Use your imaginations to get your kids ready for the big night with super-simple homemade costume ideas
Scouring pads, a soda bottle, and other household stuff give you a deep-sea diver’s duds. Just raid the cabinets and you’ll find what you need.
Scuba-Doo costume instructions
Goldfish Girl
Just add paper-plate fins and ribbon trim to a bright sweatshirt for this little swimmer. The crowning touch: Ping-pong balls for underwater eyes!
Goldfish Girl costume instructions
Enchanted Princess
Every mom thinks her daughter's a princess—that's what makes this costume a perfect fit! It's absolutely magical how a tablecloth and some tulle can transform your little girl.
Enchanted Princess costume instructions
Wizard
You won’t have to conjure up any complicated sewing abilities to create this number. Your child will cast a charming spell in a costume made from pillowcases!
Flower
Simply snip some petals out of brightly colored felt, and glue them to your baby’s bonnet. Then dress her up in green, and go play FTD at the neighbors!
Lion
An old-fashioned mop is the star of this grrreat getup. Pair it with tan clothes for a ferociously cute costume.