With Halloween around the corner, it is time to start choosing a costume. Believe it or not, there are still unique do-it-yourself costume ideas for adults and children of all ages. Here are some ideas for Halloween costumes for mum and baby.
Mario and Mushroom costume
For the gamer mum and baby, there is the “Mario and Mushroom” costume. You will need a large pair of overalls, a red long-sleeved shirt, white gloves, a red hat, white paint and a fake moustache for Mario. The only crafting required for Mario is painting a white “M” on the front of the hat.
For the Mushroom, you’ll need red and white yarn, elastic, some stuffing, and crochet skills. Crochet a pointy beret with the red yarn, adding white circles for the “mushroom” pattern. Use elastic to make the inside band stretchy. Fill with stuffing, dress the baby in all white, and place the stuffed hat on the baby’s head.
Apple with a worm costume
One fun idea for a mum and baby Halloween costume is the “Apple with a Worm”. You’ll need 4-6 yards of red fabric, 1-2 yards of beige fabric, 4-6 yards of 1-inch elastic, strong craft glue, and 3-5 yards of padding, such as this, enough to reach around your body loosely.
Bond the rectangles of padding together, lengthwise, in a line, using glue, and then glue the elastic to the centre of the line so that at least 6 inches is left at either end of the line of padding.
Cut holes for your arms. Glue the red fabric to the padding, cutting X’s where the armholes are and glueing into the holes, and folding and glueing the fabric around the edges of the padding line also. Secure over a bodysuit and tights or stretch pants by tying the elastic together and tucking it inside the suit.
Wrap the baby in the beige fabric to make the “Worm”.
There are several mum and baby Halloween costumes that can be made using variations on the above design and materials. For “Bread & Butter“, substitute red and beige fabric for beige – 4 yds, tan – 2 yds and 1 yd bright yellow.
Glue the padding together to form 2 large squares, glue elastic as with an apple, and cover squares with beige and tan (crust) fabric to create slices of bread. Cover another small square with the yellow fabric and secure it to the back of the baby’s preferably yellow outfit. If you substitute yellow fabric for purple and use it to cover a small circle instead of a square, you can create “Toast & Jam“.
Another variation on the above is “Pancakes & Butter“. The fundamental difference here is that the padding is glued together to form a ring, with a hole in the centre for your waist. This can either be secured with elastic as above or simply pulled on like a skirt.