Kid’s Cute Halloween Costume Ideas You’ll Love

Kid's Cute Halloween Costume Ideas You'll Love
 

October 15, 2014

50’s Poodle Skirt Costume

Kid's Cute Halloween Costume Ideas You'll Love
50’s Poodle Skirt Costume
    Each year, just about this time, my grandkids and I begin to think of Halloween costume ideas.  When Sophie was almost two years old, I made a poodle skirt for her, by the time she arrived at my house, she was a chocolate, sticky, candy mess.  The picture is not so good.
   I made the skirt from black satin.  It featured an embroidered poodle decal that I found at the fabric store.  Tulle was sewn to the inside of the skirt.

 

Little Indian

Kid's Cute Halloween Costume Ideas You'll Love
Indian costume close-up

 When Aidan was four years old, I made an Indian costume for him.  Braid and fringe added a nice touch to the costume.  We bought the headdress.  

 

Ladybug

Kid's Cute Halloween Costume Ideas You'll Love
Ladybug Costume

That year we bought a ladybug outfit for Sophie.  Unfortunately, it was a cold Halloween!  We had to add a little long-sleeved turtleneck, black tights, and black leg warmers.  The leg warmers had some silver thread woven in them and they actually looked pretty cute!

 Indiana Jones Halloween Costume Ideas

Kid's Cute Halloween Costume Ideas You'll Love
Indiana Jones Costume

  The next year, Aidan dressed like Indiana Jones.  It was a pretty easy costume to pull together. He wore a little brown jacket, a pair of khaki pants, and a long-sleeved white button-up shirt.  His mother bought an Indy-looking Fedora hat for him at the Halloween store and his dad bought the whip.  Could he get much cuter?

 Audrey Hepburn Halloween Costume Ideas

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Audrey Hepburn Costume

That year Sophie dressed as Audrey Hepburn, complete with the tiara, which I bought at Hobby Lobby, in the wedding section when it was half price.  The pearls are mine and we bought the gloves.  They were too big for her.  Turning them inside out, I traced her hand and sewed them to fit her little hands.  Then, I cut off the excess.  The dress is made from a Simplicity pattern #2265, out of satin, and two layers of gathered tulle are added over the skirt, just pinning the gathered tulle to the satin skirt, before sewing to the bodice.  Otherwise, I followed the pattern pretty closely.  

Kid's Cute Halloween Costume Ideas You'll Love
Audrey Hepburn Costume

Black sunglasses fit for a little Audrey Hepburn and black patent leather shoes finish the look.  We also purchased a little black fur jacket, in case it was chilly.

   Tiffany, Sophie’s mom, works at a hair salon and she had an appointment to style her hair perfectly, as you can see.

   Aidan had his heart set on being Spider-Man the next year.  We purchased the Spider-Man outfit and he was so excited about wearing it.  After trying it on to see if it fit, he did not want to take it off!  He wore it until his Mom came to pick him up after work.

Little Red Riding Hood Halloween Costume Ideas

Cute Halloween Costume Ideas
Little Red Riding Hood Costume

 After the success of Sophie’s outfit the previous year, I was excited about making a Little Red Riding Hood costume for her.  I picked up another pattern for the costume and made the little dress as the pattern directions indicated.  You have probably seen all the little dresses on Pinterest made from strips of tulle, which are looped onto a ribbon or a crocheted band. They look so adorable in the pictures.

 So, I cut strips of red tulle and attached them to a ribbon to look like a skirt, thinking it would make the skirt look so much fuller.  Then I cut shorter strips of white tulle and attached them to the ribbon, to look like an apron on the front.  Next, I tacked the ribbon in the front and on each side.  The ribbon is then tied into a bow in the back.  

Wanting the cape to be longer than the original pattern,  I cut the red velour fabric longer than the pattern, just extending the lines using a yardstick.  I also wanted it lined, so I cut the pattern out of red satin.  Once the seams were sewn on the velour cape and the satin lining, I pinned them right sides together on the sides and at the bottom, sewed the seam all around the edge, leaving the neck edge open for turning.  The pattern called to line the hood, but not the cape.  You are allowed to change things, and I sometimes do.  The cape turned out beautiful.

Kid's Cute Halloween Costume Ideas You'll Love
Little Red Riding Hood Costume.

   With Sophie’s blonde hair, she just looked adorable.  Since I was working, I didn’t get to see her until after work, and of course, I stopped by preschool for the parade.  I was mortified!  This is what the skirt looked like when she put it on at first.  It did seem that I had to kind of comb the tulle sections with my fingers, to keep them laying straight.

Red Riding Hood Tulle Skirt Regrets

Cute Halloween Costume Ideas
Little Red Riding Hood

 After being at school for a while,  what looked so adorable when she was dropped off, looked like a tangled-up mess!  The little sections of tulle kept creeping up as  Sophie walked and played.   Unfortunately, I couldn’t follow her around, like some kind of ‘obsessive-compulsive’, combing the skirt to keep it looking good!   Has anyone else had this problem?

 I will never make another tulle skirt like this!  In retrospect, I wish I had gathered layers of tulle and pinned and sewn to the skirt and bodice.  No more tying strips of tulle to ribbons for me!  Please tell me I am not alone!

   Maybe our past successes and failures have given you some ideas for Cute Halloween Costume Ideas!

   For some more ideas, click these links►Halloween Costumes for Girls,

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