DIY Costumes Archives - The Chirping Moms

Easy DIY Toy Story Costumes

October 25, 2019

Each year with our DIY costumes, I like to make one full group costume. Last year was The Addams Family and the year before that Cruella and Dalmations. This year, we were inspired by a family favorite movie: Toy Story. We had so much fun with these DIY Toy Story costumes. They were easy, colorful and made us happy to… Read More

Easy DIY Power Ranger Costume

October 24, 2019

Of all the DIY costumes I have posted, this is the easiest and fastest one to make yet. It takes minutes and the best part is that after Halloween you can keep the shirt “power ranger” or peel off the felt and have your pajamas back. Miles has been asking to be a Power Ranger for Halloween since early June,… Read More

DIY Descendants Costumes

October 21, 2019

“It’s good to be BAD”! Raise your hand if you know LOTS of kids being Descendants characters this Halloween. There will be lots of Mal, Evie & Audrey… but what about 3 new characters my kids LOVED?! Today I present 3 Easy DIY Descendants costumes: Dizzy and The Smee Twins, Squeaky & Squirmy! These are EASY last minute costumes so… Read More

DIY Costumes Inspired By Favorite Book Characters

October 16, 2019

Two of our favorite things: books and making costumes. Today we’re combining those 2 favorites with 4 diy book character costumes. We picked four of our absolute favorite book characters for this to make it fun for the kids. These are books we read all the time so dressing up as the main characters in the book was fun! We… Read More

DIY Costumes: Mary Poppins and Bert

October 4, 2019

“There’s the whole world at your feet. And who gets to see it but the birds, the stars, and the chimney sweeps.” – Mary Poppin. This is one of my favorite costume duos yet. It might be because this it’s one of my favorite movies (and the kids too). We had so much fun dressing up for today’s DIY costume… Read More

Harry Potter Costumes with a DIY Dobby Costume

October 2, 2019

We’ve got some big Harry Potter fans in the house. We also a wild little house elf…. hence the creation of a DIY Dobby costume this year! We ordered the big kids their Hermione and Harry Potter costumes from Chasing Fireflies. Then for our little elf, I made an easy DIY Dobby costume in minutes… Easy DIY Dobby Costume… Read More

DIY Costumes: Adorable Duos That Are Easy to Make

September 29, 2019

I’ll be adding to this post over the next month with more adorable DIY costume duos. So check back! Need to include more than 2 people? Check out these fun DIY group costumes: Easy to Make DIY Costumes for a Duo Easy DIY Dinosaur Costumes: What’s a cuter duo than a pair of dinosaur brothers? This may be the easiest,… Read More

Fun Family Halloween Costume with the Dog

September 27, 2019

We’ve shared many sibling and family halloween costumes over the years but I don’t think we’ve ever included the dog! We love our pup and she’s a pretty patient dog when it comes to getting dressed up (she’s attended many fancy tea parties in the playroom over the years). A few times, Maggie has taken our dog Jersey trick or… Read More

DIY Costumes: There’s a Costume in Their Closet

September 25, 2019

By: Courtney Byrne We love a good DIY costume. One of my favorite things about quick, easy DIY costumes is you can almost always re-use the clothes after Halloween. I made a DIY super hero costume with Primary.com pajamas a couple years ago and after we were done with it, minus the cape, mask and superhero sign (added with sticky… Read More

DIY Halloween Costume for Brothers: Pixar’s UP

September 20, 2019

I’ve been wanting to make this DIY costume for years. The movie UP makes me cry every time and seeing these brothers dressed as the main characters really warms my heart. These DIY UP costumes for kids were so easy to make. We actually had a lot of the supplies already and can be reused. My boys got a kick… Read More