16 Easy Halloween costumes for your baby

BEAR

• Brown hooded sweatsuit
• Brown felt
• Double-sided tape
• Two pairs of brown or black socks
• Oversized plastic margarine tub
• Blue construction paper or craft paint
• Black marker

Cut two circles for ears from the felt and either sew or hot glue onto the hood. You may alternatively use a headband. Have your child wear one pair of socks on her hands and one pair on her feet. Paint or glue construction paper around margarine tub. Using black marker, write the word “HONEY” across the front.

BUTTERFLY

• Black hooded sweatsuit
• Two black pipe cleaners
• Black plastic headband
• Poster board, any colour except black
• Fluorescent craft paint, different colours
• Sequins
• Glitter
• Craft glue
• Pair of long boot laces or ribbon
• Two pairs of black socks

Cut the poster board in half. With scissors shape each half to look like a butterfly wing. Be sure to leave enough room for a border around the wing — paint wings with fluorescent paints in different shapes and patterns. Paint a black border around edge of wings. Add sequins and glitter to the border.

Next, poke a hole at the top inside seam of each wing, and at the bottom inside seam. Run boot laces through and criss cross over child’s body and tie. Wrap pipe cleaners onto headband for antennas. Have your child wear one pair of socks on their hands and one pair on their feet.

Tip: Instead of shoe laces, you can also use ribbon in a colour that matches the wings.

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