Homemade Toddler Halloween Costume Ideas

Taking your toddler trick-or-treating on Halloween may be more fun for the parents than the toddler! Moms and Dads relish in neighbors stooping down to offer their adorable toddlers sweet Halloween treats and gushing over their adorable costume. Perhaps you have dreamed about creating a homemade Halloween costume for your toddler. But maybe you feel like you don't have the time, money, or creative talent to whip up a charming home made Halloween costume for your little one. 

A homemade Halloween costume for your toddler doesn’t have to be expensive, time consuming, or complicated. You can create a toddler costume using many items that you probably have on hand already. And you don’t have to be an expert tailor or seamstress. For many Halloween costumes you won’t even need to thread a needle! 

Where Do I Start?

To come up with a Halloween costume idea, think about what your toddler is interested in. Favorite movies are always good costume fodder, as are cartoon characters, toys, even storybook characters. If your toddler is too little to show an interest in choosing a Halloween costume, you can choose from one of the following costume ideas. 

Cute Critters 

Animals, bugs, and other charming critter costumes may be the simplest to make, and they always look adorable! Using a hot glue gun, affix a cluster of cotton balls to the backside of a pair of pink, gray, or white footie pajamas. Staple a matching pair of long ears cut from construction paper to a head band, sweat band or hat. Dip into your makeup bag and use black eyeliner to draw on whiskers, round cheeks, and two little buck teeth. Your lipstick or blush can be dabbed on for a pink bunny nose. With just slight alteration, this costume can become a kitty, puppy dog, mouse, or other cute Halloween creature. Tails can be constructed from a snipped off nylon stocking stuffed with paper; snip ears from colorful construction paper; spots and stripes can be added with glued-on felt pieces.