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.
It was a Jolly Holiday With Mary! My wife and I knew this year would be the Halloween of Frozen. That being said, we were thoroughly disappointed when our 3 year old daughter Shaylee told us in August that she wanted to be Anna or Elsa for Halloween. We asked Shaylee if there was anything else … Read more
For this Halloween, I chose to be Mary Poppins. It seemed easy, but I searched several stores to piece the costume together. I first found the hat at Value Village, a local thrift store. It already had a black flower on top, so I ripped that off and glued on my own flowers that I … Read more
Twas the night before Halloween When all through the house Not a creature was stirring Not even a mouse… Well, okay. It really was the night before Halloween, when I thought to myself, “This is my baby’s first Halloween. Must. Have. Baby. in Overload Cuteness Mode.” I was wearing an orange headband at the moment … Read more
The monster head was created as a hat with polyester filling making it light weight and comfortable to wear. The fabric head of the monster is made from a t-shirt and cardboard, Styrofoam balls for the eyes and nose, and it was created as a hat with polyester filling making it light weight and comfortable to … Read more
The Grinch Who Stole Halloween, by Erin Pegram. What a Grinchy trick! Just when you thought that the Grinch grew a heart, well, Christmas presents are one thing, but candy is a different story! The GRINCH’s heart was pounding the beat of a different tune, “Maybe Halloween isn’t all about the screams, maybe perhaps, it’s … Read more
My eight-year-old daughter had to dress up as her favorite literary character for school this year, so when I was tossing around ideas for Halloween costumes my favorite childhood book, The Giving Tree, popped into my head first thing. I’ve always loved the story about the little boy going through the stages of life with … Read more
Items needed for Pippi Longstocking costume: Red Wig (long), wire hanger, wire cutter, brown eye liner, red and white striped shirt, overalls, stockings, black boots, plush monkey. Items needed for hot air balloon: Large cardboard box, four wooden poles, two 6ft pipe insulator, sharpie, 20 multicolored helium filled balloons with ribbon, four burlap bags, burlap … Read more
My name is Steve, and I am an industrial designer in NJ who has a passion for bringing iconic characters to life at Halloween. Carol from “Where the wild Things Are” was one of my favorite characters growing up, who I felt would be perfect for this years costume. Carol took me 3 days (72 … Read more
EVERYONE wanted their pictures taken with us this Halloween! My husband is notorious for being the original “Grinch”! Every Christmas he wears his red Grinch shirt and his green Grinch hat, complete with tassels. It was an obvious choice for us to be the Grinch and Cindy Lou Who this year! Everywhere we went, my … Read more
To those who aren’t familiar with this show, it is a Japanese anime adaptation of a Swedish book. In a brief, the book is about a boy, Nils, who used to torture animals on his family farm and as a punishment he becomes smaller then those animals so they can hurt him back. He then runs … Read more
First off I went to a fabric store where I got blue,red and yellow fabric and some wooden buttons. My mother in law made a jumper using the blue fabric and made red and yellow patches in square,rectangle and round shapes. Made the straps detachable using the wooden buttons. I got some red and black … Read more
My son Coen has really started to love books. One of his favorites is “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak. Since this is the first Halloween that he kind of has an idea of what is going on, I thought I’d give sewing a try and make his costume myself. I decided to … Read more