16 Easy Halloween costumes for your baby

PIG

• Oversized pink hooded sweatsuit
• Cotton batting or receiving blankets
• Pink felt
• Hot glue
• Long pink pipe cleaners
• Two pairs of pink or white socks
• Plastic pig nose (optional)

For the ears, cut two triangles from the felt. Either hand sew or hot glue onto the hood. Twist the pipe cleaner into a corkscrew tail and attach with a safety pin. After your child is dressed, stuff the sweatsuit with cotton batting or blankets [nything soft that will not irritate skin] Have your child wear one pair of socks on their hands and one pair on their feet.

DINOSAUR/DRAGON

• Green hooded sweatsuit
• One sheet of red, blue, purple and orange felt
• Two or three sheets of yellow felt
• Plastic grocery bags for stuffing or cotton batting
• Long piece of green felt or fabric to match suit
• Fabric glue

From the red, blue, purple and orange felt, cut triangular scales — glue to the front of the sweat jacket in an overlapping scale pattern. From the yellow sheets of felt, cut large triangles, roll into cone shapes, glue together to form the cone. Allow to dry.

Next, stuff the cones with plastic bags or cotton batting and glue to the back of the suit for spikes. Make smaller versions of the yellow cones for the hood. Add a large pointy tail on the back hem made from long piece of felt or fabric. Hand sew on to back of pants or bottom of jacket.

Tip: It is best to do a few days in advance so that the glue has enough time to set properly.

MOUSE

• Grey hooded sweatsuit
• Gray felt
• Double sided tape
• Two pairs of gray or black socks

Cut two circles for ears from the felt and either hand sew or hot glue onto the hood. You may alternatively use a headband. Cut a long tail from the second sheet of felt and attach to the back of the pants with a safety pin. Have your child wear one pair of socks on their hands and one pair on their feet.

LADYBUG

• Red hooded sweatsuit
• One piece of black felt
• Hot glue
• Two black pipe cleaners
• Red or black plastic headband
• Two pairs of red or black socks

Cut small circles from the black felt. Using hot glue or double-sided tape, adhere the black spots to the back side of sweatshirt. Wrap the pipe cleaner onto the headband for antennas. Have your child wear one pair of socks on their hands and one pair on their feet.

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