How to Make a Frosty the Snowman Costume for Halloween

Super simple and very cheap to make, here is a Frosty the Snowman costume that will conjure smiles at every candy-stop! It is also guaranteed to keep your child warm throughout the chilly trick-or-treating trek! Your child can even help make it! Many of the parts are things you already have around your home. You will need:

A white sweat suit a size larger than your child wears.

A pair of rain boots, black is best but any will do!

2 oven mitts for mittens.

A cardboard box.

A sheet of orange construction paper and a sheet of black construction paper.

A black magic marker.

Two pieces of string around 12 inches in length.

Lots and lots of plastic grocery bags, the more the better!

A broom. Child-sized is best for proportion, but any broom is fine!

A winter scarf.

A pair of scissors.

3 safety pins.

A roll of sturdy tape, like duct tape.

A bottle of glue.

To make the top hat, first use your black marker to color the cardboard box black, one side will do. Then cut out a round piece. This will be the brim, so be sure to make it big enough for that purpose. In the center of this round piece, cut a hole large enough to fit comfortably over your child's head without squeezing or falling over their eyes. For the stovepipe, you can choose to make it tall or taller! Around 12 inches tall is good. From the remainder of your cardboard box, cut out a rectangular shape long enough to form into a roll that fits inside the cutout of your brim. Secure the edges together by using pieces of duct tape on the inside of the roll. Squeeze a generous line of glue on the inside edge of the hole in the brim section and insert the stovepipe section securely into that hole. Squeeze an extra line of glue all around the edge at that seam. Set the "top hat" aside for the glue to dry while you make the nose. (If a "lid" is desired for the top hat, a paper plate colored black and trimmed to size can be glued over the opening at the top of the stovepipe.)