DIY Costumes Archives - The Chirping Moms

Halloween Costumes for Your 2020 Baby

October 29, 2020

2020 has been one crazy year. In the first couple months of the year, as we awaited the arrival of our 5th baby, I remember thinking “we got this, we’ve done it 4 other times”. But things were certainly different welcoming Teddy to the world. Having a baby born in a pandemic was scary and different. There were really hard… Read More

Halloween Fun with the Bella Bliss Fall Bliss List

October 20, 2020

We love the Bella Bliss Fall Bliss List. When they asked us to make one of our own, we checked off the list with some Halloween favorites: 1. Bring Back Snail Mail: Mail a friendly “boo”! All you need is white paper, scissors and markers or crayons. Fold the white paper in half and draw a ghost shape, making sure… Read More

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