10+ Adorable DIY Baby Costumes for This Halloween

Hi, friends! Is anyone else already thinking about Halloween? In August? Just me? Cool. I love love love looking back on pictures of all my Halloween costumes as a baby and child. The thing I remember the most is that my mom always made our costumes, no matter what we wanted to be. She’s been a DIY master all my life. It’s most definitely where I got my strong need to DIY. I’m super focused on DIY baby costumes for this year because I have a little guy of my own who I cannot wait to dress up. Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. Deciding on a costume is something I start thinking about in summer — hence this August Halloween post… 

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DIY baby costumes can be easier to create than you may think. After all, most can be easily created with a cozy onesie you may already have on hand and a few pieces of felt from your local craft store. Why create a DIY baby costume? Only once is your baby this small and easy to dress any way you want! DIY baby costumes can be adorable, affordable, and totally customizable to whatever you or your baby is most interested in. Does your baby love to eat carrots? There’s a costume for that below! Have fun with your sweet little baby this Halloween!

Baby Sheep

This adorable DIY baby lamb costume tutorial comes from Make It & Love It. If possible, dress up a sibling, a friend, or yourself as Little Bo Peep!

Baby Carrot

How sweet is this carrot? This adorable carrot DIY costume comes from C.R.A.F.T.

Baby Parrot

This colorful no-sew DIY baby parrot costume tutorial comes from Mama Papa Bubba. Dress up as a pirate and you will have the cutest Halloween duo!

Baby Lion

This sweet DIY baby lion costume tutorial comes from Mama Bear Says. Maybe you can add a Dorothy, or Tiger or Bear — oh my! 

Baby Cupcake

This sprinkled cupcake DIY baby costume tutorial comes from Wine and Glue. This costume is so sweet, you could just eat it up!

Baby Strawberry

This deliciously adorable strawberry DIY baby costume tutorial comes from Say Yes.

Baby Where’s Waldo

This super easy Where’s Waldo DIY baby costume tutorial comes from Make It & Love It. I hope you can find him in the picture above!

Baby Pineapple

This adorable pineapple DIY baby costume comes from Say Yes. Because if we’ve learned anything from this list it’s that you can’t go wrong with a fruit or veggie costume for your baby!

Baby Bob Ross

When creating this costume, always remember there are no mistakes, just happy accidents! The main part of this costume is the hilarious wig! This DIY baby costume tutorial can be found on C.R.A.F.T.

Baby Owl

What a hoot of a costume! This adorable no-sew baby owl DIY costume comes from Make Life Lovely. 

Baby Chicken

The cutest little chicken I ever did see! This DIY costume is brought to you by Southen Laced Lynn. 

Old Lady

This costume for babies makes me laugh and laugh, probably more than it should. But just look how adorable! This old lady was created by Anne Bagg. And I must add — this is a perfect costume for a baby who is just learning to walk! 

Scarecrow

I am absolutely smitten with this DIY scarecrow! Plus it can easily be incorporated into a fun group costume. Just add the lion from above, plus a tin man and Dorothy! 

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