My daughter loves the Care Bears and when I asked her what she wanted to be for Halloween she said Cheer Bear. So I found a Cheer Bear costume and thought ‘OK, easy enough’. Then she started telling me mommy I really still wanna ride on an airplane. When can I go on an airplane? … Read more
After my work announced it was having a costume contest the day before Halloween, I was left scrambling for ideas at the last minute. I do not like to buy my costumes pre-made or at the store because they seem to all look the same and just aren’t that creative. After a trip through the … Read more
My three year old daughter Annabella Drummer is obsessed with the Care Bears and really wanted to be one for Halloween. I wanted her to be what she wanted, but I also wanted to make her something special homemade. She has always been infatuated with airplanes and every time she sees one she asks if … Read more
When we first decided to be Care Bears we wanted to make sure that it was going to be super cute and super fun, Mission Accomplished!! I made all 5 of the costumes, first I just ordered a plain white petticoat, about $17, spray painted the tops of them in each color, let them hang … Read more
My two girls were my childhood dolls for Halloween last year. They both already knew who Strawberry Shortcake was, but I had to go online and show them who Rainbow Brite was. Once they saw her, there was no question as to whom they would be for Halloween. About a month ahead of Halloween I … Read more
Started out with only a pink and yellow one-piece unitard then used a variety of different fabrics to create the tummies and bum hearts. We hand stitched some felt-like fabric to create the leggings and mittens/arms and fabric glued the seams. The tummies are hand painted using fabric paint. Was a lot of fun :)
This Strawberry Shortcake costume was home sewn. I had a doll of the old version of Strawberry Shortcake and I basically copied it. I used a regular dress pattern and added the white apron. The green diamonds are felt that were appliqued on. The hat was a big circle that I gathered up, added a brim … Read more
I threw an 80’s themed party for mine and my husbands 30th, and after watching many 80’s cartoons for idea’s, my daughter decided that she would like to be strawberry shortcake. As I am not a sewing expert, I found a perfect dress on eBay that gave the impression that it was a red dress … Read more
For this Strawberry Shortcake vintage Homemade costume I used two 1.99 a yard red fabric to make skirt using 2 triangles, piece of elastic the size of my kids waist, the blouse – used a t-shirt (cut sleeves longer to give the effect of puffy sleeves). Bought 2.00 new shoes, pink, glued felt strawberry each, … Read more
Where do I start? The costumes were a group decision amongst a group of grown men who all thought it was time to shock the local costume party we attend. And if seeing 6 foot tall grown men in bright colored jumpsuits isn’t shock then I am not sure what is. The Carebear costumes were … Read more
I looked at many pictures of a Strawberry Shortcake Costume, and many links to barmaid style strawberry shortcake ready-made costumes online, but didn’t like what I found. I used red flannel for the dress, following a basic nightgown pattern, but putting the buttons in the back rather than the front. I chose to make a … Read more
As I’m sure everyone else has experienced, my buddies and I grew sick of buying expensive costumes made of cheap fabric that ended up a) falling apart by the end of the night, and b) being worn by someone else at whatever Halloween part we attended. We decided to be original and came up with … Read more
I am in love with the classic strawberry shortcake look. In the 80’s she had an adorable red dress, with her ruffle apron, and cute muffin top hat. This project was my life for 4 weeks! From top to bottom the only thing store bought and unaltered was the shoes. By far my favorite piece … Read more
This Homemade Care Bear Couple Costume was my solution to the shapeless maternity costume options out there. I knew I wanted to do something comfortable (because I was 6 months pregnant) but I didn’t want to be a huge hamburger or something like that. The best part was that after I saw my husband in … Read more
Here I am as a Care bear, love a lot bear, made from an adult baby grow, a hat and pink and white material. The hat is woollen with stuffed pieces of fabric and then sewn to the hat. The Care Bear Costume itself was an adult babygrow and I just added a fluffy tail … Read more
This Homemade Care Bears Couple Costume is perfect for an outdoor Halloween party! It is so COMFY and WARM that it feels like you are wearing pajamas!! All you need need is someone who is crafty with a needle and thread. Then you can pick from the wide range of carebear colours. Great idea for … Read more
GROOVAHOLIX Dance Company needed an idea for a great, easy, and COMFORTABLE Halloween costume for a group. So what better group of characters to choose other than the CARE BEARS! We wanted something sexy yet comfortable, unique yet easy to duplicate since there were a number of us in the group. We chose hoodies (how … Read more
Every year our group of friends dress up for Halloween to take our children on a hayride and trick-r-treating. This year we decided to go as the Care Bears. There were 9 of us. We dyed painter’s jumpsuits for the body of each bear. We then created the belly patch using felt. We even made … Read more
My aunt made this Care Bears Costume for my four children. They were very into the Carebears since I have old Care Bear toys and there is a cartoon on TV. Using a light fleece material and a lion (or any animal) pattern. Cropped the tails and added a small heart on the back side. … Read more
A blast (off) from the past. Homemade Care Bears in Space Group Costume. I made these costumes over the summer to wear to Disney’s Halloween time at California Adventure. They were hot to make during the middle of summer because it was like having a blanket on your lap the whole time, but they were … Read more
As Halloween becomes more and more an excuse to dress *less-than-classily*, it becomes more necessary to create your own costumes in order to stand out. This past year we decided first upon a group of Carebear Costumes, and then set out on an adventure to Target. Here’s where we had to be imaginative, as there … Read more
I made this costume for my friend’s 7-month-old. It is red cotton with white eyelet sewn on for the apron. I didn’t want a separate apron for this – too many pieces, too many ties that could come loose – it didn’t seem like a good idea for a baby, so I made the apron … Read more
A few years ago I made this Homemade Strawberry Shortcake Costume to wear to work two Halloweens ago. At the time I managed a hair salon so getting someone to curl my hair was no problem! I was 5 months pregnant at the time so I needed to wear something comfortable and with comfy shoes … Read more
The inspiration for this Strawberry Shortcake costume came when I found the shirt on clearance at Kohl’s. I bought it when it was 2 sizes too big, thinking it looked like Strawberry Shortcake (when it was really not even related). I packed it away until my daughter got bigger. When I came across it again, … Read more