These DIY Disney costumes are a frugal way to make a costume for Halloween, a Harvest Festival, a themed party, or even a play. Choose one of these homemade Disney costumes to make instead of buying one.
Disney has played a huge role in dressing up and pretend play as long as I can remember. I mean, most girls I knew when I was younger went as something Disney at some point whether it be Cinderella or Ariel. Often times boys went as Simba or Peter Pan. Adults are even getting in on on the fun of dressing up as their favorite Disney characters now!
The thing with Disney costumes is, if you buy them at the store they often are pretty expensive, and something about them lacks creativity in my opinion. You can usually make a lot of the Disney costumes at home for much less, often using stuff you already have round the house!
20 DIY Disney Costumes for Kids and Adults
Here are 20 homemade Halloween costumes for kids and adults to spark a little of that creativity in you this Halloween!
DIY Disney Costumes for Infants
I am in love with this DIY Boo Costume from Monster’s Inc. from Midget Mamma.
Make this Jack Jack from the Incredibles Costume from The Project Mama for something fun and different.
Tangled was a fun movie and this DIY Pascal Costume from Vegetablog is so unique I bet no one else on the block would be dressing their infants up as this fun guy!
Make this DIY Baby Yoda Costume for the cutest costume ever from Andrea’s Notebook. Love it, you will!
A red tutu, black shirt and leggings, and yellow shoes form the base of this cute n0-sew DIY Minnie Mouse toddler costume. Add adhesive felt dots from Hobby Lobby and a Minnie ears headband to make it a whole look.
DIY Disney Costumes for Kids
This DIY Peter Pan Costume from East Coast Mom uses stuff you may already have at home and requires only minimal sewing skills.
This DIY Baymax Costume (from Big Hero 6) is easy and made almost entirely from duct tape, which you can see at Everything I do is All for the Boys.
If Frozen is the theme this Halloween for your little one, make this DIY No-Sew Elsa Costume in a jiffy from Eighteen25.
For another Frozen costume, why not do this DIY Olaf Costume from Desert Chica?
One of my favorite Disney films is The Nightmare Before Christmas and I love this DIY Jack Skellington Costume from Silver Lake Mom.
DIY Disney Costumes for Women
Go as Rapunzel with a simple costume using things you already have at home or can be found easily at thrift stores.
This Merida from Brave Costume is so close to the movie version! Check out the tutorial on Love Meagan.
If you go as Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas, you are sure to be a hit at the Halloween party! Check out the tutorial on Hub Pages.
Go as Ariel from the Little Mermaid, but not in the mermaid outfit. Instead, do the blue dress she wears as a human! Check out the tutorial from Ipringiers via Instructables.
I always wanted to go as Ursula from The Little Mermaid and here are some excellent ideas on how to create your own Ursula Costume on Coolest Homemade Costumes.
DIY Disney Costumes for Men
Why not dress up as Wreck-it Ralph with this easy idea from Coolest Handmade Costumes? You probably have most of the stuff right in your closet.
Go as Mr. Smee from Peter Pan from Coolest Handmade Costumes. This frugal costume takes less that 2 hours to make and cost less than $10.
Check out this Mary Poppin’s Bert Costume from It’s All Frosting! She used a white suit coat and painted the stripes to make the chimney sweeper costume.
This Ace of Clubs from Alice in Wonderland costume from Tree Peeps is pretty easy to make. It’s a fun idea especially when paired with an Alice or a Queen of Hearts.
Check out this Lumiere from Beauty and the Beast costume idea from Costume works. It seems like it’s a bit time consuming to make, but would look amazing when finished!
More DIY Costume Ideas
10 DIY Halloween Costumes for Men
10 DIY Halloween Costumes for Women
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