Monday, October 28, 2013

Homemade Halloween - Children's Costumes Part 1

People who know I sew in real life always ask if I sew Halloween costumes for our children.  In the past, I always shamefully replied, "no" and felt like a horrible mom consumed with sewing only for herself.  This year, I decided to be less horrible (:P) and attempt making their costumes.  I asked the kids what kinds of costumes they wanted and they promptly responded, "Yo Gabba Gabba!"

Materials:
  • 1/4 yard black and white felt (character faces and embellishments)
  • 1.5 yards of pink and red fleece
  • Velcro, elastic, and thin layer of foam

Pattern: Simplicity 2070, lopped off the top of the hood and added the character heads

Difficulty: Easy, but time consuming

Time: 2 weeks for a total of probably 6-8 hours.  I should note that the sewing part went very quickly, but pondering the head construction and cutting the felt pieces for these characters plus the 2 my husband and I are supposed to be seemed to take an eternity.

Yo Gabba Gabba: Foofa and Muno DIY Costumes
I swear the costumes are cuter with children in them :)

What the Muno hat looks like on our son

The hats are stuffed with a thin layer of foam I had lying around from another project to help them stand up.

I still haven't made the hats for me or my husband, but I'm hoping I finish by Halloween!  Hope to be sharing photos of us in full garb in the next post :)

19 comments:

  1. I've never heard of Yo Gabba Gabba, but the costumes are so cute! I remember making my own costumes for Halloween, and I honestly thought it was the best part of the holiday aside from the candy of course lol Have a great week ! :)

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    1. Thanks so much! I used to love dressing up for Halloween so the costumes + candy always made it a personal favorite :)

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  2. I have no idea who these characters are, but your baby boy looks adorable! That group shot is going to be so cute!

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    1. Thank you! :) Characters these days are so different from when I was a kid!

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  3. Can't wait to see the costume on the kids! The costume looks amazing.

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  4. lol, I have never heard of Yo Gabba Gabba either! It's refreshing to know what little kids are into now :) I'm gonna look it up!

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    1. LOL, all kinds of interesting kids shows these days!

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  5. Can't wait to see your family model the costumes. You're so talented. Maybe I'll try a DIY version for my kids next year. Happy birthday, S! Hope you have a wonderful time celebrating with your loved ones.

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    1. Thank you so much, Sydney! I had a wonderful birthday :)

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  6. Are you all going as Yo Gabba Gabba?? These are so cute for the kids though! Can't wait to see the whole family! I'm boring and don't dress up :D

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    1. Haha, I don't usually dress up either! We'll see about next year.

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  7. These costumes look adorable! I admire all the time and effort you're putting into their costumes. You're so talented, S!

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    1. Thanks Kileen! My son really loved his so it definitely made me happy to see him excited about it :)

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  8. I love this !! So cute :)

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    1. Thanks so much! I love this toddler / preschool age :)

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  9. So, so cute! My daughter is obsessed with Foofa, "Nu-No", "Bee Bee", and "Tee Tee". I think it's fair to say that if DJ Lance showed up at our house, she'd leave with him! : )

    Can't wait to see the end result!

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    1. LOL!! Our kids are so in love with that show and I have to admit that the songs are quite catchy! The kids asked me to make a DJ Lance Rock costume for my husband, but there are so many details to his outfit!

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  10. this dress are to good for kids. your explanation on this topic is to amazing.
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