<b>Easy, DIY Howl’oween Costumes</b>

Easy, DIY Howl’oween Costumes

Looking for cute and simple costumes for your dog that won’t break the bank? Check out these hand-made Halloween outfits for Fido that will fit perfectly, without causing discomfort. Made from craft supplies that can be found at your local retail store even at the very last minute, these costumes will make a big impression with no sewing machine needed!

In addition to scissors, a hot glue gun, hot glue sticks, yarn/string, and a dog collar or harness, all materials needed are noted below.

Ladybug costume for Dogs, final product

Lady Bug

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Your dog will be as cute as a bug in this get-up!

Materials:

  • Black felt
  • 2 pieces of red felt, cut for your pet’s size
  • Black pipe cleaner
  • Plain headband

Instructions:

Headband:

  1. Wrap black pipe cleaner around headband, leaving a long “antennae” sticking upStep 1 to create the ladybug headband
  2. Cut to the desired lengthLadybug costume for Dogs, headband step 2
  3. Glue red pom-poms to tops of antennaeLadybug costume for Dogs, headband step 3

Wings:

  1. Layer black felt and cut into dots. Set aside.Ladybug costume for Dogs, wings step 1Ladybug costume for Dogs, wings step 1
  2. Place one rectangle of red felt over the other.Ladybug costume for Dogs, wings step 2
  3. Cut small holes along the edge of the red felt attaching to the dog’s harness.Ladybug costume for Dogs, wings step 3
  4. String yarn through the holes.Ladybug costume for Dogs, wings step 4
  5. Keeping the two pieces of red felt layers lined up, cut each piece of red felt into a wing shape.Ladybug costume for Dogs, wings step 5
  6. Open the felt up and lay flat. Before gluing, plan out where you will place your black dots.Ladybug costume for Dogs, wings step 6
  7. Glue black dots to red felt. Let dry.Ladybug costume for Dogs, wings step 7
  8. Attach wings to pet harness using yarn attachments.
Unicorn costume for Dogs, Final

Unicorn

Jump to Lady Bug

There’s nothing more magical than seeing the joy of Halloween through a child’s eyes, but we have to say seeing your dog dressed up like this comes pretty close.

Materials:

  • Rainbow yarn
  • White yarn
  • Thick construction paper
  • Pink foam sheet
  • Fluffy boa
  • Colored felt
  • Headband

Instructions:

Headpiece:

  1. Roll construction paper into a horn. Glue it to seal in place.Unicorn costume for Dogs, headpiece step 1 Unicorn costume for Dogs, headpiece step 1a
  2. Cut horn to the length you'd like.Unicorn costume for Dogs, headpiece step 2
  3. Cut a rectangle from a foam paper sheet and glue the horn to one side.Unicorn costume for Dogs, headpiece step 3 Unicorn costume for Dogs, headpiece step 3a
  4. Create unicorn mane by cutting yarn in strips and securing on one end.Unicorn costume for Dogs, headpiece step 4
  5. Loop yarn around the horn toward the back. Repeat.Unicorn costume for Dogs, headpiece step 5
  6. Next, create a forehead mane a bit shorter using the same process.Unicorn costume for Dogs, headpiece step 6
  7. Loop over the horn in the opposite direction (the front of the headband).
  8. Glue the yarn in place.Unicorn costume for Dogs, headpiece step 7
  9. Cut a piece of the fluffy boa, sized to go around the base of the horn and cover the yarn, and attach with glue. Let dry.Unicorn costume for Dogs, headpiece step 8
  10. Once dried, fold the cut foam panel with horn attached around the headband and glue in place.Unicorn costume for Dogs, headpiece step 9
  11. Fluff the yarn.
  12. Trim back or even the mane if necessary.

Cuff pieces:

  1. Cut 2-4 rectangles of felt, sized to go around your dog’s legs. The amount depends on how many legs you’d like to dress up.Unicorn costume for Dogs, cuffs step 1
  2. Cut fluffy boa pieces in the same length.
  3. Cut small holes in smaller edges of the rectangle. String yarn through for creating the loop around the dog’s leg.Unicorn costume for Dogs, cuffs step 2 & 3
  4. Glue fluffy boa pieces to the felt. Let dry. Unicorn costume for Dogs, cuffs step 4
  5. The leg pieces can be tied loosely to the dog’s legs just above the paws.
Unicorn costume for Dogs, Finalized
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