3 Halloween Costumes We Love for Kids
Halloween is high on the list of my favorite days of the year! It feels like the beginning of fall here in Austin which is the best season! Also, we shut down the street each year for the evening so it feels like a giant neighborhood block party. While we can't help with the early morning wake up call come Tuesday, we can help with creating cute kids costumes out of their favorite La Paloma pieces! They're so much cozier than the synthetic fibers you find in packaged Halloween costumes and you'll have them for years to come!
The Rainbow
Few things are as sunny and cheerful as a small child dressed as a rainbow! Since we are pro smiling and happiness, we give this fan favorite two thumbs up!
Equipment
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Glue gun
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Scissors
Supplies
- Red felt (½ yd), orange felt (½ yd), yellow felt (½ yd), green felt (¼ yd), blue felt (¼ yd), purple felt (⅛ yd), white felt (¼ yd)
- Red grosgrain ribbon
- White sticky peel off thick felt sheets
- La Paloma Ribbed Knit Set in Golden
Instructions
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Measure arm to arm for length of widest part of red
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Measure base of neck to belly button for longest part of rainbow
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Cut semi circle with guidelines of largest measurements out of red felt
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Move 1” for following semi circle shape from outer rim of each color to cut remaining orange, yellow, green, blue and purple felt so that they stack nicely
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Use a hot glue gun to attach felts together- orange on red, yellow on orange, green on yellow etc.
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Use thick one sided peel off sticky white felt to create a 1” border across bottom of rainbow
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Stick white felt to rainbow
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Cut out 3 cloud shapes and use glue gun to glue to white border along bottom of rainbow
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Use red grosgrain ribbon to glue to inside of front and back tops or rainbows to fall on the shoulders
The Fairy Princess
Whether it's Halloween or not, this is a simple costume to keep in your playroom for a rainy day. Fairy wings and wands get a lot of good use in our house!
Supplies
- La Paloma gauze dress in orchid
- slipper-like shoes like these or these
- fairy wings and wand. We love these from Etsy.
Instructions
- Simply get dressed!
The Lion
There's never been a better excuse to channel the courage of the lion than Halloween! Whether it's part of a Wizard of Oz or Lion King tribute or a stand alone ode to the King of Beasts, this costume ranks high on the cuteness scale.
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