5 Homemade Halloween Costumes

Homemade, but no-hassle, Halloween costumes for little kids.

Costumes by Robin Tarnoff

Dani Steele

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Little Lamb

We asked readers to send pictures of homemade Halloween costumes. Hundreds of parents responded! It was tough, but we picked just five, then re-created them. Follow our directions or improvise a little -- the point is to have fun!

Start with a black, long-sleeved shirt (or leotard) and black tights.

What You Need

* White bodysuit or leotard

* About 500 white pom-poms or cotton balls

* Fabri-Tac glue by Beacon

* White and black felt

* White hat (or felt for a hood)

Instructions

1. Download the Little Lamb pattern. (This requires free Adobe Acrobat software.)

2. Cut sleeves off bodysuit. Use glue to cover the bodysuit in pom-poms.

3. Cut two ear shapes out of the white and black felt. Glue the black pieces onto the white. Glue onto hat. (Instead of a hat, you can make a felt hood.)

4. Cover hat with pom-poms.

Little Lamb Pattern

Download Adobe Acrobat

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