I've shared bits and pieces of our Harry Potter Costumes in the past,
but I haven't shared all the details in one place for putting together
an easy Harry Potter Costume or a costume for one of your other favorite characters from the Harry Potter series.
Basics
If your child doesn't already have them in their wardrobe, you can pick up a few basics they should probably have in their wardrobe anyway:
- White collared shirt
- Black pants
- Basic black shoes at the thrift store
- Gray Sweater (optional)
My girls wore shirts that belonged to my son and it totally worked. We bought shoes for my oldest at a children's resale shop, but my younger daughter was able to wear some of my son's old shoes...and she loved them so much that she wore them for months afterward.
The gray sweater is a nice touch, but you can pull off the costume without it, if you don't have one available. I scoured the racks at our thrift store for a month or so and came up with a couple gray sweaters. I had to be a bit creative with this one. It's a bit small (made for an infant rather than 2-year-old, but that turned out well, so his costume didn't get too bulky. You can add a doubly nice touch if you use embroidery thread to add a border to the sweater. I added red and gold for Gryffindor to my girls sweaters.
If you need a robe for a small child, I strongly recommend making them a robe out of an adult-large-black T-shirt. They're really easy and take about 15 minutes. You can find that Hogwarts Robe tutorial here.
Accessories
A few accessories can go a long way towards bringing your costume to life.
- Scar
- Hogwarts House Tie
- Hogwarts House Scarf
- Magic Wand
- Round Glasses
- Spell Book
- Accio Candy Bag for Trick or Treating
The great thing about putting together a Harry Potter costume is that most of the costumes comes down to gathering a few basics that can be picked up at the thrift store or made yourself.
Scar
I used a washable brown marker to add my little guys' scar. Eyeliner pencil is a great option too.
Hogwarts House Tie
I made my kids' ties using a tutorial I found online. (Sorry, I can't find it just now, but there are loads of them if you just do a Google search. You can find red and gold striped fabric here. You can find fabric for the other Hogwarts Houses on Spoonflower. Of course, you could also order one of the official Hogwarts ties from online. {Affiliate link.} You can also get away without a tie at all, if you have a House scarf.
Hogwarts House Scarf
A house scarf will make your house, more noticable from a distance, and provides the added bonus of keeping your child warm and snug if it ends up being a cold Halloween night for trick-or-treating.
I have a full tutorial for making the Hogwarts scarves here, or I also sell Hogwarts House scarves for all four houses in my Etsy Shop.
Magic Wand
My kids love helping to make wands. You can easily craft them out of chopsticks, hot glue, and a little paint. You can see how I made mine here.
Round Glasses
This is the one part of the costume, that I haven't figured out how to make myself...and it really is necessary if you're trying to make a Harry Costume. We originally bought these thicker glasses because I thought they would hold up the best. The worked fine for our little guy, but they are so thick that they give a bit a charactured look.
Later I ordered these thinner ones that would look more realistic and settled on these. There were a couple of options that were cheaper, but I liked these because they had pads on the nose bridge {affiliate link} to make them more comfortable to wear.
Spell Books
You can print your own spell books from here. They don't do a lot to add to the costume itself, but they are REALLY helpful in getting your kid in character...it teaches them all sorts of useful spells.
Accio Candy Bag
And for a the perfect finishing touch...you can also add an Accio Books or Accio Candy bag. You can get the pattern and tutorial for making them here. I also sell these bags in my Etsy Shop here.
Hogwarts House Scarf
A house scarf will make your house, more noticable from a distance, and provides the added bonus of keeping your child warm and snug if it ends up being a cold Halloween night for trick-or-treating.
Magic Wand
My kids love helping to make wands. You can easily craft them out of chopsticks, hot glue, and a little paint. You can see how I made mine here.
Round Glasses
This is the one part of the costume, that I haven't figured out how to make myself...and it really is necessary if you're trying to make a Harry Costume. We originally bought these thicker glasses because I thought they would hold up the best. The worked fine for our little guy, but they are so thick that they give a bit a charactured look.
Later I ordered these thinner ones that would look more realistic and settled on these. There were a couple of options that were cheaper, but I liked these because they had pads on the nose bridge {affiliate link} to make them more comfortable to wear.
Spell Books
You can print your own spell books from here. They don't do a lot to add to the costume itself, but they are REALLY helpful in getting your kid in character...it teaches them all sorts of useful spells.
Accio Candy Bag
And for a the perfect finishing touch...you can also add an Accio Books or Accio Candy bag. You can get the pattern and tutorial for making them here. I also sell these bags in my Etsy Shop here.
1. Handmade Baby Hamburger Costume
2. DIY Baby Game Boy Costume
3. DIY Minecraft Steve Costume
4. Football Brothers Halloween Costumes with DIY Pads and Onesie
5. Star Trek Halloween Costume for Kids
6. A Bee and Her Keeper
7. No Sew Magician Costume
8. Flint Lockwood Costume
9. Pinocchio
10. Marty McFly
11. Princess Wedding Dress Costume
12. Handmade Lalaloopsy Doll Costume
13. Homemade Toothless Costume
14. DIY Mermaid For Less Than $20 (No-Sew Option)
15. Easy Tinker Bell Costume
16. Mario and Luigi Go Kart Costumes
17. Dog The Bounty Hunter and Beth
18. Family Monsters University Costumes
19. Scooby Doo family costumes
20. DIY Storm Cloud Costume
21. Cheap and Easy DIY Spider Costume
22. Easy Tin Man Costume
23. No Sew Bee Costume
24. Planet Halloween Costumes
25. DIY Cheshire Cat Costume
26. DIY Instagram Board
27. Elsa crown
28. Dog Collar Ruffles
29. DIY Pineapple Baby Costume
30. DIY Lego Movie Costume
31. Weeping Angel Costume
32. Disney Planes Costume: Dipper
33. Easy Pirate Costume
34. Easy Costume Idea - Renaissance Girl
35. 10 Minute Homemade Jellyfish Costume
36. DIY Cat Costume
37. Lucy And Ricky Costumes
38. Easy Frozen Costumes (Carrisa!!)
39. Easy Greek Goddess Costume
40. DIY Family Willy Wonka Costumes
41. DIY No Sew Maleficent Costume
42. No Sew Pineapple Halloween Costume
43. Graveyard Bean Bag Toss: Trunk or Treat Car Costume
44. DIY Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Costumes
45. DIY Raccoon Costume with Printable Mask
46. Easy WildStyle Lego Movie Costume
47. Simple Hello Kitty Costume
48. No Sew Minnie Mouse Costume
49. DIY Inspector Gadget and Penny Costumes
50. DIY Frozen Elsa Dress Baby Edition
51. Fairy Princess Dog Costume
52. DIY Hashtag Halloween Costume
53. Toddler or Baby Egg Costume
54. Easy No Sew Olaf Costume
55. DIY Baymax Costume
56. DIY Tooth Fairy Costume
57. Baby Short Stack Pancake Costume
58. Elephant and Piggie Halloween Costumes
59. Instagram Halloween Costume
60. Peter Pan & Mr. Smee Halloween Costume
61. Wildstyle Costume from the Lego Movie
62. Fred and Wilma Couples Costume
63. Viking Family Costumes
64. DIY Cruella de Vil Costume for a child
65. Disney Frozen Olaf Halloween Treat Bucket
66. How to Make a Minecraft Steve Head
67. DIY Harry Potter Costume
68. DIY Duck Dynasty Costumes
69. No Sew Cupcake Baker Halloween Costume
70. DIY Skunk Mask
71. Ghostbusters Proton Pack DIY
72. Frozen Anna Costume Tutorial
73. Candy Corn Costume
74. Paw Patrol Halloween Costume
75. No Sew Toothless Dragon Costume
76. DIY Robot Costume
77. Wonder Woman Costume
78. Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Costume
79. Thrifted Gentleman Spy DIY Halloween Costume
80. DIY Boy Garden Gnome Costume
81. Group Costume: Bob Ross, Happy Tree, & Squirrel
82. DIY Blues Brothers Costumes
83. Snow White Costume
84. Peacock Princess Costume
85. Scarecrow Costume
86. Easy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
Costume
87. Handmade Teddy Bear Costume
88. Princess Elsa and the Spy Kid
89. DIY Baby Koala costume
What handmade costume ideas did you love the most?! Be sure to click over to get the costume instructions, pin the costume, and let them know you love it! Also, follow the Handmade Halloween Costume board on Pinterest!
Follow Jamie Dorobek {C.R.A.F.T.}'s board “Handmade Halloween Costumes” on Pinterest.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Thanks for taking the time to comment. I love hearing from you. I also love responding, so please make sure your Blogger account is set up for me to be able to see your email address or include your email address. I've had to stop accepting anonymous comments due to spam. If you don't have any other way to comment, you can always send an email.