DIY costumes Archives - The Chirping Moms

DIY Costumes Inspired By Favorite Book Characters

October 22, 2022

Two of our favorite things: books and making costumes. Today we’re combining those 2 favorites with 5 diy easy 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!… 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

Easy DIY Costume: The Addams Family

October 9, 2018

Disclosure: We partnered with Primary.com for this post. All ideas, costume designs and opinions are my own. They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky, they’re all together ooky, The Addams Family! Today i’m sharing our DIY Addams Family costumes for kids. I think this might be my favorite group costume yet. A couple years ago we did Mickey &… Read More

DIY Costumes: Travel Inspired Costumes for Kids

September 25, 2018

Disclosure: We partnered with Primary.com for this post. All ideas, costume designs and opinions are my own. Ready for some travel inspired costumes for kids? We love to travel and love reading books about different cities. It’s a way we prepare for trips and a way we think of new places we’d like to see. This month we created costumes inspired… Read More

Easy DIY Group Costume: 3 Little Pigs and The Big Bad Wolf

October 7, 2017

This Halloween, be ready for The Big Bad Wolf because “he’ll huff and he’ll puff and he’ll blow your house down!” Along with blowing the house down, this Big Bad Wolf is bringing along her 3 little piggy sister and brothers who are hungry for candy! I was trying to think of fun group costumes for friends or siblings this… Read More

Easy DIY Costume: 101 Dalmatians

October 5, 2017

Of all the DIY Halloween costumes I have made, I think dalmatians may be the easiest of them all (and possibly the cutest!). These easy DIY 101 Dalmatians costumes are perfect for siblings, friends OR for a mom and her wild little pups. Last year Miles was a dalmatian and Tommy was a firefighter. It was SO easy to make… Read More

5 Halloween Crafts for Kids & Really Cute Costume Ideas

August 28, 2017

It’s time to kick off my favorite time of year for crafts and decorating: Halloween! Today, we’re starting things off with 5 Halloween crafts for kids. 5 Halloween Crafts for Kids Halloween DIY Mummy Cup We’re using these for cute snack cups for a party. To start, they are a fun and very easy craft for kids…. Read More

15 Easy DIY Costumes for Babies and Kids

August 14, 2017

I really enjoy making Halloween costumes. My kids wear costumes all year long, so we tend to start thinking about Halloween costumes early and end up making quite a few. I have quite a few new ones to share but to kick the Halloween season off on the blog I’m starting with a list of 15 favorite I have made… Read More

Easy DIY Mickey & Pals Costumes

September 29, 2016

We head to Disney in a few days and my kids are super excited. They all love Mickey and his pals. Even Miles giggles when we play the “hot dog dance”. A few years ago, I made Maggie a Mickey Mouse costume. We still had the yellow shoes and I thought I would make a new version for Tommy since… Read More

5 Easy DIY Halloween Costumes for Baby

September 22, 2016

I really enjoy making costumes. My kids dress up all year long, so even if it’s no where near Halloween, my crazy projects will get worn at some point. Maybe it’s because I’m a little sentimental that it’s our last “1st Halloween” this year, but I’ve thought up a ton of costume ideas for Miles. Today I’m sharing 5 of my favorites…. Read More