When my daughter was three years old, she dressed up as an LSU Cheerleader for Halloween. She was adorable! We always went trick-or-treating in my parents’ neighborhood in New Orleans. Dad stayed home and manned the candy bowl and Mom walked the block with Olivia and I. This arrangement served a dual purpose for Mom. First, of course, she got to hang out with her granddaughter and giggle at all the shenanigans in the streets. Second, walking down the sidewalk allowed her to enjoy the satisfying crunch of acorns that she’d always go out of her way to step on. I have to admit, it was a little addicting.
I had one job. Olivia wouldn’t carry her pumpkin once it got about a 1/4 of the way full, so I carried it for her. Mom’s job (besides crunching acorns) was to operate the flashlight to make sure our little cheerleader didn’t trip on anything.
This was also the year that Olivia thought she was being invited in every time someone answered the door. She saw the inside of everyone’s house on the block, until we got to the house that had two doors…a regular one and a clear glass storm door. Our neighbor opened the inside door, and before she could open the storm door, Miss Olivia tried to barge on in….and smashed right into the glass door. Poor little thing looked up at our neighbor on the other side of the glass. Her little face was simply stunned. The next thing we knew, Olivia’s pumpkin was the recipient of their entire bowl of candy. We went back to Mom’s after that house to cheer for our Snickers and Junior Mints windfall.
We made the tiny purple cheerleader skirt that Olivia wore that year. (When I say “we”, I mean “Mom”.) It took just a few minutes and, when paired with a sweatshirt she already had, we created a small, adorable cheerleader ready to take the field!
It’s always so much fun choosing what to be for Halloween! Making the costumes yourself makes it even sweeter! Here is a collection of DIY Halloween Costumes that includes an Olaf and 12 Elsa costumes!
No-Sew Bumble Bee Costume from Tried and True
80’s Rock Band from The Makerista
Star Trek from Tried and True Blog
Gru and Minion from Running With Scissors
Garden Gnome from Food Folks and Fun
Where’s Waldo? by Repeat Crafter Me
Lego Costume from County Living
R2D2 and C3PO from Yellow Pear Photography
Pinata from Costume-Works
Peacock from Creatively Christy
Where the Wild Things Are from Tried and True
Cotton Candy from Costume-Works
Scuba Divers by Delineate Your Dwelling
Minecraft from Kitchy Coo
Superman from Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
Dragon from Tried and True Blog
Olaf from Desert Chica
Elsa from They Will Love Your Effort
DIY No-Sew Elsa Dress from Carrie Elle
Elsa Costume DIY from Me Sew Crazy
Frozen Disney Queen Elsa Costume Tutorial from Marino Bambinos
Homemade Elsa Dress from Frozen from The Kim Six Fix
Comfortable Elsa Outfit Tutorial from Grey Luster Girl
DIY Elsa Dress for Under $20 from Adventures in Wunderland
Look We Made a DIY Elsa Dress from lish concepts
Disney’s Frozen Queen Elsa Dress from Busy Moms Helper
Frozen-Inspired Princess Elsa Dress Up Apron from Ruffles and Rainboots
Do-It-Together Elsa Cape from Makeit-Loveit
FROZEN Elsa Cape and Anna Cloak DIY Tutorial from The How To Mom
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