Dog Halloween Costume In 5 DIY Ideas To Copy This Year

2023 Author: Lynn Laird | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-08-25 09:49

As October 31 approaches, don't limit your festive creativity to Halloween makeup and pumpkin carving, but involve all of your family, including four-legged friends, in the activities. In this context, we have gathered our favorite Halloween dog costume ideas to make this year. Just be sure to start desensitizing your pet to wearing clothes and accessories before the party if you want them to be in their costume longer. Otherwise, take a photo of his outfit before he rips it off.

Halloween dog costume to make yourself to celebrate the funniest holiday

Wish your pet a happy birthday by dressing them up in one of these super cute Halloween costumes! Plus, you can have fun coordinating your canine friend's look with the costumes you made for kids for an adventure you won't soon forget.

DIY ninja turtle costume for dogs

What you will need:

• Green and brown paint
• Mod Podge Varnish Sealant Glue
• Ribbon
• Rubber band
• Velcro adhesive
• Brush
• Aluminum foil turkey dish
• Punch
• X-Acto knife

Step 1

First, you have to create the turtle shell. For this purpose, paint the turkey dish. Apply two coats of brown paint, dabbing the brush on the shell for a sponged look. Leave to dry for 20 minutes. Then apply the green paint using the same technique to see the brown appear.

Second, apply a coat of Mod Podge to protect the paint. Also add suspenders so that your dog can carry the case as a backpack. Drill two holes in the turkey dish first, then tie elastic bands.

Choose your favorite turtle and add a matching color belt. Use the X-Acto knife to cut a piece of colored tape, slide it through the holes in the shell. Finally, add an adhesive Velcro strip to secure the belt in place.

2nd step

Collect an old green shirt and add the turtle shell (sewing in place around the neck and at the bottom of the shell). Now tie the ribbon around the waist.

Step 3

Similarly, tie a scarf around your pet's neck.

Step 4

Finish the look with matching cuffs using tape and Velcro tape. Here it is, everything is done!

Halloween dog costume: turn your friend into a unicorn

Materials

• white felt
• 1 square foot of shiny gold fabric
• hot glue
• rainbow colored threads
• white thread
• wadding
• needle
• scissors
• white ribbon
• white tulle

Instructions

The first part of this costume is the unicorn horn. First, take the shiny golden fabric and roll it into a cone. Use hot glue to seal. Then smooth the base of the horn by cutting it round. To make sure the horn stays straight, fill the inside with cotton wool. Close the bottom of the horn by cutting a round piece of the remaining gold fabric and stitching it to its edge. Set the horn aside and start cutting two 8 × 8 cm pieces of felt with rounded ends. Glue them together for added stability. Finally, sew the base of the horn to the felt.

The second part of this project requires doing the rainbow mane. Take the colored threads and cut them into pieces 10 cm long. The idea is to cover the felt base for the unicorn horn with threads. Heat the glue gun. Keeping the threads the same length, apply hot glue to a small section of the felt. Glue the ends of the threads to the glue and remember to keep a consistent pattern on the front and sides of the base. Continue to glue until the entire surface is filled.

The last step to completing this project is to sew the ribbon to each end of the felt base. The ribbon will keep the horn and mane on your best mate's head. You also have to add a white tulle dress to complete the Halloween dog costume.

Indeed, it is a superb idea of Halloween disguise to do at the last minute, especially to brighten up your children who are passionate about unicorns. Or, to coordinate with your little girl's party outfit.

DIY Dog Garden Gnome Costume

Materials

• foam paper
• light blue felt
• hot glue gun
• fake fur
• stretch twine

Step 1

Cut out a cone shape large enough for your pet's head from foam paper.

2nd step

Using hot glue, cover the shape of the cone with a sheet of felt.

Step 3

Trim a white faux fur beard. Using hot glue, tie a stretchy string from the hat to the beard on both sides to create a single piece.

Halloween dog costume "Minion"

What you will need:

• Hot glue gun
• Black cloth
• Minion plush
• Scissors
• Metal hanger
• Pliers
• Cardboard
• Velcro adhesive

Step 1

Poke a hole in the face of the plush just below the glasses. The circumference of the circle you are cutting should be just greater than the vertical circumference of your dog's head. Don't worry if the hole is not the perfect shape, you can adjust this later using hot glue, sticking the unevenness inside the toy.

2nd step

Cut off the minion's feet, just above the point where the blue fabric meets the yellow fabric.

Step 3

Flip the minion over. Then make a vertical cut starting about 10 cm from the black band around the head, and continuing down between the legs.

Step 4

Once you have made the cut on the back, hollow out the minion of all the filling except the one in the arms and the top of the head (approximately from the eyeglass strip to the top).

Step 5

Spread glue thinly and evenly on the unevenness obtained after the cut you made on the face, then fold them up and glue them inside the minion. Be careful not to use large balls of glue!

Step 6

Cut a round piece of black fabric, slightly wider than the head of the minion. Turn the plush inside out. Use the piece of fabric to seal the top of the head, keeping the padding up there. So put some glue around the edges of this circular piece of fabric and secure in place.

Step 7

Cut a piece of cardboard 25 cm x 10 cm. Then place it along the inside wall of the minion, with the shorter side facing up. Once you have the cardboard positioned correctly, secure it in place on each side with a thin layer of glue. You should also smooth the fabric as you do this so that you don't form any wrinkles on the outside.

Step 8

On the back of the minion, make two cuts as shown below with the dotted lines. However, do not remove the floating pieces.

Step 9

Cut out a piece of cardboard with dimensions 5 x 15 x 22 cm and the following shape.

Step 10

Bend this piece of cardboard and place it on the back of the minion. Glue the top of this curve to the bottom of the other piece of cardboard on the back of the plush. Then glue each end of the curved piece to the inside walls of the other piece of cardboard.

Step 11

Reattach the flaps on the back of the minion to the cardboard arch. They should fit well, leaving about 2-3cm of space from the end to the middle of the arch.

Step 12

Cut a piece of hanger and shape it as shown in the photo. The straight part should be about as long as the entire arm, but then you need this U-shaped curve to attach to the inner cardboard.

Working on the inside of the minion, push the right side of the hanger up and through the inside of the arm. You should just have a curved part that hangs nicely inside. Glue this part of the hanger to the cardboard.

Cut another piece of cardboard and glue it to this visible part of the wire. This will give extra stability and protect the dog from injury.

Repeat the process for the other arm.

Once the glue is dry, you can bend the arms to the position you want. Make sure to squeeze the base of the hanger against the cardboard, while bending the arm, otherwise it might come off the cardboard.

Step 13

Glue a piece of adhesive velcro to the arch on the back of the minion, about 10 cm long. Use the rough side of the velcro.

Step 14

Turn the minion's pants on its side. You will see that the hem in the front forms a slight curve. Cut along this seam to make a full U. Do this on both sides of the garment.

Turn the pants over so that the back is facing you. Cut straight from the top to the crotch.

With the back of the coat still facing you, glue pieces of velcro to the places shown in the photo.

Step 15

It is advisable to try everything on your dog at this point. Depending on the height of its legs, roll up the bottom of the pants and glue to secure in place.

Step 16

Now you have to put the body of the minion on your animal and secure this Halloween dog costume using velcro on the back, while the back flaps of the overalls go to the side to attach to the same velcro.

That's it ! Your funny Halloween costume is ready!

Halloween costume for dogs: DIY Harry Potter costume

Materials

• glasses without correction
• yellow pipe cleaner
• tape
• elastic string
• old scarf

Step 1

In order to mimic Harry Potter's lightning bolt scar, cut a piece of pipe cleaner, bend it, and secure it to the bridge of the glasses with duct tape. So that the glasses do not fall off your dog's head, use elastic string and tie the two branches together.

2nd step

Tie the scarf around your pet's neck.

Step 3

Add accessories inspired by Harry's story such as a stuffed owl and a theme book. Take photos and have fun!

* Sources: ninja turtle dog costume idea - craftsbycourtney.com, bettycrocker.com

unicorn dog costume idea - craftboxgirls.com

garden gnome costume idea - thecraftingchicks.com

minion costume idea - celebritydachshund.com

Harry Potter costume idea - pinterest.com