This delightful backyard gnome will stand out in the crowd with his white beard and pointy red hat.

Create a Butterfly Costume This colorful pair of wings leaves fluttering through the backyard so much fun, even after Halloween is over.

Butterfly Supplies To create your butterfly costume you will need: a lightweight synthetic fabric/ ribbon/ 2 pipe cleaner/ a headband/ a fray stop like Fray Check or clear nail polish/ cloth adhesive/ coloured fabric or acrylic paint/ and dimensional fabric paint. We chose glittery drag paint to add a little extra warmth to our wings, but any colour will do. You will also require wax paper to put your wings on whenever you're painting them so that they don't stick to the surface beneath.

Build Your Butterfly Costume Cut two fitting wing shapes that are as wide as your child's arm as well as tall as your kid's back. Place wax paper underneath and follow the wing design utilizing dimensional fabric paint and then fill in the colors using acrylic paint. Twist the centre of 2 24 inch ribbons and a single 36 inch ribbon along the top of the wings, along with the conclusion of 2 10 inch ribbons across the side with fabric glue. Make the headband by cutting 2 rectangles from fitting cloth and folding at the corners to create bows. Attach to the headband with pipe cleaners.

Completed Butterfly Costume Tie your wings on by tying the ribbons in your child's wrist, shoulders and elbow. Cross the shoulder ribbons in the trunk so the ribbon onto the left wing ties to the opposite ribbon onto the right wing. Tie the ribbons on the face of the wings together and pair using a stone toned shirt to get beautiful butterfly coloring and then flutter away!

Produce a Dragonfly Costume These dragonfly wings are light and airy with a small pop of color, the same as a real dragonfly!

Dragonfly Supplies To create your own dragonfly costume you may need: a more lightweight synthetic blue or green fabric/ ribbon/ two pipe cleaner/ a headband/ a fray stop like Fray Check or clear nail polish/ fabric glue/ coloured cloth or oil paint/ and dimensional fabric paint. We chose glittery puff paint to bring a little additional shimmer to our wings custom mirrors for bathrooms . but any color will do. You'll also need wax paper to put your wings on whenever you are painting them so they do not stick to the surface underneath.

Build Your Dragonfly Costume Cut two fitting wing shapes that are as wide as your kid's arm. Put wax paper underneath and trace out the wing design using dimensional fabric paint and fill in a couple of shapes across the side of the wing using acrylic paint. Attach the middle of 2 24 inch ribbons plus one 36 inch ribbon along the top of the wings, along with the conclusion of two 10 inch ribbons across the sides using fabric glue. Create the headband by cutting two rectangles from fitting cloth and folding in the corners to create bows. Attach to the headband with pipe cleaners.

Completed Dragonfly Costume Tie your wings by tying the ribbons in your child's wrist, shoulders and elbow. Cross the shoulder ribbons in the trunk so that the ribbon onto the left wing ties to the opposite ribbon onto the right wing. Tie the ribbons onto the sides of the wings together, add a glowing green shirt and you're ready to fly!

Bumblebee Costume These delicate bee wings will help your child buzz around the garden daily. Just make sure you watch out for this stinger!

Bumblebee Supplies To make your bumblebee costume you will require: a lightweight synthetic blue cloth/ a yellowish fabric/ black felt/ ribbon/ two pipe cleaners/ a headband/ a fray stop such as Fray Check or clear nail polish/ cloth adhesive/ and dimensional fabric paint. We picked glittery puff paint to bring a little additional warmth to our wings, but any colour will do. You will also require wax paper to put your wings on when you are painting them so they do not stick to the surface beneath.

Build Your Bee Costume Cut two matching wing shapes that are as long as your child's arm. Place wax paper underneath and trace out the wing design using dimensional fabric paint. Attach the middle of 2 24 inch ribbons plus a single 36 inch ribbon along the top of the wings, and the end of two 10 inch ribbons across the sides with fabric glue. Create the headband by cutting two rectangles from fitting fabric and folding in the corners to make bows. Attach to the headband with pipe cleaners. Glue yellow stripes onto a black shirt to get a finishing flourish.

Completed Bee Costume Tie your wings by tying the ribbons at your child's wrist, shoulders and elbow. Cross the shoulder ribbons at the trunk so the ribbon onto the left wing ties to the opposite ribbon onto the right wing. Tie the ribbons onto the sides of the wings together and attach the stinger into the base of your kid's shirt by means of a safety pin. Now you're all set to pollenate!

Create a Scarecrow Costume This scarecrow is so lovable, he can not even frighten the birds away, but he can inspire lots of smiles on Halloween!

Scarecrow Supplies To make your scarecrow costume you may need: a loose weave cloth/ burlap/ several colors of felt/ 3 pipe cleaners/ twine/ cloth adhesive/ and cord or rope. Follow the instructions on the glue bottle to ensure that your costume remains together!

Assemble Your Scarecrow Costume Trace around the edge of one of your kid's jackets and reduce the shape out of the loose weave fabric. Lay the pieces together with one another and use twine to tie front and back pieces together by bending through the fabric and tying every 2 inches. Attach a burlap color using twine, and include a burlap pocket along with some green felt leaves with fabric glue. Create the hat with fabric glue to piece together multiple sensed triangles. Add twine at the top and round the brim. Cut out bird silhouettes and attach to the hat with pipe cleaners and glue.

Completed Scarecrow Costume Add some dark colored gloves and a rope belt to your scarecrow costume and you are all set to go!

Create a Ladybug Costume Who can resist a smiling ladybug? This costume is sweet, simple and full of fun.

Ladybug Costume Supplies To create your ladybug costume you will need: half a yard of red felt and a few sheets of black felt/ 36 inches of black ribbon/ half of a yard of fuzzy red trim/ two pipe cleaners/ cloth adhesive/ a headband and black socks. A black blouse and black pants will produce the costume complete! Follow the instructions on the adhesive bottle when building your costume to guarantee everything stays together.

Assemble Your Ladybug Costume Begin by cutting a large semi-circle out of the red felt. Ours had a radius of 18 inches, but you might need to increase or decrease this depending on how long you want the cape to be. Cut a shallow semi-circle from the middle edge of the large one to make a space for your child's neck. Glue round circles of black felt onto the red cape, and paste the length of ribbon around the neck. Cut two 1 inch pieces of crimson trim and attach to the headband using pipe cleaners. Glue the remaining trim around the top of the socks.

Your Ladybug Costume Is Complete! Publish your ladybug cape using a solid black foundation to generate the red soda!

Create a Garden Gnome Costume This delightful backyard gnome will stand out in the crowd with his white beard and pointy red hat. We believe his twinkling eyes glancing from bushy eyebrows will probably be his very best attribute!

Garden Gnome Supplies To create a garden gnome costume that you may need: white "faux fur" cloth/ red felt/ 2 18 inch lengths of ribbon/ fabric glue/ and a fray prevent such as Fray Check or clear nail polish. Make sure you follow the instructions on the glue bottle to make certain your costume remains together! To complete your costume you will also need a royal blue jacket, black belt, dark shoes and a favourite pair of pants.

Assemble Your Garden Gnome Costume Create the eyebrows and beard by cutting a large triangle and two kidney contours from the faux fur. Seal the cut edges with fray stop and attach 2 lengths of ribbon to the upper corners with fabric glue. These will tie in the back of your child's head to hold the beard on. Cut a large triangle from red felt, making sure one edge is 2 inches bigger than the circumference of your child's head. Roll into a cone and fasten with fabric glue to make your gnome's hat. Use fabric glue to attach the eyebrows to the front of the hat. Finish with a glowing blue jacket and black buckle!

Completed Garden Gnome As soon as your garden gnome costume is completely dry, then tie the beard on and set the hat on top!

Create a Peacock Costume This jewel toned peacock costume is not difficult to create, and so fun your child may not wish to take it off when the trick-or-treating is over!

Peacock Costume To make your peacock costume you will need: 4 metres of tulle, each in a different shade of blue or green/ multiple sheets of felt in numerous colors/ a headband/ elastic/ and fabric glue. Make sure you follow the instructions on the glue bottle when assembling your costume to make certain everything stays together.

Build Your Peacock Costume Measure out a length of elastic to fit around your child's waist and add 2 inches. Tie ends of the elastic in a tight knot and secure with fabric glue, or whip stitch ends together. Cut each yard of tulle into strips about 2 X 28 inches and then tie a knot around the elastic band at the middle of the strip. Cut the colored felt into various sized tear drop shapes, layering different colors and gluing together. Twist to the elastic band by folding a strip of felt around the ring and gluing. Glue feathers into a headband. Attach 1-3 bits of tulle to make a bracelet.

Your Peacock Costume is Complete! Pair your tutu with a bright teal shirt to complete your peacock ensemble and make way for your joyous twirling that is soon to follow!