There’s no huffing and puffing allowed on Halloween —for kids and parents alike. While homemade costumes can sometimes cause more stress than their worth, these cute-as-can-be pig costumes are seriously easy to make, no matter your skill level or craft closet supply. All of these DIY ideas, which work for babies, toddlers, and kids, simply call for a solid color as the base, and then a pig’s ears, nose, tail, and hooves made out of pink felt. Each last-minute look can be tailored to your little pig — skip hooves if your baby tends to kick their socks off, opt for a pink hat instead of ears if your toddler is fussier than most, you get the idea.
Take this classic Halloween costume up a notch by adding a punny element (a blanket … get it?) or round up your kid’s friends or siblings for a clever ensemble look. Plus, you can even make it a teachable moment by having your kids read The Three Little Pigs before trick-or-treating begins. That makes it a win for everyone involved.
How to Make a Pig Costume for Babies
Finding a baby Halloween costume that’s cute and comfortable is no easy feat. No zippers, buttons, or snaps here: Dress up a basic onesie with a felt tail, ears, and hooves. Then turn your baby’s trusty pacifier into a pig’s nose with some felt and paint. With some patience and hot glue, you’ll have a tiny piglet of your own. Maybe, just maybe, you should dress up as Pooh?
- To make ears: Cut light pink felt into two teardrop shapes and cut two smaller versions of the teardrop shapes in the darker shade of pink felt.
- Hot glue the smaller felt piece onto the bottom of the larger shape to create an ear. Repeat.
- Put a dot of hot glue on the center bottom of the ear and pinch the bottom to create a rounded look, using the glue to keep it secure.
- Attach both ears to a hat or a headband with hot glue.
- To make a tail: Cut two 6″ x 1″ felt strips.
- Cut a 6″ piece of floral wire and place it between the two strips of felt. Glue them together to sandwich the wire.
- Cut a point on one of the felt edges to look like the end of a tail.
- Twist the felt into a corkscrew shape to complete the tail and attach with a small safety pin.
- To make a nose: Cut out a circle of felt and paint 2 nose holes in a darker shade of pink. Stick a small piece of velcro on the book to attach to the baby’s pacifier.
- To make hooves: Cut a hoof shape out of the felt and attach with hot glue to the toe area of each one of the baby’s socks.
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How to Make a Pig in a Blanket Costume
If you’re worried about your piglet catching a chill on Halloween, keep them warm with this pun-tastic costume idea. Simply follow the step-by-step tutorial above and then wrap your baby, toddler, or kid in a cozy blanket. That’s it!
How to Make a The Three Little Pigs Costume for Toddlers and Kids
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For a kid-appropriate group costume, outfit a trio in all-pink ensembles, complete with pig ears, snouts, and tails. Let’s just hope there isn’t a Big Bad Wolf in their midst.
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