One of the earliest joys for a child is learning how to read in order to unlock the magical world of books. Evoke all those incredible feelings with this collection of awesome children’s books character costumes.
Some characters here have been chosen from Dr. Seuss books. The characters are so colorful and distinct, it’s no wonder they are a favorite among the homemade costumes in this section. The Grinch, Thing 1 and Thing 2 are just a few examples.
Another fabulous costume idea are the DIY Wild Things costumes featured here. They will bring you right back into Maurice Sendak’s fantastical world.
In addition, you will find Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat homemade costumes. Even more is a beautiful Giving Tree costume based on Shel Silverstein’s touching tale.
In conclusion, there are a plethora of really amazing costume ideas to get inspired from here. Find your favorite children’s books character costumes and revel in bringing them to life this Halloween.
For this Thing 1 and Thing 2 costume I bought a sleeper pattern that had a back opening for the main piece and used red fleece material. For lettering: cut a circle (trace a small plate)of white felt and I used 1 1/2 inch iron-on letters to spell out Thing 1 and Thing 2. I … Read more
My daughter and her friend wanted to do something together so I suggested a Homemade Thing 1 and Thing 2 Halloween Costumes from the movie, “The Cat in the Hat.” It was a great idea. The headpiece was made out of a carwash mat. I cut the backs in half,then sewed them together to fit … Read more
MARY POPPINS COSTUME: SHIRT – I already had a white shirt that I had been saving (for years) with this costume in mind. I sewed thrift store lace around the wrists but I ran out of lace for the collar… so … I took some white thrift store seam binding, cut some slits in it, … Read more
We were invited to a Halloween party and my husband and I thought of a homemade Cat in the Hat costume idea in Halloween 2008. Since we’re plus size it was best to make ourselves. I went to Walmart and bought the black felt material for the body of the cat. Since they had x-mas … 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
For this DIY “The Man With the Yellow Hat” from Curious George Halloween costume, I got a pattern for a race car jumpsuit and made it with yellow fleece. The tie is also made from fleece, fastens with velcro, and the spots are made with a Sharpie marker. The belt was one my son already … Read more
My son’s favorite book is Green Eggs and Ham. His name happens to be Sam so he decided he wanted to be Sam-I-am. I thought it would be easy to find the costume on-line to buy. No such luck. I decided to make it. I sewed the yellow fabric and cut the frills at the … Read more
I haven’t paper mâchéd since I was probably 6 years old. But this Halloween I had a little more time in my 4th year of medical school (yes I am usually VERY left brained) and decided to put my mind to it and make our costumes inspired by the BOOK (movie was too dark and … Read more
I try every year to get costumes together for all 3 of my kids. This year, it worked out perfect that I could make them all Dr Seuss, Cat in the Hat & Things 1 & Things 2 costumes. I was able to get sweatpants and turtlenecks which worked for their outfits, then sewed on … Read more
I just purchased 2 red skivvies and 2 pairs of track pants on sale. Using iron on transfer paper I printed up ‘Thing 1 and Thing 2’ templates and ironed onto the front of the skivvies. I purchased red socks (be prepared to throw away afterwards due to holes) and placed them on the ‘outside’ … Read more
I’ve always made my son’s Halloween costumes and this year was no different. My son is 10 years old, so I’ve had many years of practice. I started thinking about an idea for his costume in May or June and eventually narrowed the choice down to either the Grinch or Shrek. I started pricing lime … Read more
I made this homemade Cat in the Hat kids costume for my 4 year old’s world book day. The suit itself was just a large baby-grow dyed black, with fake fur sewed to the middle, a leg off a pair of tights for his tail, the hat was purely made from cardboard – then I … Read more