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Cute and handmade! A collection of Halloween costume ideas recommended for babies

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Halloween is just around the corner! For those looking for handmade costumes for your precious baby, here are some super adorable Halloween costume ideas.

We’ve gathered only the kinds of transformation items—like pumpkins and animals—that will make you want to snap photos right away.

There are all sorts of options, from easy methods using felt to ones you can try with simple hand-stitching.

Create wonderful memories with a one-of-a-kind, special costume that’s perfect for documenting your baby’s growth!

Adorably Handmade! A Collection of Halloween Costume Ideas Recommended for Babies (1–10)

sushi

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One of the best parts of Halloween events is transforming with a costume, right? Many people want to show up to parties or events dressed differently than usual and grab attention.

With materials like felt that are easy to find at 100-yen shops, this costume is simple to make and doesn’t require advanced techniques.

Transform into a nori-wrapped yellow tamago or a plump orange shrimp and stand out this Halloween! If a small child wears it, it’ll be so cute you’ll want to give them a hug!

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Halloween costume made with 100-yen shop felt!

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Halloween costume made with 100-yen shop felt!

Let’s hand-make a pumpkin costume using felt fabric, which is easy to handle even for sewing beginners.

First, cut the front and back bodice pieces from orange felt to fit your baby’s torso.

Leave openings for the arms and sew the sides into a tube.

Next, cut green felt to the length of the neckline, then cut one edge into wavy, leaf-like shapes and sew it on.

Create casings at the neckline and hem, thread elastic through both, and sew on the facial features made from black felt to finish.

If you use sticker-type felt for the face parts, you can skip the sewing, and by changing the felt colors you can make costumes with various motifs!

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fairy

[Halloween] Using only 100-yen shop materials ✨ Easy! How to make a baby fairy costume ♪ We’ll make wings too!

fairy

An adorable fairy costume overflowing with dreams, just like something you’d find in a store.

Even sewing beginners can easily make such a detailed and wonderful outfit! With plenty of lace and frills in cute colors, it’s the kind of costume every girl wants to try at least once.

There are lots of easy, cute ideas—like using felt fabric that’s fine to leave unhemmed, or making the skirt from a stylish café curtain you can find at a 100-yen shop.

You’ll have fun as you bring this dreamy costume to life!

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Cute and Handmade! A Collection of Halloween Costume Ideas Recommended for Babies (11–20)

Pumpkins made with colored plastic bags

Can you make a Halloween pumpkin costume without sewing?! Easy colored-plastic-bag costume, also great for recitals and school plays!

Pumpkins made with colored plastic bags

Here’s how to make a pumpkin costume that you can even use for a recital.

Prepare colored plastic bags, a pumpkin face, tape, and vinyl tape.

Cut the plastic bag at the top and bottom; at the top, cut out the neckline and sleeve openings.

For the skirt at the bottom, use vinyl tape to create gathers.

Once the top and bottom are ready, attach them together with double-sided tape.

Round off the edges of the plastic bag as you cut, and make the gathered pumpkin collar a focal point.

Stick the pumpkin face wherever you like, add a ribbon at the waist, and you’re done.

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Halloween cape

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Halloween cape

Here’s how to make an orange cape that will make Halloween even more fun.

Prepare an orange drawstring bag, a jack-o’-lantern face, and masking tape.

First, round off the bottom of the drawstring bag with a cut.

Remove the drawstring, and, paying attention to the bag’s top and bottom, stick the face wherever you like.

Finally, thread just one string through, attach tape to both ends, and your cape is complete.

It’s also great for taking commemorative Halloween photos.

The steps are simple, so give it a try!

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Kintaro Made with Felt

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Kintaro Made with Felt

Let’s make a costume of the very strong Kintaro.

You can make it with felt and string! When you think of Kintaro, you picture his distinctive apron-like outfit, right? We’ll make this apron out of red felt.

Place a red square of felt so that a corner points upward, and sew a piece of felt cut into a rectangle about 5 cm long onto the very top corner.

Once that’s done, you’ll attach a string around the neck for adjustment, so please sew on the string as well.

Next, to tie a string at the back around the waist, sew strings onto the left and right corners, too.

Finally, cut out the gold character and circle from felt, and attach them in the center of the costume with fabric adhesive to finish.

If you make a toy axe as a prop, it’ll look even more like an authentic Kintaro!

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Toad

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Toad

Here’s a costume idea featuring Toad, Mario’s popular friend, that’s a hit every Halloween.

It includes a Toad hat and vest that even babies can wear—super cute and highly recommended.

Prepare felt, ribbon, and elastic.

For the vest, cut the felt to fit your child’s size and add a ribbon down the center as an accent to make it look cool.

For Toad’s hat, cut the felt and thread the elastic through.

Once you attach Toad’s signature features, the costume is complete.

It’s simple and easy to make, so give it a try!

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