray paint. I painted pieces of the … Read more
This was one of the easiest children Halloween costumes that I have made. With four kids and no money I have to come up with ideas that my kids will wear and that don’t cost a lot of money. I went and bought a clear plastic bag at the local dry cleaners. I reinforced the … Read more