Halloween ranks number one in holiday crafting both at Project Kid (the biz) and Project Kids IRL (Oliver and Sommer). We discuss our decorations and costumes about six months out and it’s constantly changing.

And every year I’m so exhausted by all the crafting that I never think about me (typical mom). And I thought to myself, what does a mom want in a costume…she wants it to be easy, comfortable, and chic. I threw on my favorite Entire World sweatshirt, jeans, and the DIY accessory that made it all come together!

So this year, I made a few costumes that are easy-to-make and take less than 20 minutes. I was inspired by this cute DIY beach bag design by Alice & Lois. Check out the how-to below!

MILK & COOKIES

What you need:

• 2 round jute placemats
• E6000 glue
• Brown felt
• Twill tape
• Scissors
• Binder clips
• Sticker letters

1. Cut out brown chocolate chip shapes from felt. Glue them to one placemat.
2. Glue around the circumference of the placemat about 3/4 of the way. Clip with binder clips until it’s dry.
3. Cut two piece of 12-inch twill tape and glue them to the inner edges of the bag. Clip with binder clips until dry.
4. Adhere the word MILK to sweatshirt with stickers.

SWEET AS CANDY

• 2 round white placemats
• E6000 glue
• Bright colored felt
• Twill tape
• Scissors
• Binder clips

1. Print out template and trace eight times on your felt. Cut out.
2. Space them out evenly in the circle and glue.
3. Glue around the circumference of the placemat about 3/4 of the way. Clip with binder clips until it’s dry.
4. Cut two piece of 12-inch twill tape and glue them to the inner edges of the bag. Clip with binder clips until dry.

MOM-O-LANTERN

• 2 round orange placemats
• E6000 glue
• Black felt
• Twill tape
• Scissors
• Binder clips

1. Cut out brown jack-o-lantern features from felt. Glue them to one placemat.
2. Glue around the circumference of the placemat about 3/4 of the way. Clip with binder clips until it’s dry.
3. Cut two piece of 12-inch twill tape and glue them to the inner edges of the bag. Clip with binder clips until dry.

October 29, 2019| Grown-Up, Halloween, Holidays, Tween to Teen