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Super Easy Last Minute #DIY Halloween Costume

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Have you figured out I LOVE Halloween!?! It’s quite possible I get more excited about Halloween than my babies. Last year, I started to think about what “we” would dress up like this year.

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I do love a good themed Halloween. This year we were supposed  to all go as The Peanuts gang, BUT two out of three kiddos didn’t want to 🙁  The girls wanted to do their own thing, but our boy still wanted to stick with the original plan 🙂  This year he will be Charlie Brown, again, but this time he will be “ghost” Charlie Brown, OR as we like to call it I-Got-A-Rock-Charlie-Brown 😉

Charlie Brown, Lady Liberty, and the Bumble Bee 2011

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The costume is crazy easy to make AND cheap!  All you need is white fabric, I purchased two yards for about $6, a sheet of black felt, scissors, black Sharpie marker, white chalk, hot glue sticks, and hot glue gun.  *optional safety pins and a beanie.

Super Easy Last Minute DIY Halloween Costume: Charlie Brown Ghost Costume

I made ovalish-circles using white chalk on the black felt, I had my littles cut them out, which I think really gave it a Charlie Brown touch ;). I took the fabric and placed it over my son marking where I needed to cut out the eyes.  I then cut out the eyes, and went around the eyes-holes with a black Sharpie. Once the eye situation is figured out… IT’S HOT GLUE GUN TIME!!

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Hot glue the felt circles in random spots, just like Charlie Brown placed his circles, don’t forget to put one on top of the head. To keep the costume in place I safety-pinned the fabric under the arms discreetly. I also put a beanie on my son to keep the costume in place.  That’s it– done!

I got a rock! Last minute DIY Halloween Costume|Charlie Brown|DIY

We were unsure if people would know who my son was dressed up as, and then we were reassured that DUH, Charlie Brown is a Halloween icon. We went to North Charleston’s Harvest Festival and heard this repeatedly: “Look it’s Charlie Brown” and “I got a rock!”  However, the cutest thing was when a little boy dressed up as a cowboy, walked over to my son and said (in character), “I really like your costume.”

What was your favorite Halloween Costume when you were a kid?

If you missed the NO-Sew Mermaid Costume you can find it here, the DIY mermaid crown can be found here, ANNNNND tomorrow is the first Thank You Notes Linkup, I hope to see you there!! Happy Halloween!!!!

XOXO

MrsAOK-Watermark-Dark

6 thoughts on “Super Easy Last Minute #DIY Halloween Costume

  1. Jessica Dimas

    October 30, 2014 at 3:38 pm

    Soooooo cute!!! My boys just watched this movie for the first time today and loved it! I love this, it’s classic.

    1. MrsA0K2001

      November 1, 2014 at 9:20 am

      Thanks, Jessica. We watch The Great Pumpkin every year, my husband and I started that tradition before we even had the babies 🙂
      I hope the boys has a Happy Halloween!
      XOXO

  2. Tamara

    October 31, 2014 at 10:07 pm

    That is SO awesome. And recognizable, especially to my family because we just watched the movie this week. Love it!

    1. MrsA0K2001

      November 1, 2014 at 9:28 am

      Thank you, Tamara 🙂
      I’m glad people “got it” there were a few people who thought he was a “scary ghost”… scary?
      XOXO

  3. Chastity

    November 2, 2014 at 4:12 pm

    Aww, such a cute idea! My kids watch It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown every year and I’ve never thought of creating a costume from it. You’re kids look adorable! xoxo

    1. MrsA0K2001

      November 3, 2014 at 11:35 am

      Thank you, Chastity. This was probably one of the easiest costumes EVER. We love watching It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, every year while we carve our pumpkins.
      XO

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