Eleven DIY costumes for kids inspired by stories

How are your plans for this Carnival? Do you already have everything ready? In our proposals for this upcoming party we bring you eleven story costumes for children, a tribute to the classics (and not so classic) and children's books that make them dream so much and thanks to those who will feel protagonists of their own stories.

Gnome costume

Garden, or fairytale, Gnomes are nice characters and their costumes are very colorful and varied. Ideal for dressing in family, as in this set seen in Costume Express.

Hansel and Gretel costume

The brothers seduced by the chocolate and gingerbread house They are very easy to get. Costumes of laborers, a bread to crumble or a gingerbread doll, some pirouettes or large chocolates ... Of course, dad or mom can go from the wicked witch. The difficult thing will be to recreate the chocolate house! Models of the photography seen in Make me Studio and here you have other simple models of Hansel and Gretel suits to elaborate.

Alice in Wonderland Costume

Wonderland devised by Lewis Carroll It is a magical world with many options to dress up. We have seen the costumes of the image in Say Yes, where the baby is queen of hearts and the parents of Alice and the rabbit. You can make many combinations! Here you have the pattern of Alice's costume and in this other link ideas for other children's costumes inspired by Wonderland.

Costume of the three little pigs

The three Little Pigs and the Wolf, to dress up as a family, or a pig as ideal as the one in photography. A tribute to this classic cost. We have seen the piggy costume in Make it - Love it with instructions to do it step by step. Do you cheer up?

Peter Pan and Neverland

In Say Yes we have seen this simple Peter Pan costume which includes the hat and a wooden sword as accessories. Here you find how to do it step by step (along with other costumes, like a robot). Also dad and mom can go from Campanilla, Captain Hook, Juan Darlin, Smee ... The case is not to stop being children to enjoy at Carnival!

Costumes of The Wizard of Oz

We now turn to children's book of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and his unforgettable characters. The scarecrow, the tin man, the cowardly lion, the witches, Dorothy (here how to make the costume step by step) ... you can choose the one that your child likes best or make a family group costume. Photo of Costume-Works.

How big eyes you have…

Let's go with a classic like Little Red Riding Hood, which can be combined with the costume of the wolf, the hunter, the grandmother… The red cape with a hood, red dress and apron and the little basket parallel to the grandmother are essential. Photo of Costume Works.

Where the monsters live

We now turn to the children's book "Where the monsters live", written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Of monster or Max crowned as king of the land of monsters, beware of mischief! Tried and True Blog costumes (here another beautiful version of the "monster" for children).

Pinocchio costume for children

The protagonist of the book "The Adventures of Pinocchio", written by Carlo Collodi, has gone to film and television and all children recognize him. We've even seen it in "Shrek"! In Electric Mom Sense you have the instructions to make the Pinocchio costume like the one in the picture and here you can see another version of Pinocchio and Gepeto.

Cat costume with boots

We turn to another character who makes his appearance in the movie "Shrek". For this costume, a cape, a hat with a feather, a toy sword and, of course, beautiful and big boots are essential. In addition, a feline makeup as beautiful as the one in the image complements this cat costume with boots. Seen in Things I like to eat and do thernonsense.

Jack and the magic beans

Jack (or Juan) and the Beanstalk It is a costume that we can get with two essential accessories: the bean bag and a large branch that is the magic plant that grows to the sky. In some versions, in the giant's castle he finds treasures and in others the hen of the golden eggs. Seen in AmericanApparel.

We hope to have inspired you with these ideas of costumes of stories and books for children and stay tuned to our pages because we will continue with more costumes to enjoy Carnival.

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